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The church of the high mountain
Roland Barthes wrote of the Tour de France as being in the tradition of epic. Yet there is much to be said for the race as in the tradition of religious experience. It is perhaps most evident in the veneration … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpe d'Huez, church, Contador, Mountain, Pantani, Quintana, religion, Ventoux
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