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Yoan Valat—EPA  German supporter Didi Senft known as El Diablo cheers as Great Britain's Christopher Froome (in yellow) rides in the pack during the eighth stage of the race on July 11, 2015, between Rennes and Mur-de-Bretagne, western France. Lionel Bonaventure—AFP/Getty Images  Belgium fan Willy from Antwerp waits for the riders during the 11th stage of the race from Pau to Cauterets, France on July 15, 2015. Eric Gaillard—Reuters  Cycling supporters play instruments as riders pass by during the eighth stage of the race from Rennes to Mur-de-Bretagne, France on July 11, 2015. Stefano Rellandini—Reuters  French cyclist fan, Jojo the rooster, waits for the riders during the sixth stage of the race from Abbeville to Le Havre, France on July 9, 2015. Eric Gaillard—Reuters  A spectator watches teams during the ninth stage of the race, a team time-trial that starts in Vannes and finishes in Plumelec, France on July 12, 2015. Laurent Cipriani—AP  A supporter of Movistar rider Alejandro Valverde of Spain, dressed as an American Indian, rides his bicycle before the 10th stage of the race from Tarbes to La Pierre-Saint -Martin, France on July 14, 2015. Stefano Rellandini—Reuters  Disguised spectators cheer as riders pass during the 18th stage of the race ending in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France on July 23, 2015. Christophe Ena—AP  A fan rides a bicycle as he is suspended from a cable during the 17th stage of the race from Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup in the French Alps mountains on July 22, 2015. Stefano Rellandini—Reuters  Disguised supporters wait along the road during the 11th stage of the race on July 15, 2015, between Pau and Cauterets, southwestern France. 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