Since 1976, almost every year the Tour de France, the most famous cycling race on earth, has climbed the Rout d’Huez in the hardest physical challenge to the cyclists at any point on the course that covers the whole country. The ‘King of the Mountains’ section which goes through the alps is regarded as one of the greatest challenges to any sportsman’s body in competitive sport and the finish line to this amazing climb is every year in this small ski resort town.
