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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mark Cavendish sprints off the start ramp at the time trial stage between Avranches and Mont-Saint-Michel.
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Mark Cavendish at the start of today’s time trial stage at Tour de France.
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Roy Curver, of the Argos Shimano team, relaxing before the start of the time trial stage to Mont Saint Michel.
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