The Tour de France...in London.

Lucky to have the Tour de France pass very close to the office on Stage 3 from Cambridge to London - the weather had been great all morning, but it rained several times during the afternoon...not least while we were waiting and even more while returning to the office - guess who didn't have a coat or umbrella - it didn't dampen our spirits though!

This is the peleton passing by chasing to catch two riders maybe 30s ahead.

All the pictures I took were handheld - the ISO up to 400 to keep the shutter speed up while using my Sigma 70-300mm telephoto - because of the rain, it was darker by the time the riders arrived, so shutter speeds a bit low, but still got some worthy shots!

Simple post processing - the usual 'start' preset - graduated filter, sharpening and crop to 1920x1080 ratio - some dodging of the road in the foreground.

Technical details:

Nikon D80; 160s;f/8@195mm (70-300mm; f/4.0-5.6; Sigma APO DG telephoto lens); ISO400 – Handheld – Post processing in Lightroom 5