Some of the images from the Tour de France 2013 and the first win for Chris Froome – See the blog for the race stage by stage …

Andy Schleck

Annecy, the road by the lake

Start at Tours

Peloton comes by

Cool greens

Chatting on the way to Paris

Stage 6 Sprint

Movistar team head for the hill

Patrouille de France

Following the Peloton

Marcel Kittel takes the stage

So many people!

Breakaway by the river

SOLD – Lollipop Trees

Voigt grits his teeth as the leaders descend

Sprint

Heading of for Mont Ventoux

Les Baux de Provence

Well-wishers by the wheat

Sagan takes the sprint

Collapsed but happy, Tony Martin

Jean-Christophe Peraud

Tour comes to Mont St Michel

Quick snap!

Shirts on the line

Crossing the lake

Carving through the rocks

And the rain came down!

Crossing the sprint line together

Coursing through La Balagne

Annecy, the start

Push for the line!

© All images copyright Maxine Dodd,