La Banane de Guadeloupe & Martinique is the official supplier and sponsor of the team classification of the Tour de France. Lots of bananas have already been eaten during the race, which started this Saturday.
Christian Prudhomme (general director of the Tour de France) and other community members eat their first bananas of the tour (UGPBAN)
Every morning, the French bananas are distributed to the buses of the different teams (UGPBAN)
(UGPBAN)
The French banana is grown on family farms in Guadeloupe and Martinique, by 600 independent producers who sell 270 000 tons of bananas every year.
First podium for the team classification, Sunday the 8th of July. Tour-hostess Marie-Ena from UGPBAN with team Quick-Step (UGPBAN)
Brand visibility along the route (UGPBAN)
Philippe Ruelle (Director-General UGPBAN/Fruidor) and Marie-Ena Jacoby-Koaly congratulate team BMC on winning the team time trial on the 9th of July
The French banana (UGPBAN)
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La Banane de Guadeloupe et Martinique