In commemoration of London staging the opening stage of the Tour de France, Getty Images Gallery in London W1 hosted a cycling exhibition, named Tour de Monde. Curated by Lewis Blackwell, the event drew on the visual links between the Tour de France and cycling life across the world: from a boy standing on his bike in Basra in Iraq, to a cycle polo match from the 1930s, to Lance Armstrong putting himself through the pain barrier.
On display was a unique selection of photographs that immerse you in the world of the bicycle and celebrate the passion of those who use it, whether as a means of transport, a status symbol, an ecological statement or a finely-tuned racing machine.
Having looked round the exhibition it provided a journey of emotion and experience, which increased the anticipation for the opening stage of the Tour de France vastly.
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