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Getting the Shot
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Getting the shot: Finale of the 2021 Tour de France
Les Champs is, of course, one of the most magnificent boulevards in all the world, and it offers a splendid backdrop to the finale of the Tour.
Getting the shot: A study in yellow and green at the Tour de France
At the end of the day, the yellow jersey trumps all.
Getting the shot: Eye in the sky at the Tour de France
The Tour de France is also a tour of France, renowned as a wonderful summertime road trip around the country.
Getting the shot: Pogačar the cat
This image said, clearly, that we were at the Tour de France.
Getting the shot: Pogačar in the fog
Ever since I learned that the Tour de France would return to the Col de Portet this year I knew where I wanted to be to get this shot.
Getting the shot: Postcard from the Pyrénées
Transition stages can often provide suspenseful racing but can be complicated to shoot.
Getting the Shot: Sepp Kuss on his way to a Tour de France stage win
The first American to win a stage at the Tour de France in more than a decade: Clearly, I got my shot!
Getting the Shot: The peloton and the old café
Often these quiet moments at the Tour de France are the moments I most enjoy.
Getting the shot: Cavendish gets number 34
Generally, I avoid the classic finish line shot, but today was an exception as Mark Cavendish was on the verge of making history.
Getting the shot: Pogacar after the line
This may not be my best shot of the Tour de France, but it sure felt good taking it.
Getting the shot: The peloton and the ‘Giant of Provence’
To capture the truly unique nature of a bike race on this climb can be difficult.
Getting the shot: The calm before the storm
This shot summed up what was a quiet day on the Tour — the quiet before the storm that is Mont Ventoux!
Getting the shot: Brandon McNulty on the Cormet de Roselend
Brandon McNulty tumbled into a ditch on a treacherous descent at the Tour de France before continuing on with fellow American Neilson Powless.
Getting the shot: Pogačar and La Colombière
When the Tour de France announced the climb would return this year, I knew just where I wanted to be to get the shot.
Getting the shot: Charging towards the finish with MVDP
When photographing a bike race from a motorcycle there may be multiple options, but when shooting the Tour from a car, options are significantly limited.
Getting the shot: The peloton and Leonardo’s castle
It is a classic shot — perfectly framing the peloton, the château, and the Loire River.
Getting the shot: Mathieu van der Poel alone against the clock
Time trials offer numerous opportunities to focus on the rider, their effort, and their equipment as they race by, one by one.