With the tour de france due to start in 12 days, I figured I had to enter a bike photo in this weeks assignment. I have heard that the tour de france is one of the most challenging human endurance sports events, with the participants expending over 34,000 kcal over the 9 days of riding. All on a human invention that has its roots going back to the wheel (~2000 BC) and the chain (~225 BC).

Thanks for looking.

it is a true test of human endurance...very nice fitting entry, really like the super shallow DoF here.

Nice shot Tom. Torn the the tour more than ever this year. These dopes are going to dope the event into a non event. That said I will still be watching it.

Travis and twisted,

Thank you for the kind comments.

Thomas

Good entry! The tour de France needs to be a bit more clean!! Lance Amstrong did no good to it. It is too bad because this tournament is in a fantastic area but it is full of "drugs". Hopefully, they will clean all that!

I like simple abstracts that capture the theme and you have done just that. Good idea and execution.

A fine shot, I really like the approach you took

Mado, Mark and Ruuskan, Thank you for your comments.

Very unusual and interesting shot.

damn, someones nicked my avatar!!! Nice angle.

The tour is actually about 20 days of riding totaling about 2100 miles.