Pavé/Laekhouse Galibier Contest

The folks over at Laekhouse have been nice enough to be one of our sponsors for coverage of this month’s Tour de France. We’re big fans of their work, and figured there’s nothing like a contest to give a lucky (or perhaps race-savvy) reader an opportunity to win one of their T-Shirts

The challenge: pick the winner of the climb over the Galibier during Friday’s (7/22) stage 19 between Modane Valfréjus and Alpe-d’Huez. Topping out at 2,556 after climbing close to 17k at an average of 6.8 on the route, for its centenary appearance (first ascent: 1911) its making its two appearances in this year’s Tour! If you’re the only one to correctly pick the first person reach the Galibier’s summit on Friday, you’ll win your choice of a Laekhouse T-Shirt from the Icons or Classics series!

It’s not an easy challenge! The race-within-a-race is always tough to predict. Much like in the race itself, making bold moves rewards the risk taker. Make an educated guess, or throw a name out on a lark – you never can tell.

Entries must be submitted before the start of the stage on Friday. You can place your pick in a comment, or email us at contest@pavepavepave.com. Only 1 entry per person please! Make sure to use a real email address so we can contact you if you win. In the event of multiple people picking the first rider to reach the summit, the winner will be selected based on who they pick as the overall stage winner – so make sure to put that in your entry as well. If no one gets it right, we’ll go down the list to determine who got it closest*. Good luck!

*and if we’re still tied then, we’ll go to random selection