Four road bikers on the dam of the Emosson reservoir lake in the Alps on the border of France and Switzerland. It is an early morning training session of the local cyclists. The climb from Martigny to Finhaut will be stage 17 of the 2016 Tour de France on July 20th 2016. Depart is in Bern and the finish near the Emosson reservoir, Lac d'Emosson, at 1960 meters height.

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