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Were all familiar with a birdseye view but now Sony wants to bring cycling fans a sheeps eye view of the action when the first leg of the Tour De France gets underway on July 5. The Japanese consumer electronics company has enlisted the help of five sheep from the Harewell Hall Farm in Yorkshire in the UK — the county that this year will host the opening leg of the Tour De France — and is fitting them with action cams. Although none of the chosen flock appear to have undertaken any form of professional camera operation training, Sony has had to adapt its existing action cam dog harness so that it fits a wearer of ovine proportions. The camera in question, the Sony HD AS100VR ActionCam, is splash-proof and, thanks to a protective casing, can handle knocks and scrapes.