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7/20/11

Cycling: Tour de France celebrates 100 years in the Alps with highest-ever finish

Over the past 100 years, the craggy mountain range has hosted epic Tour de France duels, dashed dreams, and forged champions.

To mark a century of riding through the Alps, Tour de France organizers have set this year’s deciding stages among some of its most iconic and grueling peaks.

The peloton begins the first of three consecutive high mountain stages today, with Thursday and Friday – the final two climbing days in this year's Tour – expected to be the most decisive.

For more: Tour de France celebrates 100 years in the Alps with highest-ever finish - CSMonitor.com

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