Longtime readers of this blog know I’m a huge Tour de France fan. The epic race has hit a new level this year. Crashes have decimated the field. The heat has been insane. There’s been a fist fight at the end of a stage as well as head butting during a sprint to the line leading to an expulsion. All that and we haven’t even hit the Pyrenees yet. As always The Big Picture has put together a wonderful collection of Tour photographs that summarise the race so far…

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Bring on the Pyrenees! Big day for these two guys tomorrow… 

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