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17 inexplicable photos of Tour de France fans that you won't see at any other sporting event in the world

Ari GilbergJul 23, 2015, 02:58 IST

Eric Gaillard/REUTERS

Over the years costumed fans have become a staple of the Tour de France. Every day you'll see people dressed as bananas, musketeers, and various farm animals on the side of the road.

It's one of the strangest quirks of one of the world's greatest sporting event, but it's also totally unique to the Tour.

Reuters photographers have captured some fantastic shots of these fans, and we picked out our favorites.