The race truly begins on Stage 21, when the riders reach the Champs-Élysées...
Tadej Pogačar
Tour de France 2021: Stage 21 – Wout’s wheels
Tour de France 2021 - Stage 21 - On Wout's wheels Stage 21 - Paris, and the one where Mark Cavendish breaks Merckx’s record and wins 35 stages….but sadly the fairytale finish wasn’t to be. The stage began well, but towards the climax, Cavendish became separated from his lead out man, and instead took up … Continue reading Tour de France 2021: Stage 21 – Wout’s wheels
Tour de France 2021: Stage 20 – Tadej waits
Tour de France 2021 - Stage 20, Tadej waits Stage 20 - Tadej waits to start his time trial. He is in yellow and has been for so much of the race. He has made a remarkable start to his career, raced two Tours de France and won them both, not to mention his other … Continue reading Tour de France 2021: Stage 20 – Tadej waits
Tour de France 2021: Stage 10 – Chartreuse Green
Tour de France 2021 - Stage 10, Chartreuse Green Stage 10 saw the race resume in sunshine! A long stage and everything geared towards the sprinters and notably, Mark Cavendish - so much pressure for him to take another stage win and edge nearer to that magic target - He looked calm as he set … Continue reading Tour de France 2021: Stage 10 – Chartreuse Green
Tour de France 2021: Stage 9 – Battling the Elements!
Tour de France 2021 - Stage 9, Battling the elements Stage 8 was awful, but the weather on Stage 9 saw a fall of rain of almost biblical proportions - Just horrendous. Cast your mind back to the last time the Tour attempted to finish in Tignes, in 2019, when a landslide caused a dramatic … Continue reading Tour de France 2021: Stage 9 – Battling the Elements!
Tour de France 2021: Stage 8 – Pogacar attacks, Carapaz goes with him
Tour de France 2021 - Stage 8, Pogacar attacks, Carapaz goes with him! Well, another long title but it goes with the preceding image of Davide Formolo, who was part of this move - with one last grimace, he pulled away to the side, and Pogacar made his move. The only rider able to follow … Continue reading Tour de France 2021: Stage 8 – Pogacar attacks, Carapaz goes with him
Tour de France 2021: Stage 5 – Pogačar waits…
Tour de France 2021 - Stage 5, Pogačar waits Stage 5 was an absorbing and close run time-trial - and my chance to see the faces of each rider as they wait to start their lap. I find this brief glimpse very interesting - not only from a technical point of view - to achieve … Continue reading Tour de France 2021: Stage 5 – Pogačar waits…
Tour de France 2020: Stage 21 – Bennett takes Paris!
Stage 21 was extraordinary - culminating in a wonderful sprint finish...
Tour de France 2020: Stage 21 – Paris On the Champs!
The race truly begins on Stage 21, when the riders reach the Champs-Élysées...
Tour de France 2020: Stage 21 – Bonjour Paris!
Here is the third image from Stage 21 - a little picture which shows Rigoberto Uran greeting the glass pyramids..
Tour de France 2020: Stage 21 – Paris -A glimpse of Our Lady
The second image from Stage 21, was a lovely sight - Notre Dame...
Tour de France 2020: Stage 21 – Paris -Golden Day – Sold
Tadej Pogačar and his UAE team mates riding into Paris...
Tour de France 2020: Stage 20 – Tadej Pogačar wins the Tour de France!
Here is Tadej Pogačar throwing his bike to the line to win the stage and the whole race itself!
Tour de France 2020: Stage 20 – Start line reflections – Tadej Pogačar
Here is Tadej Pogačar wearing the White Jersey as best young rider...
Tour de France 2020: Stage 10 – Over the bridge
The second bridge from Stage 10, with a lovely view of the Atlantic...
Tour de France 2020: Stage 9 – Tadej Pogačar Wins!
The final image from Stage 9, shows the moment when Tadej Pogačar took the win...
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