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