I got the opportunity ot ride in David Milalr's support car in the TT today. Out of the start gate he had 2 rear wheel failures that I'll post on later, but here's a little snip of the helicopter that followed us most of the way.Download heli2.mov
It takes a lot of bottles to support a team. On average each rider consumes 30-40 bottles on a big stage. Usually half of those bottles will be emptied on top of their heads to cool them down, and the other half get consumed or thrown to the side after a gulp or 2. Here's some pics of the typical cooler kept in the cars...
Occasionally you see spectators at the Tour. But every once and a while you see the future of the sport. Here's some kids getting the insider tour of the tour...