Tour de France, Stage 1
I got to see the peleton of the 2007 Tour de France this morning! I stood on the foot bridge at Embankment and looked down one street as they came towards me and down another as they rode away from me. I have added another video from the prologue (below) and more photos from Stage 1 with the peleton. It started this morning at 10:25, so I got to the bridge (a good viewing point) at 9:55 but all the good railing spaces were taken, so I stood behind people. By the time the race started, the bridge was packed with people, but not for long since it only took a couple of minutes for the riders and their support vehicles to go past us. After I saw them, they only had 215 kilometers to go. See their web site for details of the Stage 1 route.
I took quite a few photos of the support vehicles, because I was surprised at just how many cars there are. Here’s a good quote from the Tour’s web site:
Everyone thinks of men on two wheels during the Tour, but few are aware of the cavalcade of around 1,500 vehicles that follows the riders up and down the length and breadth of France and beyond, including official vehicles, motorcycles, and tour buses, as well as 13,000 policeman and 2,300 representatives of the world media who all, in no small measure, play their part.
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Great space. Love the video feeds. I couldn’t get this to work on my space, but I think by viewing your’s I have it figured out. I take it you’re a real sports enthusiast, correct? Have a wonderful day.