Not having a great day, Cadel Evans finishes as 31st on the Mont Ventoux stage, 8.49 behind winner Chris Froome.
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Tour de France 2013: Rapha support team
The guys from Rapha, supporting cyclists on Mont Ventoux. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it.
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Tour de France 2013: Meanwhile on the other side
This year the cyclists of Tour de France climbed the south side of Mont Ventoux, leaving the north side calm and peaceful.
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Tour de France 2013: Maxime Monfort
Tour de France 2013: Göran and the Mad Club
We’re not sure that we heard him right. He’s been cycling up Mont Ventoux, that much we heard. But hang on for a second. Multiple times? On the same day..?
Swedish rider Göran Sjödin tells us he’s just passed the test to be a member of the Bicinglette section of the Club des Cinglés du Mont-Ventoux. In plain English, he’s been accepted as a double member of the Mad Club of Mont Ventoux.
To be a normal member, one needs to climb the three ascends of the mountains withing 24 hours. Göras has just done this twice. Within 24 hours. That sums up to a 272 kilometer ride with 8 886 meters ascended. Now, that’s an achievement!
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Tour de France 2013: Bert
With only a few bends left of the 22 kilometer climb up Mont Ventoux, Bert is resting for a few minutes. We ask him about the ride and for how long he’s been cycling up the mountain. Time is irrelevant, he tells us. All that matters is to beat the mountain as he’s recently been battling heart problems.
I like that perspective. Time is irrelevant and all that matters is to beat the mountain.
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Tour de France 2013: Fans on Mont Ventoux
We arrived at Mont Ventoux four days ahead of the race, only to find that basically all spots suitable for camping were taken. When the Tour de France riders arrived on July 14th, between 500.000 and 1.000.000 spectators was estimated.
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Tour de France 2013: Running up the hill
Some people bike up Mont Ventoux, others run. Antoine had started in Bédoin, a 21 kilometer constant ascent.
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Tour de France 2013: Mont Ventoux
The Giant of Provence, The Beast of Provence or The Bald Mountain. The many names of Mont Ventoux speaks its own language – the mountain demands its respect.
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Tour de France 2013: The stationary fan
Sitting next to his camper car way up on in the ”lunar desert” section of Mont Ventoux, he cheers on the cyclists going up the mountain.
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Tour de France 2013: Contador
Alberto Contador passes the finish line and all hell breaks loose. All TV channels wants the best shot of him at the same time. Mission impossible.
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Tour de France 2013: Michal Kwiatkowski
Tour de France 2013: Daniel Martin
A peloton of cyclist has its very own sound. A wonderful swoshing sound. Today I experienced a new sound of a different peloton, the peloton of journalists. There is a distinct sound building up when a popular rider like Daniel Martin is approaching the finish line. And then…swosh, in the blink of an eye we’re all surrounding the rider.
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Tour de France 2013: Andy Schleck
Tour de France 2013: Alberto Losada
Tour de France 2013: Mikel Nieve Ituralde
Having finished the 33 kilometer time trial stage from Avranches to Mont-Saint-Michel, Mikel Nieve Ituralde stays in the finish area for a few minutes before he rolls off to find the team bus.
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Tour de France 2013: Mollema
Only a few seconds after the finish and with lactic acid still painfully exploding in his legs, Bauke Mollema is surronded by journalists and photographers.
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Tour de France 2013: Time trial to Mont-Saint-Michel
Tour de France 2013: Warming up
Warming up for his time trial stage, the Team Belkin rider is going flat out on his bike in front of the mist fan.
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Tour de France 2013: Waiting for the pain
With only minutes left until his start at today’s time trial stage, Egoitz Garcia Etxegibel is waiting in the holding area after the bike control.
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