In the year 2000 Paolo Pellizzari had the opportunity to follow the Tour de France and published a book called La France du Tour. With the support of the International Cycling Union and National Cycling Federations, he spent three years following many different cycling tours that took him all over the world. This book is composed of ninety superb colour photographs from seventeen cycling tours in many different countries. The diversity of the landscapes and crowds, captured here on film, are fantastic. It shows the extraordinary popularity of cycling in the world and demonstrates its free spirit.