Yesterday I took the opportunity to drive up to Mâcon with some friends to see the start of the 11th stage of the 2012 Tour de France.

The drive was about an hour, with another hour and a half to wait once we got there…to see this:

And in the blink of an eye, it was done. It’s a lot of pomp and circumstance for a bike race, but man oh man, les français adorent leurs Tour!