Sports, 1st prize
Walter Schmitz
Bilderberg
Bilderberg
01 January, 1991
Four Hours in the Tour de France, the uphill struggle to the 2114m high top of the Col du Tourmalet. Held at the height of the holiday season, the Tour de France draws thousands of spectators, some of whom refresh the cyclists by showering them with water.
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