The Best Photos From The First Half Of The 2021 Tour de France

FROM SPRINT FINISHES AND BRUTAL CLIMBS TO CHEERING FANS LINING THE TOWNS OF FRANCE, THESE IMAGES CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THE TOUR.

By John Hamilton | 8 July 2021

We’re just over halfway into the arguably the best Tour de France in decades, and the 108th edition of the world’s best-known bike race has been full of action, drama, and crashes.

Photographers Chris Auld, Jered Gruber and Ashley Norris Gruber of Gruber Images, and Eloise Mavian and Francesco Rachello of Tornanti.cc have been in France, capturing the images of the Tour. Below is a selection of their best shots.

Mark Cavendish sprints to his 31st Tour de France stage win on Stage 4.

Caleb Ewan takes out Peter Sagan in a crash during the Stage 3 sprint finish. Tim Merlier won the crash-filled stage. The peloton races through Bourges during Stage 7.

A Lotto–Soudal rider passes spectators during the Stage 5 individual time trial.

Tadej Pogačar descends on Stage 7, the first of two stages in the Alps. The defending champion took the yellow jersey after the stage. Julian Alaphilippe celebrates his Stage 1 win. The breakaway makes the second assent of Mont Ventoux during Stage 11. Wout van Aert, in third, went on to win the stage.

The Best Photos From The First Half Of The 2021 Tour de France

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