Tour de France përmes fotografive

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Tour de France përmes fotografive

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13 July 2016 - 16:12

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Gara më e njohur e çiklizmit në botë, Tour de France, është duke vazhduar edhe këtë verë. Çiklistët do të kalojnë mijëra kilometra në javët e ardhshme nëpër vende të bukura të Francës.

Por, do të jetë e vështirë që ata t’i shijojnë të gjithë këto pamje për shkak të mundimit që bëhet gjatë garës.

Mass pile ups in the peloton are an occupational hazard of a professional cyclist's life -- but it still hurts.

A spectator takes a photo of the Tommy Simpson memorial on Mont Ventoux. British cyclist Simpson died on the mountain during the 1967 Tour de France.

Just the 3,500 kilometers to negotiate over the next three weeks for the riders competing in this year"s Tour de France ...

The favorite to win the 2016 race is Team Sky's Chris Froome, who is pictured at the back.

Froome is pictured powering to victory on stage 15 of the 2013 Tour de France on the climb to the Mont Ventoux summit. He is race favorite this year.

The rugged and unforgiving landscape on Mont Ventoux has seen it nicknamed the "Bald Mountain" with its slopes of just rock and scree.

Mark Cavendish wins the stage on the Champs Elysees in 2012, his fourth straight in the French capital. He is hoping to wear yellow for the first time by taking the first stage in Normandy.

Tour organizers have stepped up security and the police presence ahead of this year's race with the promise to deploy over 23,000 officers, including members of the French Special Forces, on the route.