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This photograph is part of the Indicommons.org post The Tour de France - then and now.

Thanks for the tip, great to see our images being used!

Such a classic shot - all the elements that would make up this shot would still be there in in the same shot today. What I particularly like though is that everything man made - the bike, the car, the motorcycle, even the road surface - has moved on; and yet everything natural - the mountains, the cyclist's physique, and most notably his facial expression - would simply be unchanged.

the background suggests it was taken from the 'granges du Galibier'

PhilippeF's suggestion, and note added on the image, look to be spot on. Check Google Street View and Maps - maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=fire... - the mountain range appears more distant in teh Street View image (wider angle lens?) but there is no mistaking the rocky ridge top-right.

Hij wordt, schijnbaar makkelijk, gevolgd door een niet-coureur, nog zelfs voor de volgwagen!

De volgauto is een Renault, te herkennen aan de motorkap. De radiateur zat aan de achterkant.

This photograph is part of the Indicommons.org post And that was July … across the Commons.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Railroad Crossings of the World, and we'd love to have this added to the group!