Here’s a gorgeous gallery of images taken by Jim Fryer of @BrakeThrough Media of HTC-Highroad, shot at the 2011 Tour de France.
These images are some of the last you’ll see of the stars of HTC-Highroad in their team kit at the Tour de France. Enjoy these photos, exclusive to Cyclismas.com. We are grateful to Jim for sharing his vision with us.
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- Team HTC-Highroad, led by Mark Renshaw in Les Essarts, France. The team recons the all-important Team Time Trial stage of the Tour de France.
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- Team HTC-Highroad time trial train, led by Mark Renshaw in Les Essarts, France.
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- Olonne-sur-Mer to Redon, stage 3 of Le Tour. Slovak, Peter Velits and Dane, Lars Bak make their way through another quaint French village.
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- Stage 2 Team Time Trial in Les Essaarts, France. HTC prodigy, Tejay van Garderen is warming up before this very important stage.
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- Suiting up in the time trial skin suit is a two-man proposition.
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- Stage 3 of the Tour de France, starting in Olonne-sur-Mer. Bernie Eisel has one last espresso before the racing begins.
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- Stage 4 finish of the Tour de France atop the Mur-de-Bretagne. HTC climber, Tejay van Garderen rode with best today and finished strongly in the front group.
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- The finish of stage 3 of the Tour de France in Redon. HTC mechanic, Guido ensures every bike looks like new before the start of tomorrow’s stage.
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- Stage 4 finish in Mur-de-Bretagne, France. German, Tony Martin seeks hydration after a very hard uphill finish on the Mur.
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- Stage 5 start in Lorient, France. HTC American rider, Tejay van Garderen is a popular traing card amongst French fans.
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- The HTC team bus at the start of stage 4 in Lorient, France. Tejay van Garderen has some moments to reflect on the relentless rain in this Tour.
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- At the finish of stage 4 atop the Mur-de-Bretagne. HTC soigneur passes out drinks to Danny Pate of the U.S. and Matt Goss of Australia.
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- Stage 5 arrives in Cap Frehel, France. HTC-Highroad Sprinter, Mark Cavendish delivers the first of his stage wins on this Tour.
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- Dinan, France – The start for stage 6 of the Tour de France. Renowned sprinter and HTC consultant, Erik Zabel assesses the conditions for today’s stage.
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- Dinan, France – The start for stage 6 of the Tour de France. American Danny Pate looks relatively content, despite another day with a forecast of rain.
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- Stage 7 sprint finish in Chateauroux, France. HTC Sprinter, Mark Cavendish of Great Britian wins again in the same city where he won his first ever Tour de France stage – he even re-enacted the same victory salute from 2008.
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- Stage 7 finish in Chateauroux, France. HTC team director, Allan Peiper phones in the good news that the team has won again.
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- Stage 7 finish in Chateauroux, France. HTC teammates Bernie Eisel and leadout star, Mark Renshaw celebrate the second stage win for the team in this year’s Tour.
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- Stage 7 finish in Chateauroux, France. Mark Cavendish disburses his well-known hugs after stage win number two for the sprinter from the Isle of Man.
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- Stage 8 of the Tour de France in Super-Besse Sancy. Tejay van Garderen’s performance in today’s breakaway attracts the attention of many journalists.
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- Stage 8 of the Tour de France in Super-Besse Sancy. Tejay van Garderen seems humbled by his success.
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- Issoire, France is the start town for stage 9 of the Tour. American Tejay van Garderen has a change of jersey and a special red number as most aggressive rider from the previous stage.
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- Stage 9 finish in Saint-Flour, France. Tony Martin of Germany, finishes strongly in 8th place on the day but the difficutly of the parcours is clearly evident.
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- The 11th stage of the Tour finishes in Lavaur, France. HTC sprinting phenom, Mark Cavendish, delivers stage win number 3 amidst a torrential rain storm.
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- Stage 12 start in Cugnaux, France. With his impressive start in his debut tour, Tejay van Garderen is quite sought-after by the media, especially as the race heads into the mountains.
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- Stage 12 start in Cugnaux, France. Mark Cavendish and his handler make their way to sign-in.
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- Cugnaux is the host city for the start of stage 12 of the Tour de France. The Tour is all about promotion, pomp, and circumstance which Tony Martin is happy to be a part of.
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- Stage 13 start in Pau, France. Mark Cavendish is about to take his green sprint jersey in to the mountains – will he be able to keep it?
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- Stage 13 finish in Lourdes, France. HTC-Highroad’s Lars Bak of Denmark was in the break all day and rode in just off the pace of stage winner Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) from Norway.
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- Pau, France hosts the start of stage 13. Mark Cavendish is quite emphatic in his storytelling for former teammate, George Hincapie of Team BMC.
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- Stage 14 Saint-Gaudens to Plateau de Beille. This massively difficult stage is contested by the elite climbers of the race while the rest of the peloton “survive” over the climbs.
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- Stage 13 in the Pyrenees, Pau – Lourdes. HTC-Highroad rider Lars Bak of Denmark positions himself on the day’s first climb, looking for a breakaway opportunity.
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- Stage 14 Saint-Gaudens to Plateau de Beille. HTC-Highroad overall hope, Peter Velits, struggled on this day and the first order of business at the finish is food and water.
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- Drome, France and rest day number 2. American Tejay van Garderen assures his teammates that his hair supposed to look that way for the team photo.
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- Rest day number 2 of the Tour de France in Drome, France. HTC Director Valerio Piva enjoys the rarity that is sunshine on this Tour.
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- Drome, France and rest day number 2. Renowned photographer Tim DeWaele captures, unbeknownst to him, one of the last HTC-Highroad team photos from the Tour.
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- Stage 16 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Gap. The breakaway including Tejay van Garderen speeds across the iconic bridge at Savines-le-Lac.
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- Stage 18 start in Pinerolo, Italy. American Danny Pate is the early bird for today’s stage start.
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- Stage 18 start in Pinerolo, Italy. An Italian cycling VIP looks on at the youth movement in cycling, led by Mark Cavendish of HTC-Highroad.
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- Stage 18 start in Pinerolo, Italy. Water bottles are one of the most used items on the tour and the HTC-Highroad staff must ensure there are plenty of bottles to go around.
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- The 19th stage of the Tour de France from Modane to Alpe-d’Huez, France. The Team HTC-Highroad support car rolls up the climb towards the finish and sees much support from German fans along the way.
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- The final climb of stage 19 up to Alpe-d’Huez. HTC-Highroad’s overall hope is riding towards a solid 4th place finish on the illustrious mountain.
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- Stage 20 in Grenoble, France. The extent of Tony’s effort in the time trial is painfully clear.
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- Stage 20 in Grenoble, France. Time Trial winner Tony Martin of Germany, is hounded by the media moments after his ride.
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- Stage 20 in Grenoble, France. The final steps before starting the time trial is pinning the number on the back of the rider.
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- Stage 20 in Grenoble, France. Riders warm up on stationary trainers and get themselves into the “zone” for their individual rides against the clock.
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- Stage 20 in Grenoble, France. The leg of green jersey leader Mark Cavendish after his time trial effort.
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- Greoble, France – the finish of the stage 20 time trial. Germany’s Tony Martin is overwhelmed when he crosses the line with the new best time of the day.
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- Stage 20 of the Tour de France is a Time Trial in the city of Grenoble. This HTC fan is ready and waiting for any chance to grab an autograph from the riders.
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- Stage 20 in Grenoble, France. Eventual stage winner Tony Martin takes the final turn at maximum speed.
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- Stage 21 of the Tour – Paris, France. Inside the HTC team bus and up close and personal with the scars of battle on Tony Martin.
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- Stage 21 of the Tour – Paris, France. Tony Martin is tucked in nicely behind the yellow jersey, Cadel Evans of Australia with the Arc du Triomphe behind them.
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- Stage 21 of the Tour – Paris, France. Sprinting ace, Mark Cavendish sprints clear of his rivals to take stage win number 5 and the most prestigious – winning on the Champs Elysees.
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- Stage 21 of the Tour – Paris, France. Mark Cavendish looks back at the jumbo-tron replay of his incredible win on the Champs Elysees.
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- Stage 21 of the Tour – Paris, France. Mark Resnshaw, regarded as the best leadout rider in the business, is content but tired after 3 weeks on the roads of France.
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- Stage 21 of the Tour – Paris, France. Mark Cavendish has won 20 stages in the Tour over just 4 years but this is the prize he has always dreamed of – the green jersey of best sprinter.
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- Paris, France – finish of stage 21. Tony Martin has a relaxed moment at the end of a hectic 3 weeks of racing.
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- Stage 21 of the Tour – Paris, France. During the traditional parade lap for the teams, hijinx like wheelies from Mark Renshaw are pretty common.
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- Stage 21 of the Tour – Paris, France. The Isle of Man fan club was beside themselves when Mark Cavendish stopped for hugs and high-fives.
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- Stage 21 of the Tour – Paris, France. Meters away from stage win number 5 for Mark Cavendish of HTC-Highroad.
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- Stage 21 of the Tour – Paris, France. Lars Bak has his HTC fan club out in force for the grand finale in Paris.
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- Stage 21 of the Tour – Paris, France. The HTC team gather around green jersey winner, Mark Cavendish and his special “green” Venge from Specialized.
