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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

The fans and spectators of the Tour de France – in pictures

A cycling fan has the Union Jack painted on her face as she watches the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England.
A cycling fan has the Union Flag painted on her face as she watches the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Leeds.
British police officers stand next to the car of Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme prior to the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, Britain.
British police officers stand next to the car of Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme prior to the start of the first stage of the Tour de France in Harrogate.
Britain's Prince Harry, left, Prince William, right, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, watch stage winner Marcel Kittel of Germany on the podium of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.4 miles) with start in Leeds and finish in Harrogate, England.
Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, watch stage winner Marcel Kittel of Germany on the podium after the first stage in Harrogate. Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP
A podium hostess leaves after giving the best climber's dotted jersey to France's Cyril Lemoine, right, on the podium of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 155 kilometers (96.3 miles) with start in Cambridge and finish in London, England.
A podium hostess leaves after giving the best climber's dotted jersey to France's Cyril Lemoine during the third stage starting in Cambridge and finishing in London.
Spectators take cover from the rain as they watch the start of the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 155 kilometers (96.3 miles) with start in Ypres, Belgium, and finish in Arenberg, France.
Spectators take cover from the rain as they watch the start of the fifth stage in Ypres, Belgium.
Two cycling fans in disguise wait for the pack to pass during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 194 kilometers (120.5 miles) with start in Arras and finish in Reims, France
Two cycling fans in disguise wait for the pack to pass during the sixth stage that started in Arras.
A dog, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, sits roadside as its owner applauds the passing pack of riders during the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 234.5 kilometers (145.7 miles) with start in Epernay and finish in Nancy, France
A dog, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, sits roadside during the seventh stage with the start in Epernay and finish in Nancy.
Spectators cheers as they wait for the pack to pass during the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 234.5 kilometers (145.7 miles) with start in Epernay and finish in Nancy, France.
Spectators cheers as they wait for the pack to pass during the seventh stage.
Two people dressed as Superman and Superwoman wait for the riders to pass the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 161 kilometers (100 miles) with start in Tomblaine and finish in Gerardmer, France.
Two people dressed as Superman and Superwoman wait for the riders to pass during the eighth stage.
An entertainer wears a dress in the colors of the overall leader's yellow jersey adorned with a bicycle wheel prior to the start of the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 161.5 kilometers (100.4 miles) with start in Mulhouse and finish in La Planche des Belles Filles, France.
An entertainer wears a dress in the colors of the overall leader's yellow jersey adorned with a bicycle wheel prior to the start of the tenth stage.
Spectators cheer as riders pass during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 161 kilometers (100 miles) with start in Tomblaine and finish in Gerardmer, France.
Spectators cheer as riders pass during the eighth stage with start in Tomblaine and finish in Gerardmer.
A band plays as the riders pass during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 187.5 kilometers (116.5 miles) with start in Besancon and finish in Oyonnax, France.
A band plays as the riders pass during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France in Besancon.
Spectators cheer as they wait for the riders to pass during the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 161.5 kilometers (100.4 miles) with start in Mulhouse and finish in La Planche des Belles Filles, France.
Spectators cheer as they wait for the riders to pass during the tenth stage.
French soldiers and a person in disguise wait for the the pack to pass during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 161 kilometers (100 miles) with start in Tomblaine and finish in Gerardmer, France.
French soldiers and a person in disguise wait for the the pack to pass. Photographs: Christophe Ena/AP
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