[Ready4Freddy]

Rest day today Mon July 12, 2010

Two more Alpine stages to follow; then the peleton heads back onto the Plain as they work their way East & South toward the Pyrenees.

Here's a little preview of what they face Tuesday & Wednesday in Stages 9 and 10:

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Morzine-Avoriaz Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - 204.5 km

•Km 18.5 - Côte de Châtillon - 2.1 km climb to 3.9 % - Category 4
•Km 46.0 - Col de la Colombière - 16.5 km climb to 6.7 % - Category 1
•Km 71.0 - Col des Aravis - 7.6 km climb to 5.9 % - Category 2
•Km 97.0 - Col des Saisies - 14.4 km climb to 5.1 % - Category 1
•Km 172.5 - Col de la Madeleine - 25.5 km climb to 6.2 % - Category H

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Chambéry Gap - 179 km

•Km 77.0 - Côte de Laffrey - 7.0 km climb to 9 % - Category 1
•Km 98.0 - Côte des Terrasses - 3.3 km climb to 7.1 % - Category 3
•Km 145.5 - Col du Noyer - 7.4 km climb to 5.3 % - Category 2

[llevrok]

So the last climb of tomorrow’s stage is rated “HC”. Looking at the pitch, I’d say that HC means “holy crap” !