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Photo of the Day (3.1.09)
When I think about bicycles in the mountains, it tends to immediately remind me of the Tour de France. I picture an aerial camera shot of the riders, decked out in colorful jerseys, struggling up some ridiculously steep mountain pass. Flickr user kyAnosaUm also had cycling on his mind when he took this photo he describes as "Huge Bicycles on the Pyrenees." I know several Tour de France stages run through the Pyrenees - perhaps there's some connection here? In any case I love the setting and the random bicycles - it makes for quite the intriguing visual.
Have any photos you've taken in the Pyrenees? Or maybe just in the Poconos? Why not add them to the Gadling photo pool on Flickr? We might just pick one of yours as our Photo of the Day.
Filed under: Biking, Europe, Photo of the Day
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Joe O. Mar 1st 2009 5:01PM
Those bikes have something to do with the tour...what makes that apparent is that each one is a paint job for one of the "special jerseys." Obviously the yellow one in the middle is the overall leader.
The polka dot one is for the "King of the Mountain" or the person leading in points awarded after designated climbs along the route. The green jersey is for the sprint leader. Again, special points awarded at end of specifically designated sprints along the route, and the leader of that category wears the green jersey.
I have a feeling there is also a giant white bicycle as the White jersey is given to the top "young rider."