Tour de France, France, July 2-24, 2005

What's up, doc?

The Tour de France makes sure its riders are ready for the rigours of a three-week stage race with a series of medical checks on each rider a few days before the start. AFP was there to record a part of the racethat the riders don't always take too seriously...

Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) Photo ©: AFP	Robbie McEwen (Davitamon Lotto) Photo ©: AFP	Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel) Photo ©: AFP
Wilfried Cretskens (Quickstep) Photo ©: AFP	Floyd Landis (Phonak) Photo ©: AFP	Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon) Photo ©: AFP
Baden Cooke (Francaise des Jeux) Photo ©: AFP	Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) Photo ©: AFP	He's alive!! Photo ©: AFP