wielrenners

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.

Very Good .picture . Nice to see Historical picture Regards, Arjun Poudel F O U N D E R OF C V C O N .org █║▌│█│║▌║││█║▌│║▌║▌║ Conflict Victim Child of Nepal visit: www.cvcon.org/ ''Our mission is to give shelter and education for those children who lost their parents during ten-year Maoist insurgency''

Unbelievably cool image!

beautiful classic photo !

fabuleous oldie

Moody. Excellent example of how sometimes black and white can more faithfully express a landscape than color.

Wat een lekker strak asfaltje waar die over heen loopt. Maarja toen compenseerde ze het nog met mannen van staal principe.Want van de fiets technologie moesten ze het ook niet hebben

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