I went to see the start of stage 1 of the 2015 Route du Sud race in Lourdes on Thursday. The big attraction was Alberto Contador. Route du Sud is the last stage race before Le Tour de France. Here a some photos I made at the start.

Pierrick Fédrigo at the Route du Sud in Lourdes. He is 36 years old and is the winner of 4 stages of Le Tour de France and was national champion in 2006.

Alex Dowsett is 26 years old. he is one of the world’s finests time trialists and has been a British TT champion 5 times.

Dayer Quintana is 22 years old. He is the younger brother of climbing sensation Nairo Quintana. He has been professional for 2 years and has 1 victory in Tour of Austria.

Australian Mick Rodgers is 35 years old. He has been a pro since 2002. He has 1 Tour de France stage win and has been world Itt champion 3 times.

Ryder Hesjedal has been a pro since 1999. He is 34 years and has been Canadian ITT champion and won Giro de Italia in 2012.
nice shots!