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Tour de France

Tour de France

2011 Tour de France: Brittany fans

Near Avranches, France, BMC’s Marcus Burghardt wishes he had this fan’s umbrella. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring This was the roadside scene for over 140 miles of racing today. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring Sharing a moment before the race arrives. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring Four deep against the barricades for the greatest show on…

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Near Avranches, France, BMC’s Marcus Burghardt wishes he had this fan’s umbrella. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
2011
This was the roadside scene for over 140 miles of racing today. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
2011
Sharing a moment before the race arrives. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
2011
Four deep against the barricades for the greatest show on earth. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
2011
Seeing as Dol-de-Bretagne was founded around 500 AD, this 16th-Century hotel is pretty recent. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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The sound of helicopter blades sends necks craning to see the peloton coming down the road. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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The Tour is reason to party. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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The Tour is coming. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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Ready for rain or shine in the fields of Brittany. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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Vive Le Tour, Vive Le France! Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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They start watching when they are young in France. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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Cycling fans near Vire, France. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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A little rain in Brittany is like sunshine in California—it’s just part of your day. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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A long day of waiting can take its toll on the young ones. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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The Tour is cool. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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French police watch the watchers. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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Fans like this fill every town and village the Tour passes through. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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The Tour brings generations together. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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French cycling fans attend to three things: coffee, cigarettes, and cell phones. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
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For fans, the Tour de France is much more than a bike race. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring
2011
Crowds greet the peloton in Dol-de-Bretagne, a town in the Brittany region of northwest France. Photo: Mark Johnson/Ironstring

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