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Picture gallery: Le Tour crowds

KentOnline reporter
multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk
16:19, 09 July 2007
A lion leads the way.A Sea France lorry shaped like a ferry goes through Goudhurst.A suitably Scottish welcome for leader at the time David Millar.A youngster cheers on the riders.At exactly 10am the cannon was fired at Fort Amherst.Cheers and clapping for the riders.Crowds at Rochester Castle watch the action on a big screen as the riders approach.Eight-year-old Adam King gets an elevated view in Gravesend.Gillingham MP Paul Clark watches as kilted band members wait for the field.Nancy and Bill pose for the camera.People line the route as it winds through Boley Hill.People line the streets near Ashford's designer outlet village.People took any vantage point they could find.Stella Pennell and Ronnie McWilliams fly the flag in Gravesend.The caravan heads through Canterbury.Topiary cyclists welcome the riders to Ashford.
People watched the big screen at Rochester Castle before the riders arrive. Picture: JIM RANTELL
People watched the big screen at Rochester Castle before the riders arrive. Picture: JIM RANTELL

THERE was plenty for spectators to enjoy across the county while they waited for the Tour de France competitors to whizz past them.

Above is a selection of pictures taken along the race route.

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