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You don't have to be a pain in the Tour de France to get a cycling selfie

You don't have to be a pain in the Tour de France to get a cycling selfie

All you need is a bit of consideration (and imagination), so it seems...

Emma Daly

Published: Monday, 7 July 2014 at 11:30 am

Sticking your head out in front of 200+ cyclists pounding down the road to grab a quick selfie of the Tour de France may sound like a good idea…

No wait. That sounds like a terrible idea. And frankly, it’s really staring to get on the cyclists’ nerves.

“It’s the new pain the a***,” says Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas.

“People have got their back to the peloton taking selfies… They don’t realise we use every part of the road. They’re a lot of us and we use every inch.”

Best Tour De France selfie ever? @ITV @letour @KatieHolroyde #amazing pic.twitter.com/HaqwCnvPwj

— Fran Reeve (@FranJReeve) July 6, 2014

Of course, cyclists are chuffed with the turn out. “Going up Holme Moss I had goosebumps,” Thomas admits, as aerial pictures doing the rounds on the web show the cyclists can barely be differentiated from the crowd.

But if you want to grab a picture of yourself with the cycling stars, “go and sit in a tree,” says Thomas.

US racing star Tejay van Garderen agrees. He writes on Twitter, “Standing in the middle of the road with you [sic] back turned while 200 cyclists come at you, just to take a selfie. #think #TDF2014

“That being said, I love the crowds and thank you for your support. But please give us room.”

And of course – you are technically missing the action…

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