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  • A Few Thoughts on Nepal

    Nepal has featured high on my list of destinations that I simply had to visit for many years now. A strange timeline saw me booking flights in April, just as the earthquake rocked the country. For the months prior to our November departure the earthquake dominated peoples discussions, with concerned questions relating to a country that had been toppled as seen through the media. Don’t get me wrong, there were signs of destruction that we witnessed but as a whole life continues moving forward with other challenges (at the time of visit India had stopped the flow of fuel into the country, crippling the infrastructure) now at the front of the mind.

    Quieter than usual?

    Having not visited the country before, I can only go off what we were told time and time again throughout the trip. The aftermath of the earthquake is not so much in the destruction it caused, but instead on the number of people who had cancelled or postponed trips to the country. The main tourist hub of Kathmandu, Thamel, was extremely quiet, and the trails in the Khumbu Valley were apparently 90 percent down on visitor numbers to previous years.

    Gallery

    I just uploaded a new gallery to my website showing some of the landscapes from the trip (that you can see here). Here’s a few more that I picked out for the blog. As I mentioned, this was my first trip to the country. It poses quite a few challenges and travel is not always comfortable but I simply can’t wait to go back. You should go there too.A big thanks to Rab & Lowealpine who I worked together with on this trip.Katmandu nepal

    Kathmandu in all its chaos. two nights proved ample to arrange permits and flight tickets.

    Yeti airlines nepal

    There’s something great about the domestic terminal at Kathmandu. I can only imagine how crazy it must be during the Spring expedition season.airport security nepal

    Passing security, still wearing beanie and down jacket. “Do you have any guns or knives?”

    flying from kathmandu to lukla nepal

    The short, but well documented, 35 minute flight from Kathmandu to Tenzing-Hillary airport in Lukla.

    sony camera system nepal

    This was my first trip using the Sony camera systems. Dust management is really key with these mirrorless bodies, but loved the portability of the cameras. The trip only made me want to explore more uses for the cameras and i’m currently buying more into the brand.

    namche bazaar nepal

    Having flown in the day before, we woke super early in Namche Bazaar to go exploring.

    khumjung nepal

    The earthquake had done quite a bit of damage to the town of Khumjung, with a lot guys working hard to rebuild.khumjung clouds nepal

    At the lower elevations (under 4000m that is) clouds would roll through in the afternoon making for some atmospheric walks.

    hiking nepal

    Early morning light on the approach to Namche Bazaar.

    nepalese porter

    Almost everything in the Khumbu valley is brought in on foot. Here a porters load consists of some corrugated steel.

    bhagyaman porter

    Our porter Bhagyaman had a less imposing load. At around 35kg though, it still packed a punch.

    khumbu nepal lifestyle

    Early days in the foothills.

    khumbu hiking nepal

    The landscape unrolls as you explore each valley. The walk from Pheriche up to Dzongla is right up there as one of my favourites.

    rab jacket nepal

    Taking things higher and to the more barren landscapes as we looked to climb Lobuche East.

    lobuche east high camp nepal

    Lobuche East high camp and the only team on the mountain. It felt strange climbing a peak in such solitude.

    rab jackets nepal

     Everyone else had left me so I waited for sunset by myself, well layered up.lobuche east climbing nepal

    Not a bad spot for a crampon point. Descending from Lobuche East on another beautiful day.

    khumbu hiking nepal

    I can’t wait to go back.

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  • Recent Work: Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez

    onboard the J-class ranger during Les Voiles de Saint TropezI’ve just added a new gallery to my website (check it out here) documenting my week at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. Held in the first week of October, I looked forward to some late summer sun that the South of France is famous for. Whilst researching the event a Google Image search returns pages upon pages of blue skies, beautiful boats (and people), aerial images and action. it quickly became apparent that on this particular week I wouldn’t be getting anywhere near a helicopter or capturing any action where the colour of the sky could be described as blue.

    about to board the vessel at les voiles de saint tropez  About to board the rip, which would follow around the J-Class Ranger

    Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez features a week of racing for a range of categories. Classic boats race alongside modern yachts, making quite the visual feast. I was there to photograph the J-Class division, concentrating on a boat called Ranger. The boat, built in 2004, is an exact replica of the 1937 Ranger that won that years Americas Cup. At the regatta the J-Class boats feel like the royalty of the event. They’re moored at the best location of the port and crowds flock around to see them as they exit and return from the days race.

    Photographing Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez My chauffeur for the day

    Two days of sailing were unfortunately cancelled due to gale force winds, so we were limited to two days of shooting. The first, rain soaked day I was to follow the yachts, capturing some of the atmosphere of the race. I used a self constructed workstation consisting of dry towels and lens cloths to keep everything operating smoothly. I’d first pat the body and lens down with one towel before using a second to place directly on the lens absorbing any surface water. A third step was to then use a dedicated lens cloth to further clean it. A battle of the elements ensued to keep everything working.

    onboard J-class rangerA change of scenery for day two

    I don’t think i’ve ever experienced so much rain in one week, but we really had everything thrown at us. I think the shot that was used in the introduction for the 2015 J-Class yearbook sums up the week perfectly.

    Until sunnier times….

    the 2015 j-class yearbook

    See the latest gallery here

  • Chamonix Morning Views

    DSC03189The Freeride World Tour rolls into Chamonix every year to stage an event that all competitors, organiser and media look forward to. I feel like in Europe there’s no location quite like Chamonix, with imposing peaks of the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc dominating the skyline above the town. Unlike other mountain resorts, these peaks jot straight up from town giving you an uninterrupted, and somewhat intimidating, view from wherever you might be in the valley.I’ve attended the Chamonix leg of the Freeride World Tour each year since 2011 and have become accustomed to the early morning gondola ride that working on the competition affords. This year I was determined to get up early to see how the sky was looking so i jumped onboard a 7am ride up to 2000m just as the morning light was starting to pop.JO5F0587Pranplaz, situated at 1,999m, is directly opposite the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc. As the sky starts to show signs of life, the sun initially illuminates the South face of the mountains where the Italian resort of Courmayeur is based. They take great pride in their location, marketing the town as, “the sunny side of Mont Blanc”.This selection of images were all captured between 7.15 and 8am as I stood and waited for the skiers and snowboarders to arrive. As they started to filter out at the top of the gondola the clouds were moving fast, washing out the skyline within about 10 minutes. it does give the sense of blink and you might miss it.DSC03181There were moments during the competition where blue skies flirted with us, but generally the day was now filled with clouds. Just before 10am the light popped once more, illuminating the summit of Mont Blanc that was now being battered by strong winds.It’s a rare treat when you can capture images own your morning commute to work. Chamonix has a habit of producing the goods, leaving smiles permanently etched on the people who visit. I love the area both in the winter and summer, with some of the most visually stunning running trails to look forward to once the snow melts.JO5F0641

  • 2015: An Instagram Type Of Year

    There’s no denying it, Instagram has evolved to become my number one social media channel. I use it daily during the week to post an image myself, along with browsing other peoples feeds to get a dose of inspiration. The images that I post daily can be any mixture of things: from something i’d been shooting that day to a trip back through my image archive, triggered by a thought or something similar.Despite most of the heavy handling being driven through the phone application, Instagram actually made a great improvement to their desktop site in July, adding the ability to search hashtags within the site. All of a sudden a whole world of cool possibilities opened up. Whilst sitting at home in the office I was able to do an image research for a trip to Nepal, gaining a photographic insight on areas that i’d never seen before. What started with a broad search was quickly whittled down into specific destinations, providing a surprisingly detailed picture of what other active Instagramers have experienced.An example of this could be the following search:

    1. #nepal
    2. #kathmandu
    3. #thamel
    4. #khumbu
    5. #namche

    Each step narrows down the amount of images and becomes more concentrated. The hashtag #khumbu can lead to both villages in that region or the mountains that rise above from them.instagram-experience  This shot above is a great example of trip research. Having got myself down to #khumbu, I was now keen on finding potential peaks to climb in the region.  During my initial search I came across the account of Chris Brinlee Jr. It was apparent from his image feed that he’d been in that area and had climbed Lobuche East with a Kathmandu based guiding company.  Curious about his experiences I simply reached out to him to get his thoughts on Himalayan Ecstasy (end note: they’re awesome). He’d used them successfully a couple of times which was enough for me to contact the company. We started a dialogue, they booked my mountain flights and I used them for a successful ascent of Lobuche East. All this was instigated through a 10 second conversation, showing the potential of this application.I’d been shown my 2015 best nine on instagram and its quite apparent that my followers are fans of Alpine scenery (and Kilian Jornet).instagram top nine images of 2015It’s not just mountain scenery that makes it onto my stream. I’ve just had a scroll through the year and here’s a few other shots that made me smile.Want to follow along in 2016? You can join me here. 

    Day dreaming of summer sun and roads less travelled. #summer #ocean #roadtrip A photo posted by Tim Lloyd (@timlloydphoto) on

    Tent life. It’s not just me that loves it. Have a great weekend.

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  • Behind The Shot: Wild Camping On The Moon

    sleeping on the moon

    Canon 1D IV, 15mm 2.8 fisheye. ISO 500 10sec (02:36am, August 30th).

    A little while back I spent 4 nights wild camping around the Chamonix valley. The first three nights were focused around covering the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (check out that post here). Spending the days down low, I made my ascent each evening to a camping area that proved ideal for following and capturing the trail running race.Having covered the race sufficiently, and with a free schedule for the last evening, I was able to accept an invitation to join some friends for dinner at the Refuge de Plan Glacier. They were booked in to stay the night at the refuge, but as I was travelling with a dog there was to be no space at the refuge for me. Most of the alpine refuges operate a zero dog policy, with this one no exception. She was offered the chance sleep on the porch but instead opted for the tent, aware that a night spent outside at 2680m would be no fun.Mika, the boxer labrador

    A beautiful sunrise greeted us two days earlier. 

    Each of the previous 3 nights, i’d camped up around 2000m. with the Chamonix valley lying at 1000m, this after work hike proved just the right amount to make a camp before the sun went down just after 8pm. Carrying camera and camping gear as one, i’m well aware of the exertion required to make it up to these high places and i’ve been actively seeking ways to lighten the load. If contemplating night time images, a tripod is one of the most valuable items to take and i’d been searching for one since earlier this year.  With a lightweight trip planned to Nepal this November, I made the decision to purchase from UK Company, 3 legged thing. This tripod, a carbon fibre model named Rick, folds up small enough to be housed inside the front pocket of my F-Stop camera bag, whilst extending to a level that i’m just about happy with. It does come with a centre column that will make its reach a little higher, but i’ve removed that for weight saving. So far, so good. Lets see how behaves in the Himalayas.

    3 legged thing rick tripod. Ideal for the travelling photographer

    3 legged thing, Rick. Named after The Young Ones, an 1980s UK TV show. 

    3 legged thing Rick tripod fits neatly in F-Stop tilopa camera bag

    Fits perfectly in my F-Stop Satori. Tent and sleeping mat were attached to the outside of the bag. 

    3 legged thing travel tripod

    Fully extended (minus the centre column). I’ll take that. 

    As I just said, each night i’d been camping around the 2,000m. The Refuge de Plan Glacier is a special little place though, way up at 2680m. That additional 600m makes the world of difference to the landscape. Gone is the verdant slopes of the valley, replaced with the inhospitable and somewhat threatening Glacier de Miage. With the car parked at 1,000m I set off rapidly at 5pm to try and make it the 1680m up to the Refuge in time for dinner at 8pm. The whole valley had been witnessing extremely high temperatures over that weekend, meaning that it was important to carry a light load, in order to make the ascent as painless as possible. I’d jettisoned my 70-200mm lens at the car, travelling with only a 24mm 1.4 and 15mm fisheye. The weakness came in the Canon 1D IV which is one of the heaviest and bulkiest cameras to walk with. Things will change here.

    As you can see in the next image, the location of the Refuge is simply incredible. You hike and hike and hike without lying your eyes on it to the very last minute. Then, out of nowhere it appears, perfectly camouflaged against the surrounding mountain. I’d made it just in time for sunset and found a space to pitch the tent (an MSR Hubba Hubba NX) just 100m walk from the Refuge. Sat eating my meal of polenta and sausage, prepared by the live-in resident I watched the sun fading from the background and added additional layers as the temperature plummeted.

    refuge du plan glacier

    Blink and you might miss it. The Refuge de Plan Glacier is an incredible feat of architecture. 

    As darkness fell it was time to make the trip back to the tent and settle in for a night in incredible surroundings. What I hadn’t realised at the Refuge was that during my meal the wind had picked up to gale force strength and on that small walk back, the light of my headlamp was unable to pick out the tent. Thats due to the fact that it had partially blown away. I got back to where the tent had originally been pitched (in beautiful still conditions 1 hour earlier), to find a groundsheet and little else. The tent itself was about 6 metres away, with my bag and camera (that had been left inside – it’s great to have heavy cameras…) being the things that saved it from going on a trip down to the valley.

    It took me around 45 minutes to get the tent back in place with rocks needing to be placed in and around the structure. Finally done, I clambered into what sounded like a wind tunnel and lay there, slowly drifting off to sleep, jumping awake every time the tent buckled under the strain. The hard ground provided a surprisingly nice sleeping surface and I woke just after 2am to a beautifully clear, and more importantly quiet, sky. Walking outside It was now unnecessary to use a headlamp as the full moon reflected off the stones lighting the way. For night shots like this, it’s best to capture them under clear skies with a new moon. In that case you would see a galaxy full of stars, but the stars this evening were simply overpowered by that moon.

    long exposure night shot

    Canon 1D IV, 15mm 2.8 fisheye. ISO 500 30sec

    The tent glow that you can see in both images is from a small headlamp placed in the tent. Aimed directly up, I’d like to diffuse the light next time as this headlamp often blew out the highlights, despite not being a very powerful source itself. Staying warm is probably the most important thing when working during the night like this. As soon as you start to get cold, motivation seeps out of your body as you long for that sleeping bag back in the tent. Happy with the handful of images I’d produced, it was back to bed before my 6.30am breakfast call.

    breakfast at refuge du plan glacier

    First light for some coffee and bread. For begging purposes, the dog was allowed at the breakfast table. 

    domes de miage

    Breakfast with a view.

    chalet de miage sunrise

    Heading back home. The Refuge is in the top left of the frame. Mother nature being amazing with her morning light. 

    After breakfast it was time to pack up the tent for the roundtrip back down. Getting back to the car brought an end to the four nights of wild camping around the Chamonix valley. With plenty more planned i’m looking forward to getting out on a more star filled night. I can’t recommend the experience enough, with plenty of opportunities for great photographs should you be documenting the night.

  • UTMB: My Perspective

    I’ll be honest, I was bitterly disappointed to not have a place in this years Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB). Having competed over the last three years (here’s a look inside last years race), this was the first year that I wasn’t lucky in the lottery.Rather than feeling deflated, I decided to cover this years event, albeit in a slightly removed way. I didn’t want to take part in my own ultra endurance photography mission, racing from aid station to aid station trying to catch a glimpse of the runners for 24 plus hours. I’ve experienced this style before and it’s not always pretty. You end up sitting in a car, eating fast food and capturing images that have a limited lifespan due to the editorial nature of a race. I strive to be active throughout my work and hate the idea of capturing athletes if i’m sitting around doing little exercise myself.To combat this, I made a pretty simple plan. Knowing most of the race routes through previous experience, I decided to wild camp throughout the valley, photographing the action that came directly past me as a snapshot of that time. This scenario removes the chance of covering the event from start to finish, but offers a great experience in the meantime. Exercise was now taken care of as my intended camps always involved around 1000m of hiking to get there. With my f-stop camera bag stuffed with camping and camera gear, I was suitably tired each night to not stress about doing any more exercise.Here’s how the UTMB race weekend looked to me:Wild camping during the utmbMy first ever night wild camping. I’d taken along Outside Magazine to read and hurriedly flipped past the article about double murder on the Appalachian Trail. The Aiguille de Midi and Mont Blanc offer a nice view for the first night. The headlamps of runner competing in the TDS race can be seen in the mountains far right.A long line of headlamps can be seen during the TDSA better view of the TDS race. I completed this race myself in 2013 and it’s truly an incredible course. With a 20km downhill followed by a 2000m ascent, this race gives it all. This image captured around 1am would be the runners coming in around 50th place.wild camping high up above courmayeur during the UTMBItaly! Oh man, what a view. The second race of the weekend was the CCC. Again, I’ve competed in this race in 2012 and it kicked my ass. That year the course was shortened due to heavy snow. No such problems this year as I made my camp high above Courmayeur in time for sunset. A refuge was about 20 minutes walk away, so once pitched I grabbed a couple of beers for the night.sunrise during the UTMB at CourmayeurJust like sunset, sunrise was pretty epic too. The CCC started at 9am, giving me the chance to pack up slowly and hike a little into the course before the lead runners were due by.A dog looks on at the UTMB in CourmayeurTour de Mont Blanc route markings on the Italian side. The UTMB is only for one weekend and the majority of people walk the 170km route. Having spent quite a bit of time over the last years on the route, I can’t recommend it highly enough. Its amazing.A helicopter drops off volunteers during the UTMBWalking up to the CCC course, I could see a helicopter dropping off organisers at the high point of the race.A self portrait during the UTMB10:04am. Despite the CCC race having started at 9am, the runners had a big climb before they got to me. Plenty of time to grab some running self portraits.Nike trail running dominate the CCC race, part of the UTMB weekend10:45am and the lead pack come by flying. Nike Trail Running had brought along some athletes who dominated the event from start to finish. I like the track athletics feel to their kits, with short shorts and vests as opposed some of the tight fitting gear that’s loved in Europe.CCC-courmayeur10:46am and i’ve rotated my body 45 degrees since the last shot. The course that follows the UTMB races, especially around the Italian Val Ferret, is simply incredible.A runner is reflected in the lake during the UTMBThe weather always plays a major role in the outcome of the UTMB races. As I just mentioned, we had heavy snow in 2012 and it was really tough going. This year it was the heat, with a period of high temperatures ready to greet the racers. Lots of unscheduled stops into pools of water and streams was the order of the races.lead runners during the 2015 CCCRacing towards the first aid station at the Italian Refuge Bertone, these runners still had to cross over into Switzerland and then into France before their race would be done.wild camping during the UTMBFollowing the days earlier CCC, I had to head back to Geneva to pick up my girlfriend to join me on night 3. Our date night involved driving to Arnouva, at the end of the Val Ferret, grabbing dinner and hiking up towards the Grand Col Ferret with headlamps on. The peak marks the boundary between Italy and Switzerland and it’s one of my favourite places in the world. It’s also well placed at around 100km into the UTMB.Julien Chorier at the 2015 UTMBWe pitched the tent on the side of the route and grabbed some sleep before the front runners came past at 5.45am. The first ten competitors were quite spread out and Julien Chorier (pictured here) made his way past us as the sun just started to rise. I’ve worked with Julien a lot now and I often use him for my French practice. Upon asking him how he was doing, he told me that he couldn’t put his full foot down anymore or do any running. Not quite understanding what he replied (his response was translated to me afterwards), I gave the standard “Super, allez, allez, bravo” encouragement that most French runners afforded. Poor guy. He was just trying to tell me how he was feeling. He abandoned the race at the next checkpoint.A runner is silhouetted during the UTMB on the Grand col FerretShortly after Julien passed, the light started to creep up and over the peaks to start warming the valley.sunrise on the val ferret during the UTMBOur camp becomes apparent as the starts to brighten the valley, with the shadows of mountains showing how great this place is. Not a bad spot and right on the UTMB course too.a runner during sunrise on the Val FerretJoe Grant makes his way up the slopes of the Grand col Ferret, just as the light starts to touch the ridges of the mountain.Fernanda Maciel during the 2015 UTMBShortly afterwards, an explosion of light wakens up the valley. Fernanda Maciel came past just after 8am, whereas the last runner wouldn’t pass through this area for another twelve hours.  

  • Tour de France: Pavé

    As mentioned in this latest blog post series, I headed over to the start of the 2015 Tour de France to capture the first four stages. Having juggled with the idea of renting a car, I finally decided to cycle the first weekend, covering 700km in the process. My journey began in Germany where I then cycled 200km to the start line in the Dutch city of Utrecht (stage 1). The following day was a similar day on the bike for me (stage 2), before I made the final push down to Antwerp for the start of Stage 3.Fatigued from three big days, I jumped on a train after leaving Antwerp and headed for the French border. Stage 4 would be my final stage of the Tour and arguably the most anticipated, for it would career along pavé sectors, through farmers fields along the route. Pavé, or cobbled stones, had featured in the 2014 edition with wet weather making the stage a deciding factor for many of the hopeful winners. The cyclists were praying for an uneventful stage this year, or at the very least a dry one.Having all of my belongings stored at a nearby campsite, I set of on the route myself hoping to cycle these famous lanes. Despite the initial adrenaline rush, these roads are pretty awful. Your bones rattle along for many kms, with you silently praying for no punctures or mechanical issues.  It’s always a colourful stage of the Tour and below is a few images from the day.With torrential rain descending directly after the days finish, this marked the end of my four days on the Tour. The pavé seemed a good place to bow out so I jumped on a train South the following morning. I’ve been pushing a lot for the barriers between athlete and documenter to break down with some of my running work and I feel that this weekend briefly touched on the same idea with cycling. Of course, the Tour riders are in a completely different league to myself but The 700kms that I pedalled meant that I really worked for these shots. pavé sector of the tour de france tour de france pavé 2015 a man walks along the pavé for the tour de france publicity caravan in the pavé at the tour de france spectators wait along the pavé at the 2015 tour de france riders approach the pavé in the tour de france spectators play around on a pavé sector of the tour de france the peloton successfully makes it around a corner of the pavé in the tour de france tour de france pavé tour de france pavé  

  • Yellow Jersey Blues

    The third stage of the 2015 Tour de France started in the Belgium city of Antwerp. Renowned for it’s control over the diamond market, I was actually surprised to see quite a fun looking city. The two previous stages (stage 1, stage 2) had taken their toll on not just the riders, but also myself. I’d cycled just under 400km the previous two days, so was happy to wake up to a small 45km morning ride to get myself over to Antwerp. Rather than trying to capture any of the action on this long stage, I opted for photographing just the sign in zone with the yellow jersey, before jumping on a train towards the French border for the next days much anticipated pavé.The yellow jersey was on the back of Swiss legend Fabian Cancellara, after a strong ride in the cross winds from the previous stage. It was all smiles as he departed his bus, proudly displaying the jersey to the awaiting fans and media. Little did he know what the day was to have in store for him and the rest of the peloton. A horrific, high speed crash was to unleash havoc during the stage, with him crashing badly, breaking two vertebrae in his back in the process. This crash would of course lead to his departure from the race and a trip to hospital.Thats the nature of road cycling. From elation to despair in a matter of a stage.brian coquard at the start of the tour de france in antwerp andre greipel wears the green jersey at the start of the tour de franc in antwerp spectators watch the start of the tour de france in Antwerp fabian cancelllara wears the yellow jersey at the start of the tour de france in antwerp vincenzo nibali at the start of the tour de france fabian cancellara at the start of the tour de france a rider wheels to the start of the tour de france in antwerp Fabian cancellara takes a look around before the start of the tour de france in Antwerp the tour de france departs from antwerp Check out the stage 1 and stage 2 here.   

  • Tour de France 2015: Stage Two

    As I mentioned in my previous post, I made the journey up to Holland for the start of the 2015 Tour de France. Instead of driving, I chose to travel those four days on a road bike. The first stage in Utrecht proved to be a long one, with almost 200kms having to be peddled in the morning just to reach the city. On this second stage I was determined to follow the tour route as closely as possible, to get myself somewhere near the finish along the North Sea coastline.Unfortunately the coastline proved to be as inhospitable as you’d expect, with the Tour de France peloton being torn to pieces later in the day. As a lone rider, things were not looking good as I battled against an out of this world crosswind. With all of my electronic navigation devices completely out of batteries and my only map drenched by rain, I decided to catch the Tour just as it entered Stellendam, which allowed me to make a quick-ish exit on may route down to Antwerp for Stage 3.All in all, it was another big day. 185km cycled, with my final destination still a good 50km away from where I wanted to be. The Dutch city of Bergen Op Zoom provided a good nights rest before my next days transfer to the diamond encrusted Antwerp.the publicity caravan at the tour de france spectators wait in the rain tour de france spectators wait for the tour de france in holland tour de france in the rain everybody stares at the second stage of the tour de france rowan dennis wears the yellow jersey on stage two of the tour de france cyclists on the second stage of the tour de france cycling paths in holland Map of stage 2 of the tour de franceCheck out the previous stage.