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Since the launch of the Tour de France on July 5 from Lille, supporters and communities have been inventive to celebrate the passage of runners on their territories.
Hours of waiting, on isolated roads in full sun, to observe the peloton head pass in a gale: that is especially the experience of the Tour de France, for the millions of spectators on the edges of the roads. So to make this fleeting moment unforgettable, putting an atmosphere or supporting their favorite runner, residents and communities show each year inventiveness and humor in order to prolong the festivities. Immersed in the Tour de France of those who bring the stages of the loop to life from the aisle, before the twelfth stage, in the Pyrenees, Thursday, July 17.
Supporters of the 1st stage of the Tour on July 5, within the Metropolis of Lille, came out accompanied by one of the traditional giants of the north of France: Louis Séraphin, 4 meters high, symbol of the city of Noyelles. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)
These supporters await the peloton, perched on a micro tractor raised by a crane, during the 2nd stage, on July 6, between Lauwin-Planque and Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the Hauts-de-France. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP)
This supporter of the 3rd stage, in the north of France on July 7, was inventive to try to recover gourdes launched by the runners. (Loic Venance / AFP)
During the passage of the loop to Juaye-Mondaye on July 10, during the 6th stage of the Tour in Normandy, a hot air balloon welcomed the young tricolor hope Kevin Vauquelin in his native village. Cost of surprise: 8,000 euros. (Thomas Bregardis / Ouest-France / Maxppp)
In Pléneuf-Val-André in Brittany, during the 7th stage of the Tour on July 11, the supporters saw things big to support the French cyclists. We distinguish the names of Kévin Vauquelin, 6th in the general classification, and Bernard Hinault, legend of cycling having won the Tour five times, born in the Côtes-d'Armor. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP)
This is a huge banner with the image of the Breton cyclist Bernard Hinault, “legend of the tour” nicknamed “the badger” because of his rage to defeat on the race. He is the last Frenchman to have won the Tour de France in 1985. (Christophe Petit Tesson / EPA)
In order to overlook the race in anticipation of the arrival of the runners, during the 7th stage of the Tour between Saint-Malo and Mûr-de-Bretagne, these Bretons were able to count on the bucket of their tractor, a raised armchair of fortune. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)
This is one of the legends of the Tour de France: Didi “El Diablo '” Senft, the German supporter present at each edition since 1993. Here he is ready to jump on the Spanish runner Garcia Cortina in the heart of the 7th stage in Brittany. (Christophe Petit Tesson / EPA)
To believe that there are only for the French cyclist Kévin Vauquelin. These fans painted the letters of his name on the chest, while others are perched on a fire truck, on the 9th stage of the Tour in Center-Val de Loire on July 13. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)
The big bath for these 9th stage supporters who did not want to choose between swimming in the swimming pool and the Tour de France. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)
In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the city of Ennezat extended this giant yellow jersey on July 14 in honor of the 10th stage of the Tour, whose departure was given to the center of the town. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP)
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