Your Fav Tour Pic ?

moray_gub

Ok seeing as its a rest day and to get some respite from LA v Bertie what is your fav tour pic and why ? here is mine a classic featuring two of the greats sharing a bottle on the Izoard



and afterwards disagree about who offered it to who . They just dont make rivalries like these two had going indeed some say it still splits the tifosi even today.

all show no go

Talking of rivalries, this is a classic shot of France's two great hero's. This photo sums up there determination and will to beat each other in the Tour........



I also love this photo simply because it depicts cycling in a completely different era to where we are now....

moray_gub

Two great pix there if only Poulidor had known how much Anqutiel was huring there he may have attacked earlier and he may have won the Tour and that 2nd one is a superb having a puff on the move

frenchfighter

I wasn't around to follow the classic Tours of old so will only contribute recent photos.

Chavanel and Roy's breakaway on Stage 19 of 2008. The faces say it all.

Highlights here: http://www.steephill.tv/players/velonew ... 08&id=2331

Luis Leon Sanchez on Stage 7 of 2008. Not only was it a great move by him and it was very close, it was pretty emotional knowing the story of his brother who died in a quad bike accident.

Last 10k: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp7VUG5xcpY

This move by Casar has to be one of my favourites in the Tour 07. After having a bad crash with a dog he made a clever move towards the end and was able to hold out. I saw a video once with his director sportif as the sound and it was emotional stuff.

The crash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aBD1oLKpQ4
The move: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPQZgNk_kPM

frenchfighter

This I like a lot, not so much for the photo but because the video is very motivational.

Video part 1 (kicks in about 1.50): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jc70TeXr3s
Video part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZywOVWmcnrQ



The entire climb is here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p ... ue+ventoux

I hope the Ventoux this year produces something special.

frenchfighter

Quite simply a wonderful photo:

SpaceJunk

Moray Gub wrote:

Ok seeing as its a rest day and to get some respite from LA v Bertie what is your fav tour pic and why ? here is mine a classic featuring two of the greats sharing a bottle on the Izoard



and afterwards disagree about who offered it to who . They just dont make rivalries like these two had going indeed some say it still splits the tifosi even today.

Great topic and a great photo Moray.

afx237vi

The picture of Poulidor and Anquetil is an absolute classic. Two giants going shoulder to shoulder. Talk about good timing.

Wim Van Est

In 1951 Wim Van Est became the first Dutchman to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. Van Est was a good rouleur, but had little experience over the high mountains. On his first day in yellow, Van Est was descending the Col d'Aubisque when his front tyre blew, sending him plummeting into a 60 metre ravine. Somehow, he escaped any serious injuries, but was understandably distraught:



Seeing him sitting at the bottom of the ravine in his yellow jersey, one of his teammates described him as a "buttercup in the grass".

In order to get Van Est back on to the road, the team mechanics and support staff made a rope out of tubular tyres and hauled him back up:



Although Van Est went on to have a good career, wearing the yellow jersey on a number of further occasions, he was always remembered for that one fall. In 2001 a plaque was placed on the Aubisque to mark the spot where he fell. You can see for yourself what it meant:

GemmaAtkinson1

what a cracking story !

moray_gub

Great story that afx thankfully it had a good ending unlike the Roger Riviere story he also plunged into a ravine on the Col de Perjureand never walked again after breaking his back and died quite young afew years later from cancer . When he fell he was world hour recored holder and was poised to take the race lead from Gastone Nencini

Ruari

Jan Ullrich after his crash on the TT, 2003. His face is anguished, but he's still giving everything.

procarbon

iain_j

I love any of the old black & white Tour photos, but my favourite of the lot is Anquetil and Poulidor on the Puy de Dome, 1964



EDIT - didn't spot it was posted already, but it's still my fave :P

but here's a different one anyway:



Le Grand Depart, 1903

Moomaloid

all show no go wrote:

Talking of rivalries, this is a classic shot of France's two great hero's. This photo sums up there determination and will to beat each other in the Tour........



I also love this photo simply because it depicts cycling in a completely different era to where we are now....

I really want this smoker pic as a print. I know you can get it but i can't seem to find it. Any ideas peeps??

frenchfighter

Interesting...this was taken in 2009 and was a direct attempt to copy the scene in the photo.



This is one print I know of, but it is a US company...http://www.worldcycling.com/SMOKERS-POS ... o/PSTP310/

timoid.

Moomaloid wrote:

all show no go wrote:

Talking of rivalries, this is a classic shot of France's two great hero's. This photo sums up there determination and will to beat each other in the Tour........



I also love this photo simply because it depicts cycling in a completely different era to where we are now....

I really want this smoker pic as a print. I know you can get it but i can't seem to find it. Any ideas peeps??

https://www.allposters.co.uk/-sp/Smoker ... 90763_.htm

csp

This is on Bikeradar's homepage now, not a classic, but I love it.

drenkrom

You can take the Italian out of Italy but...

markos1963

Showing us all how its done

AndyRubio

Moomaloid

Awesome thanx Timoid!

Anonymous

bahzob

This is my favourite.

Its an amateur snap taken by the redoubtable Austin of the Roquefort cycle lodge near Massat.



(Bigger image here: http://mr-miff-on-tour.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-saw-this-picture-hanging-on-wall-of.html

Reasons are

- It's just a great cycling picture. The riders are neatly framed by the motor bike on the right and the fans on the left. Most of the movement is coming from the fans who are all in motion while the riders, in contradiction to the reality, look static. But because of this the picture appears to almost be in 3D with the riders coming out of the middle of the picture.

- Secondly in the context of the 2005 tour. Examine the faces of the riders. Even if you know nothing of cycling or cyclists one face stands out, with an expression of steel hard focus while all around other faces show signs of effort and exertion. The face is of course that of the rider in yellow and goes some way to explain why he is on his way to winning his 7th victory in a row.
- Thirdly in the context of later tours. The other recognisable riders in the picture are Kloden, Ulrich, Mayo, Landis, Leipheimer, Vinokorov and (I think right at the back) Rasmussen. So with the exception of Kloden/Leipheimer, you have a pretty full house of disgraced big names 2006/2007 and so the picture is a slice of history.

dave milne

AndyRubio wrote:

deejay

procarbon wrote:

......................................... Texan Longhorns again.

deejay

markos1963 wrote:

Showing us all how its done

....................................Good god, Their Racing arn't they. !
....................................Havn't seen that in a long while

shockedsoshocked

terongi

ShockedSoShocked wrote:

Poor Ulle. We all know what this picture signifies, but my guess is he's stored his gilet/arm warmers whatever down there.

northernneil

you can see the emotion and what it meant so much in this one, made famous of course later for matt rendalls book

sward29

terongi wrote:

ShockedSoShocked wrote:

Poor Ulle. We all know what this picture signifies, but my guess is he's stored his gilet/arm warmers whatever down there.

Err, I think not, otherwise it's be in his jersey pockets. That, I'm afraid looks suspiciously like lard.