A rare chance to see the Tour de France pass by. Yesterday we took a day off and made our way to Hommes where we enjoyed an ouvrier’s lunch at La Boufftarde before making our way down to the plan d’eau where the Tour swept by during the afternoon.
Tour de France 2013
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