Tour de France 2015: Utrecht

The 2015 Tour de France rolled around and I headed up to Holland to cover the the opening weekend. Despite having a full credentialed car pass for the race, I made the decision to travel by bike for the first four stages. Carrying everything I needed strapped to my bike in a makeshift fashion, I ventured off for a 700km pedal around the flatlands of Europe.First stop was the Grand Départ, which fell the the Dutch city of Utrecht this time around. Having to cycle 200km in the morning to get to the city itself, I found myself pretty shattered by the time I’d made it to the course. The city was packed with thousands of people lining the streets and getting around by bike proved to be quite the challenge. I was able to get into the warm up area and capture some images of the riders warm up, before checking out some of the city and grabbing some food. The aftermath of the race around the course proved just as interesting as the action itself, with the leftover rubbish showing that the Dutch know how to party.Travelling by bike meant that the evenings rest was short. I spent the night in Utrecht before following the route of stage two out through Rotterdam and onto the coastline of the North Sea with the intention to make it to Antwerp by nightfall.  Check out images from stage two.