Spectacle of Ventoux

Probably the most photographed peloton of the day were these individuals walking around flirting with everyone.


Cheering wildly for Big George despite the fiasco ordering the kits last year.






We love french meals, especially the pizza truck!




























What a spectacle atop Mt Ventoux! Huge throngs of people speaking one common language. Some camper vans had been there for 6 days. We rode up from Sault, about 20k to the top and then rode back down to 6k from the top, near Chalet Reynard. The camper vans have satellite dishes and so I watched a lot of the race through the windshield. We were on the mountain before noon and stayed out there all day. I planned to run alongside Vdv or Hincapie but the crowds made only a narrow opening for the riders. We snagged a lot of free swag from the caravan and made friends with other insane fans. It took forever to get down even though we had our bikes, we couldn't make progress because of cars, pedestrians, etc. Here are a few other pictures from the day.