Cyclists who “own” a particular climb or stretch of road

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Sciatic

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While confined during our state stay-home order I rewatched the 2014 Ronde, and loved seeing Cancellera put the hammer down on the final trip up the Ould Kwaremont. It got me to thinking how some pros have particular climbs or stretches of a race course that suited their characteristics so well that they virtually “owned” them. I’m not as knowledgeable as some of you but these examples come immediately to mind:
Canc: Kwaremont
Gilbert: Cauberg
Porte: Willunga
Valverde: The Mur?

What are other current or past examples?
 
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I' just going to add

Van Hooydonck: Bosberg
Boonen: Taaienberg
Ewan: Hatta dam

but I'm sure there will be plenty more if you give it some more thought..
 
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Merckx: Poggio
Coppi: Ghisallo

if we want to include longer climbs then...

Pantani: Alpe d'Huez
Kelly: Col d'Eze
 
Libertine Seguros

Libertine Seguros

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Valverde doesn't own Huy, he and van der Breggen timeshare it.
The Côte de Cadoudal belongs to Alexis Vuillermoz.
Leonardo Piepoli owns Cerler (he bought it off Tony Rominger).

But a key one yet to be mentioned, I feel, is that Joaquím Rodríguez absolutely owns the Muro di Montelupone.

Two times a race has finished there, two times Rodríguez has schooled everybody on it. And that was where the legend of Murito was born. It made him, and he made it. Without Montelupone there is no Rodríguez, and without Purito (and then a decade's layoff), Montelupone's legend never grows to the extent it did.
 
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Libertine Seguros said:
Valverde doesn't own Huy, he and van der Breggen timeshare it.
The Côte de Cadoudal belongs to Alexis Vuillermoz.
Leonardo Piepoli owns Cerler (he bought it off Tony Rominger).

But a key one yet to be mentioned, I feel, is that Joaquím Rodríguez absolutely owns the Muro di Montelupone.

Two times a race has finished there, two times Rodríguez has schooled everybody on it. And that was where the legend of Murito was born. It made him, and he made it. Without Montelupone there is no Rodríguez, and without Purito (and then a decade's layoff), Montelupone's legend never grows to the extent it did.
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Or they co-own it.
 
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Think GVA owns Paterberg, as he is the only one that's always among the best there year after year.
 
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Samuel Sanchez: Arrate
Roaquim Rodriguez: Alto de Aia and Villa Vergano additionally to Montelupone
 
Red Rick

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One time, Alpe d'Huez has featured from it's classic side in the most iconic French stage race.

The Dauphine Libere

It is clearly a mountain that rightfully belongs to Alberto Contador of Pinto.
 
Bye Bye Bicycle

Bye Bye Bicycle

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Exhibit A:

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Exhibit B:

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I don’t get it either, but always interesting to see photos of cyclists when they still had muscles as opposed to limbs of sinew, bone, and veins.

Ed. Oh, wait . . . its the “I-40” (I-quarenta)? Or a joke about Quarant-ine?
 
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