Four road bikers on a winding mountain road on their way to 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 sun is rising, clouds are in the valley, and in the background the mountain peaks of Chamonix are visible, including Mont Blanc, the highest mountain of the Alps. This climb 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 at 1960 meters height.

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