One of the vehicles from the publicity caravans of former Tour de
France cycle races arrives in Paris, July 2, 2003 ahead of the July 5,
2003 departure of the 100th Tour de France. The publicity caravan, a
procession of flamboyant advertising vehicles which accompanies the
month-long Tour de France and precedes the pack of cyclists along its
3, 350 kms route, is a well known attraction to cycling spectators.
REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

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