A man rides a bicycle hanging from a crane during the 6th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Abbeville to Le Havre, France, July 9, 2015. Photographing the Tour de France cycling race comes with highs and lows: the buzz from capturing just the right image, the tedium of long journeys, the painstaking set-up of equipment, the breath-taking scenery. Reuters photographers have worked not only to capture the thrills and spills on the roads and mountain passes. They have also shot a set of pictures showing their own quirky view from behind the scenes as they travelled through the Netherlands, Belgium and France. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

Bicycles and cycling jerseys hang outside a cafe at the start of the 7th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Livarot to Fougeres, France, July 10, 2015. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

A barber shaves the head of Reuters photographer Stefano Rellandini at the hairdressing space of the Tour de France Village du depart (hospitality area) in Seranig, Belgium, July 7, 2015. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

LCL bank hostess Marie-Alexie Bazerque, sponsor of the yellow jersey, does her make-up before the prize ceremony of the 5th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Arras to Amiens, France, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

Cycling jerseys, part of a collection belonging to French cycling fan Gerald, hang from a line during the 4th stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Seraing in Belgium to Cambrai in France, July 7, 2015. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

Graffiti is seen in the technical area at the finish line in the 6th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Abbeville to Le Havre, France, July 9, 2015. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

The stage map is seen on the back of the helmet of the Reuters motorbike driver as he rides during the 7th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Livarot to Fougeres, France, July 10, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A painting depicting a cyclist is seen on the road to La Pierre Saint Martin during the 10th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Tarbes to La Pierre-Saint -Martin, France, July 14, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

People cheer a helicopter during the 18th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in the French Alps mountains, France, July 23, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

French flags are seen at the start of the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Mende to Valence, France, July 19, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Staff members carry part of a camera dolly before the individual time-trial first stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race in Utrecht, Netherlands, July 4, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Technicians plays mini table tennis behind the finish line during the 16th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Bourg-de-Peage to Gap, France, July 20, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A sandwich that is a photographer's dinner sits on the dashboard of a car during the transfer on the highway after the 9th stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Vannes to Plumelec, France, July 12, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Reuters driver Jacques Clawey (R) checks the Tour de France 2015 cycling race road map in the media centre in Utrecht, Netherlands, July 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Miniatures models of riders are seen at the finish line during the 16th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Bourg-de-Peage to Gap, France, July 20, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Socks hang to dry from a TV van in the technical area at the finish line of the 10th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Tarbes to La Pierre-Saint -Martin, France, July 14, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

An image of a cyclist is seen on the door of a truck in the technical area next to the finish line of the Tour de France stage in Huy, Belgium, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A technician plays concertina in the TV truck at the technical area behind the finish line during the 16th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Bourg-de-Peage to Gap, France, July 20, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Reuters photographer Benoit Tessier fixes the accreditation sticker to a car window in Utrecht, Netherlands, July 2, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Spectators wait for the pack of riders during the 2nd stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Utrecht to Zeeland, July 5, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Spectators sit in a field after the 9th stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Vannes to Plumelec, France, July 12, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A container of “Pate de Marcassin” sits on a table in Huy, Belgium, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A couple waits for the pack of riders during the 18th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in the French Alps July 23, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A man plays trumpet as he waits the 8th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Rennes to Mur-de-Bretagne, France, July 11, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A road sign is seen on top of a rock in La Pierre Saint Martin during the 10th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Tarbes to La Pierre-Saint-Martin, France, July 14, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Supporters are reflected in a window at the finish line in La Pierre Saint Martin during the 10th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Tarbes to La Pierre-Saint-Martin, France, July 14, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A giant yellow bicycle is seen on a hill during the 18th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in the French Alps July 23, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Croissants sit on a table at a hotel before the 11th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Pau to Cauterets in the French Pyrenees mountains, France, July 14, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Reuters photographers are pictured as they arrive at the hotel in Huy, Belgium, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Preserves and collectors items are seen in the Chambre d'hôte hotel in Centres after the 13th stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Muret to Rodez, France, July 18, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

An image of a bicycle is painted on an empty road during the 5th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Arras to Amiens, France, July 8, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A man with bicycle buys a train ticket at the Antwerp Central station ticket office, Belgium, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Bicycles are seen on a building at the start of the second stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Utrecht to Zeeland, July 5, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)