Pictures of the Tour de France

A beautiful album of large-format pictures covering the recent Tour de France race, showcasing the incredible scenery, the craziness of the fans, the passion of the riders, and the enormity of the race itself is here.

This sample: Three-time Tour winner Alberto Contador punches a fan dressed as a doctor who was running alongside him on a steep climb sticking a stethoscope on his chest. I saw this on television when it happened but this is a better image. Hopefully this (doofus) fan needed a doctor after Alberto's intervention.