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Thursday will provide perhaps the most awaited stage of the Tour: a double ascent of towering Alpe d'Huez.
Van Garderen, 24, gained a measure of success in Stage 18, with a double ascent of L'Alpe d'Huez, finishing second.
The fifth stage is possibly the toughest of the eight, ranging for 177km across the Brecon Beacons and including four category one climbs and a double ascent of Caerphilly Mountain.
As the organisers' deliberate attempt to prolong the tension continues, the real high points of the Tour then arrive, starting with Mont Ventoux, France's single most difficult climb, on stage 15 and continuing with an unprecedented double ascent of its most infamous Alpine col, the Alpe d'Huez, three stages later.
By the foot of the final double ascents – 30km of climbing split into two by an 8km downhill – they had a 12min lead, and one of their number was assured of the stage win.
During his ascent as a world-class runner, Pistorius, a double amputee from South Africa, raised thorny questions about the distinction between disabled and able-bodied athletes.
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