Carlos Sastre’s time up the 13.8-kilometer switchback climb up Alpe d’Huez was 39 minutes, 29 seconds. That’s the second slowest time since an official time was taken on the climb beginning in 1994. Giuseppe Guerini climbed it in 41:52 in 1999 at the end of a long, solo breakaway to hold the slowest climb since records were kept. The fastest time on the climb was set by Marco Pantani with in 36:50 in 1995. Seven-time Tour champ Lance Armstrong rode up in 37:36 during a climbing time trial in a 2004 individual time trial.