A collection of images inspired by the Tour de France 2013 and the first win for Chris Froome. A fantastic display from him and his team throughout – A great achievement.
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All images copyright Maxine Dodd
Through the trees and the flags!
Coming up the hill
Froome in yellow, in pursuit!
Dan Martin crosses the line
Riblon powers past!
Start at Tours
Push for the line!
Quick snap!
Riding to Paris
Stage 2
Chris Froome
Up the hill from the sea
Tour comes to Mont St Michel
Annecy, the start
Contador breaks away
Chris Froome, stormin’
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Versailles
Sky head for the Coll de la Madelaine
Heads down for the Mountains
Coastal roads
Carving through the rocks
Movistar team head for the hill
Rolland braves the rain
Impossible road
Madness!
Sky
Heading of for Mont Ventoux
Coursing through La Balagne
Matteo Trentin wins
Dan Martin breaks away
Andy Schleck
Sprint
Heads down for the win
Froome breaks away
Great, big flag!
Leaving Aix
Shirts on the line
Sunshade
Falling
Road from above
Patrouille de France
Lovely ladies!
Les Baux de Provence
Purple cascade
Rui Costa wins!
Lyon
Awful crash
Patchwork vineyards
Nairo Quintana, Movistar
Descent
Départ réel
Lunchtime
Va, Va, Froome!
Omega Pharma Quickstep
Annecy, the road by the lake
Voigt grits his teeth as the leaders descend
Victory at Mont Ventoux
Filming the start, Montpellier
Stage 6 Sprint
FDJ
Clouds rolling in
Relaxed at the start
SOLD – Lollipop Trees
Cool greens
Photo Finish!
Garmin Sharp
And the rain came down!
Close to the fans
Greipel wins!
Following the Peloton
Sky team bear down
Greipel and Cavendish
So many people!
Rollout together
Warm streets
Riding by Joan
Ascent
Stage 12 – Roll out
Riding towards the Tower
Craggy rocks and tumbling streams
Well-wishers by the wheat
Les gorges de la Méouge
A very long Peloton!
Chatting on the way to Paris
Sagan wins!
Rooftops and sunshades
Team Cannondale
Simon rides hard
Stage 9 Descent
Crossing the lake
Cavendish crosses the line!
David looks down in Marseilles
Sky win!
Collapsed but happy, Tony Martin
Chris Froome strong off the mark
Breakaway by the river
Quintana wins the stage!
Over the bridge to win
Marcel Kittel takes the stage
Converging lines
Sagan takes the sprint
Win for Riblon!
Gorges rising
Peloton comes by
At the start
Crossing the sprint line together
Through the fans to the top
© All images copyright Maxine Dodd, 2015
