Dawn breaks as dark silhouettes rise from the fog carrying folding chairs, flags and banners. The peloton is not due for another eight hours, but the fans have already jockeyed for position.
No trace of bad blood or frog-eating jokes. The English are honored to host Le Tour. Not nationality questions, but the love of cycling fills the streets.
Pushy spectators running on to the road screaming and yelling insults while grabbing at the riders as they pass by is all too a familiar scene nowadays. (Photo: Profimedia.cz)
