Some TDF pics from the mountains

[Elliot M]

Here are a couple of the pics I took while up at the Joux Plane, last HC climb on Thurs. Unfortunately I was too busy cheering Landis to take a pic of him...

Carlos Sastre, 2nd on stage

[img]http://hill193.co.uk/bikes/tdf06_200706/carlos_sastre__800.jpg[/img]

Mickael Rasmussen

[img]http://hill193.co.uk/bikes/tdf06_200706/mickael_rasmussen__800.jpg[/img]

Matthias Kessler, with thousand yard stare

[img]http://hill193.co.uk/bikes/tdf06_200706/matthias_kessler__800.jpg[/img]

Sandy Casar and David Millar

[img]http://hill193.co.uk/bikes/tdf06_200706/sandy_casar__david_millar__800.jpg[/img]

Two suffering Liquigas riders

[img]http://hill193.co.uk/bikes/tdf06_200706/liquigas__800.jpg[/img]


Managed to dodge gendarmes to infiltrate the press area of the start village in Morzine the next day - pics to follow...

[Will]

nice pics!

[Jim B]

Great photos, worthy of any mag.

[Elliot M]

OK, here are a couple more from the stage start at Morzine on Friday...

George Hincapie

[img]http://hill193.co.uk/bikes/tdf06_210706/george_hincapie__800.jpg[/img]

Gilberto Simoni trying to ignore me - remind me, who's the guy in the background?

[img]http://hill193.co.uk/bikes/tdf06_210706/gilberto_simoni__800.jpg[/img]

The Floyd - was standing in a lucky position but got swiftly elbowed out by pro photographers!

[img]http://hill193.co.uk/bikes/tdf06_210706/floyd_landis_2__800.jpg[/img]
[img]http://hill193.co.uk/bikes/tdf06_210706/floyd_landis_3__800.jpg[/img]

[Grahame]

Anyone else noticed the similarity between the floyd and a Mr Protasiuk of this parish?

[Elliot M]

Jalabert -- of course, thought he looked familiar. Got loads more, will probably stick them on my site when I get round to it. Will and I were fearless in our determination to bring photos of the stars to you, as you can see were we not exactly in the public area we were supposed to be in...

Landis/Protasiuk

PS who was the ACC rider I saw heading up from Morzine towards Montriond on Friday? Full kit with Grey hair/tache. Didn't notice what bike

[Elliot M]

no prob sean, should be able to do that this eve