Tour de France

Posted on July 7, 2010 by erinbarnett

Voila, July 7, 1934

Robert Capa, [Tour de France bicycle race, France], July 1939

Vu, July 30, 1930

Robert Capa, [Watching the Tour de France in front of the bicycle shop owned by Pierre Cloarec, one of the cyclists in the race, Pleyben, Brittany, France], July 1939

Robert Capa, [Watching the Tour de France in front of the bicycle shop owned by Pierre Cloarec, one of the cyclists in the race, Pleyben, Brittany, France], July 1939

The 2010 Tour de France began in Rotterdam on July 3. This year’s 3642 kilometer bicycle race, which ends on July 25, features 189 riders from 22 teams.

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4 Responses to Tour de France

  1. Megan D says:
    July 7, 2010 at 5:10 pm

    I am excited to attend, leaving tomorrow for France!

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  2. Lisa Lipkind says:
    July 9, 2010 at 8:05 am

    These a wonderful historic photos. I love the TDF and I love this depiction of people experiencing it, not to mention the composition and black and white aspects. Thank you so much for posting!

    Reply

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