Support question

Hi Tom,

Normally there are two teamcars in support.
If the break extends to more then 1 minute the teamcar
can join the break. The 2nd car stays with the peloton
ia. the important chasers.
If your further down you may have a problem and depend
on the neutral support or your fellow riders.

There are "neutral" drink posts like motorcycles,
Mavic cars etc. Drinks are normally not taken from supporters
but are normally used to cool off by pouring it over the head etc.
These big plastic bottles are chaired between the riders.

A closed softdrink can may be used but can still be tricky
if taken from a person you don't know.

Cheers,

Jan

Tom said:

When a rider (like Hencapie) goes with the break away - how do they
get support? I understand the feeding stations are stationary and they
can use them - but - does the team car cycle back and forth to the
break away and the chase or peleton?

I noticed a motorcycle passing out water along the way - is that how
they support the break aways?

Tom

Jan said:

Hi Tom,

Normally there are two teamcars in support.
If the break extends to more then 1 minute the teamcar
can join the break. The 2nd car stays with the peloton
ia. the important chasers.
If your further down you may have a problem and depend
on the neutral support or your fellow riders.

There are "neutral" drink posts like motorcycles,
Mavic cars etc. Drinks are normally not taken from supporters
but are normally used to cool off by pouring it over the head etc.
These big plastic bottles are chaired between the riders.

A closed softdrink can may be used but can still be tricky
if taken from a person you don't know.

I've seen a surprising number of riders grab water from spectators and
actually drink it. Voight did it in the alps and I think I saw a
Phonak or Euskatel rider do it today.

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"When a rider (like Hencapie) goes with the break away - how do they
get support? I understand the feeding stations are stationary and they
can use them - but - does the team car cycle back and forth to the
break away and the chase or peleton? "

Who?
Peleton?
"Break away"

NEWBIES!!!

Robb McLeod said:

Jan said:

Hi Tom,

Normally there are two teamcars in support.
If the break extends to more then 1 minute the teamcar
can join the break. The 2nd car stays with the peloton
ia. the important chasers.
If your further down you may have a problem and depend
on the neutral support or your fellow riders.

There are "neutral" drink posts like motorcycles,
Mavic cars etc. Drinks are normally not taken from supporters
but are normally used to cool off by pouring it over the head etc.
These big plastic bottles are chaired between the riders.

A closed softdrink can may be used but can still be tricky
if taken from a person you don't know.

I've seen a surprising number of riders grab water from spectators and
actually drink it. Voight did it in the alps and I think I saw a
Phonak or Euskatel rider do it today.

Yes, I thought I saw Pereiro (or some other rider in the break) doing
this today. I thought the riders were very careful about picking up a
"bug" during the tour. I suppose if it's hot enough, all water looks good.

(Not saying "the water in France is bad", but that sharing a bottle with
a total, perhaps drunken, stranger is a bad idea)

Mark

Mark Janeba said:

Robb McLeod wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've seen a surprising number of riders grab water from spectators and
actually drink it. Voight did it in the alps and I think I saw a
Phonak or Euskatel rider do it today.

Yes, I thought I saw Pereiro (or some other rider in the break) doing
this today. I thought the riders were very careful about picking up a
"bug" during the tour. I suppose if it's hot enough, all water looks good.

(Not saying "the water in France is bad", but that sharing a bottle with
a total, perhaps drunken, stranger is a bad idea)

How do you know the riders didn't know these specific fans. I read of
a Dutch rider mentioning there were a few specific fans he knew and
looked for in the mountins who would always give him and his team
stuff.

JT

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Quoted message said:

"When a rider (like Hencapie) goes with the break away - how do they
get support? I understand the feeding stations are stationary and they
can use them - but - does the team car cycle back and forth to the
break away and the chase or peleton? "

Who?
Peleton?
"Break away"

NEWBIES!!!

K.P. it's a news group... not your own little circle jerk that you control
who participates. I think the guy had a legitimate and clear question for
the group. Seems Jan understood the question well enough to reply.

Your elitist attitude is getting old. People here [censored] and moan that
cycling does not get the attention it deserves and then when "NEWBIES" do
start coming around your pompous attitude sends them away.

-p

John Forrest Tomlinson said:

Mark Janeba said:

Robb McLeod wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've seen a surprising number of riders grab water from spectators and
actually drink it. Voight did it in the alps and I think I saw a
Phonak or Euskatel rider do it today.

Yes, I thought I saw Pereiro (or some other rider in the break) doing
this today. I thought the riders were very careful about picking up a
"bug" during the tour. I suppose if it's hot enough, all water looks good.

(Not saying "the water in France is bad", but that sharing a bottle with
a total, perhaps drunken, stranger is a bad idea)

How do you know the riders didn't know these specific fans. I read of
a Dutch rider mentioning there were a few specific fans he knew and
looked for in the mountins who would always give him and his team
stuff.

Good point. There just seemed to be a lot of it going on - made me
think they were taking water from anybody.

Mark