My apologies in advance for the vagueness of this post!!!

A couple of years ago I read a story (in Outside Magazine, I think) about cycling the classic ascents in the Alps. The story was about the fact that if a rider completed certain climbs in a specific timeframe and documented this fact (by getting some sort of notary to sign something) that the cyclist would get a medallion or a plaque or something to recognize the achievement.

Does this ring a bell for anyone out there? I told a friend about this article and now I can't find the original story or anything on-line about this.

-traveller