Tour de France

On to the Tourmalet: Photos from historic and recent Tours

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1937 Tour de France, stage 15. The Tourmalet
The Tourmalet in 1937. Spaniard Julian Berrendero won the stage; France's Roger Lapébie won the Tour. AFP Photo

1937
The Tourmalet in 1937. Spaniard Julian Berrendero won the stage; France’s Roger Lapébie won the Tour. AFP Photo
1934
French cyclist Rene Vietto (front) and Spain’s Vincente Trueba (back) climb the Col du Tourmalet on July 23, 1934, during the 18th stage of the Tour de France, between Tarbes and Pau. AFP PHOTO
1952
Raphaël Geminiani descends the Tourmalet in stage 18 of the 1952 Tour. AFP PHOTO
2003
Jan Ullrich is amongst those in line to inherit Tour wins. Photo: Graham Watson
2006
A fan waits for the peloton on the Tourmalet in 2006. Photo: Casey B. Gibson
2006
The chase group on the Tourmalet in 2006. Floyd Landis took the yellow jersey for the first time on this stage. Photo: Casey B. Gibson
2006
The breakaway climbs the Tourmalet in 2006. Photo: Casey B. Gibson
2006
A young fan waits for the race on the Tourmalet in 2006. Photo: Casey B. Gibson
2008
CSC’s Jens Voigt drives the chase group toward the Tourmalet. Photo: Graham Watson
2008
Fabian Cancellara of CSC drives the peloton on the Tourmalet. Photo: Graham Watson
The
The Tourmalet on a perfect day. Photo: Casey B. Gibson
2009
The chase group on the Tourmalet in 2009. Photo: Casey B. Gibson
2009
The peloton on the Tourmalet in 2009. Photo: Graham Watson
2009
Julian Dean descends the Tourmalet in 2009. Photo: Casey B. Gibson
2009
Green jersey Thor Hushovd descends the Tourmalet in 2009. Photo: Casey B. Gibson
2010
Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador battle on the Tourmalet in 2010. Photo: Graham Watson
2010
The peloton on the Tourmalet in 2010. Photo: Graham Watson
2010
Armstrong on the Tourmalet in 2010. Photo: Graham Watson

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