This is from Discovery Magazine. This is what they say about it:
--Today, Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite took a new image of the area covering Stage 16 of the Tour de France in the French Alps. The image of the 9.6-mile (15.5 km) race course from Bourg d'Oisans to L'Alpe d'Huez was collected at 11:52 a.m. (local time) from 423 miles in space. American Lance Armstrong won this individual time trial stage in 39 minutes, 41 seconds - the only rider under 40 minutes.
The image shows the winding switchback road to the town of L'Alpe d'Huez lined with cars, RVs and hundreds of thousands of cycling fans. The town itself is also packed with tents, vehicles and people.
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