My Tour of France

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My Tour of France

• This is a collection of photos from my experience
  of the 2007 Le Tour de France

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The article from the Bunbury Mail prior to my
departure for France.
By Freyla Ferguson
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My bike in front of the Castle at Chantilly
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The finish as the bikes are about to enter the
town. The background is a TV screen.
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Lunch along the Canal de Bourgogne. Canal barge
in the background.
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Road to Bligny-Sur-Ouche. I dont think there
would be any kangaroos here!!!
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Watching the race from Bligny-sur-Ouche wearing
a Cote-d JadORe t-shirt. The yellow bag was to
collect trinkets from the caravane to send back
home.
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The breakaway group at this point are approaching
the sprint section at Bligny-Sur-Ouche.
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The peleton at Bligny-Sur-Ouche.
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A British supporter dressed in the British flag.
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LCL float at Bligny-Sur-Ouche.
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EURO TYRE float at Bligny-Sur-Ouche.
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KLEBER Tire float at Bligny-Sur-Ouche.
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NESTLE AQUAREL float at Bligny-Sur-Ouche
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Dr. OETKER float at Bligny-Sur-Ouche.
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Lion float at Bligny-Sur-Ouch.
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Down, down, down to the wine growing district of
Beaune.
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Market day on Bastille Day Beaune.
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Bourg St Maurice in the French Alps.
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Masao Kogawara from Tokyo Japan.
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A Masao (water color)
postcard. .
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Bridge over the river, Col du Pt St Bernard
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Tour supporters climb the Col du Pt St
Bernard.
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Down the Col du Pt St Bernard.
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Sainte Foy Tarentaise. Col du Pt St Bernard
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Up near the snow line looking down from the 20km
to go mark. Col du Pt St Bernard
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Riders passing through the 20km to go arch.Col
du Pt St Bernard
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Marias husband Quim took the photo.
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Up the Col de la Gineste from Marseilles.
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I reached the top of the Col de la Geneste
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Riders race up the Col from Cassis.
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Up the Col de la Gineste.
Cassis and the Mediterranean in
the background.
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The Anore family. Sprint
section at la Fare de Oliviers.
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Dinner with Anore family.
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The old Auto Cycle which was once raced by Hans
Anore (Right) reached speeds of 80kph
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Camped beside the road between Orthez and
Navarrenx
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Camped at Beau Rivage in Navarrenx.
Drying gear after two days
of rain.
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Bastion ruins at Navarrenx.
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They watched for the enemy from here.
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Deep inside the Bastion.
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Workers found this 17th century headstone.
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16th century cannon guards the Bastion.
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The dry moat surrounds the Bastion.
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Riders pass the Bastion
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School children wait for the caravane at
Navarrenx .
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Joe and Sue insisted on buying me lunch.
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The road to Orthez from Navarreux.
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Avenue Norman Prince. Pau
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Riders on the Avenue General de Gaulle. Pau
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Clowns at the finish straight. Angouleme
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Skoda hats are thrown into the crowd. Angouleme
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Nestle float sprays water on the spectators.
Angouleme
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Riders sprint to the finish. Angouleme
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Cadel Evens finishing the time trial. Angouleme
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Arch de Triumph. Paris
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Looking down the Champs Elysees
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Edward over sees setting up the PMU Sprint Arch.
Champs Elysees.
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Riders on the Champs Elysees
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Aussie riders meet the crowd after the finish
of the tour.
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Aussie caravane vehicles drive down the Champs
Elysees after finish
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Converted river barges line the seine at Bois de
Boulogne Paris
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Versailles
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The treaty of Versailles was signed at this
building The emblem in the garden behind the
fence is formed my manicured growing flowers
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I rode my bike around the gardens of the
palace of Versailles
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Looking out of the palace of Versailles over
the flower gardens
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Statue in the centre of Versailles
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The article in the Bunbury Mail on my return to
Bunbury By LEIGH RICHIE