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What are the 5 most memorable stages of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees?

Here are the 5 most memorable stages of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees:

1. Stage 15 of the 2003 Tour de France Lance Armstrong crashes on the climb to Luz-Ardiden and drops Jan Ullrich and Iban Mayo to win the stage

2. Stage 10 of the 2000 Tour de France Lance Armstrong crushes Jan Ullrich and Marco Pantani on Hautacam

3. Stage 16 of the 1996 Tour de France Miguel Indurain, 5-time winner of the TDF cracks on Hautacam and looses the Tour to Bjarne Riis.

4. Stage 17 of the 1969 Tour de France Eddie Merckx breaks away on Tourmalet and extends his lead on Aubisque by 7'56" over the other leaders.

5. Stage 10 of the 1989 Tour de France Greg Lemond Cracks on Superbagneres loosing the yellow jersey to Laurent Fignon. Pedro Delgado takes over 3 minutes on the leaders to return in the 4th position in the general classification and Robert Millar wins the stage.
   
   

Learn more about the top mountain climbs in: "Best Cycling Routes of the Pyrenees".

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