Tour de France on Champs-Elysées

The calm before the storm! The photos were taken the day before the arrival of the Tour de France along the Champs-Elysées.

I remember a summer vacation as a teen, with the family we stood for an hour or two on the border of the road. Finally, the cyclists rushed by us and seconds later it was over! I thought: « that’s it? »…

This all started with a magazine editor who wanted to boost his publication sales! In 1903, he organised a bicycle race! The idea went beyond what he merely dreamt of…

Every year in July, all over France, people line up along roads hoping to catch a fleeting glimpse of the star cyclists! I cannot help but thinking: What a great marketing campaign for tourism in France! Free TV coverage around the world…