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"Thomas Mairs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Hello people - I found you ( not that you were lost ) I knew that some

where

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on USENET there was an NG discussing the tour. I am not a bike rider but I appreciate the effort
anyways here is my question

I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water

bottles -

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Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the whole tour?

The water bottles that they drink out of, they keep.

The ones they throw away are the ones they peed into. I'll guess that since the average stage is 5-6
hours, they pee twice per stage. Therefore, ~18 mass start stages multiplied by an average of 170
riders per stage (started with 198, whittled down to 140 some) = ~3000 water bottles that have been
peed in and thrown away.

The French fans like the TdF so much that they pick up bottles even if they've been peed in. I guess
you can just pour it out into the toilet and wash the bottle - pee is sterile right?

glad to be of help,

K. Gringioni

Thomas Mairs said:

Hello people - I found you ( not that you were lost ) I knew that some where on USENET there was
an NG discussing the tour. I am not a bike rider but I appreciate the effort anyways here is my
question

I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water bottles - Question about how
many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the whole tour?

I've seen estimates for this somewhere, amaong tour trivia. Wait till you see the amount of people
involved in the caravan.

I believe I read last year that each team (9 riders) is issued 1,000 bottles. Of course, most are
given away to spectators and friends as souvenirs. But they do go through alot of bottles.

Bob C.

"Thomas Mairs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Hello people - I found you ( not that you were lost ) I knew that some

where

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on USENET there was an NG discussing the tour. I am not a bike rider but I appreciate the effort
anyways here is my question

I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water

bottles -

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Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the whole tour?

Thomas Mairs said:

I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water bottles - Question about how
many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the whole tour?

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"Thomas Mairs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hello people - I found you ( not that you were lost ) I knew that some

where

Quoted message said:

on USENET there was an NG discussing the tour. I am not a bike rider but I appreciate the effort
anyways here is my question

I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water

bottles -

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Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the whole tour?

My guess is: at least one bottle an hour when racing (more when its hot). Multiplied by the number
of racers, and the number of hours racing.

Good thing they're souvenirs, 'cause that's a lot of plastic bottles! I wonder if they have a
special French bidon patrol?

Mike

Kurgan Gringioni said:

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I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water

bottles -

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Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the whole tour?

The water bottles that they drink out of, they keep.

The ones they throw away are the ones they peed into.

Unless the riders are drinking their own pee, that's bull! They toss every bottle they empty and are
just getting new ones from the car.

chris

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Originally posted by Chris Freeman

BKurgan Gringioni said:

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I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water

bottles -

Quoted message said:

Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the whole tour?

The water bottles that they drink out of, they keep.

The ones they throw away are the ones they peed into.

Unless the riders are drinking their own pee, that's bull! They toss every bottle they empty and are
just getting new ones from the car.

chris [/B]

Nope Chris - it's a fact. I've got an official bidon full of racer pee that I picked up during the stage to gap - you're welcome to come check it out and even take a swig if you don't believe me.

Hope this helps.

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Unless the riders are drinking their own pee, that's bull! They toss every bottle they empty and
are just getting new ones from the car.

chris

...and another one takes the bait...

Mike

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Kurgan Gringioni said:

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I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water

bottles -

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Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the

whole

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tour?

The water bottles that they drink out of, they keep.

The ones they throw away are the ones they peed into.

Unless the riders are drinking their own pee, that's bull!

When riders get excessively dehydrated, as they have in this Tour, they will drink pee.

No big deal, it's sterile.

It's just too easy.

M.

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Unless the riders are drinking their own pee, that's bull! They toss

every

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bottle they empty and are just getting new ones from the car.

chris

...and another one takes the bait...

Mike

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> I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water
bottles -
> Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the

whole

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> tour?

The water bottles that they drink out of, they keep.

The ones they throw away are the ones they peed into.

Unless the riders are drinking their own pee, that's bull!

When riders get excessively dehydrated, as they have in this Tour, they

will

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drink pee.

No big deal, it's sterile.

I thought that you only drank pee when you were going to Africa.

Mike

Thomas Mairs said:

Hello people - I found you ( not that you were lost ) I knew that some where on USENET there was
an NG discussing the tour. I am not a bike rider but I appreciate the effort anyways here is my
question

I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water bottles - Question about how
many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the whole tour?

And who goes and picks them up when they throw them into shrubs off the side of the road on
stretches with no spectators in sight?

Looks like some pretty serious pollution is going on here.

Dani

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Thomas Mairs said:

I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water

bottles -

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Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the

whole

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tour?

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If you look around you will see there is a FAQ (Frequently Asked

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"Kurgan Gringioni" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"chris freeman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Kurgan Gringioni said:

> I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water
bottles -
> Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the

whole

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> tour?

The water bottles that they drink out of, they keep.

The ones they throw away are the ones they peed into.

Unless the riders are drinking their own pee, that's bull!

When riders get excessively dehydrated, as they have in this Tour, they

will

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drink pee.

No big deal, it's sterile.

Kurgan Gringioni AKA Bob Roll!

Dashii

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Kurgan Gringioni wrote:

> > I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water
> bottles -
> > Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per

the

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whole

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> The water bottles that they drink out of, they keep.
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> The ones they throw away are the ones they peed into.

Unless the riders are drinking their own pee, that's bull!

When riders get excessively dehydrated, as they have in this Tour, they

will

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drink pee.

No big deal, it's sterile.

Kurgan Gringioni AKA Bob Roll!

shush. you're going to spoil my chances w/ Ms. Gum.

Kurgan Gringioni said:

The French fans like the TdF so much that they pick up bottles even if they've been peed in. I
guess you can just pour it out into the toilet and wash the bottle - pee is sterile right?

Any racing caps that are thrown away are collected for a similar reason. If you look carefully you
will see that some riders throw away their helmets at the foot of the last climb since they can't
wear racing caps any more.

I noticed all the bottles are of same color. What if the rider makes a mistake and throws away the
wrong bottle?

There is also some rumors about some riders recycle their pee for more energy. If caught, they claim
- accidently threw away the wrong bottle...but, they really meant it!

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"Thomas Mairs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Hello people - I found you ( not that you were lost ) I knew that some

where

Quoted message said:

on USENET there was an NG discussing the tour. I am not a bike rider but I appreciate the effort
anyways here is my question

I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water

bottles -

Quoted message said:

Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the whole tour?

The water bottles that they drink out of, they keep.

The ones they throw away are the ones they peed into. I'll guess that since the average stage is
5-6 hours, they pee twice per stage. Therefore, ~18 mass start stages multiplied by an average of
170 riders per stage (started with 198, whittled down to 140 some) = ~3000 water bottles that have
been peed in and thrown away.

The French fans like the TdF so much that they pick up bottles even if they've been peed in. I
guess you can just pour it out into the toilet and wash the bottle - pee is sterile right?

glad to be of help,

K. Gringioni

"Kurgan Gringioni" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The French fans like the TdF so much that they pick up bottles even if they've been peed in. I
guess you can just pour it out into the toilet and wash the bottle - pee is sterile right?

I heard pee is sterile but I don't believe it. In my rougher years, when I couldn't be bothered to
find the bathroom, I'd often use one of the previous night's beer bottles (once or twice I found
myself drinking all the way to my bed) when I had to take a leak.

Within a week or two, a layer of mold will grow on the top of the liquid. Sometimes it just gets
cloudy though.

With ambassadors like this, it is no wonder cyclists in the US are seen as [censored].

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"Thomas Mairs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Hello people - I found you ( not that you were lost ) I knew that some

where

Quoted message said:

on USENET there was an NG discussing the tour. I am not a bike rider but I appreciate the effort
anyways here is my question

I notice that during the race the riders throwing away their water

bottles -

Quoted message said:

Question about how many bottles do they go thru? per stage? per the

whole

Quoted message said:

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tour?

The water bottles that they drink out of, they keep.

The ones they throw away are the ones they peed into. I'll guess that

since

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the average stage is 5-6 hours, they pee twice per stage. Therefore, ~18 mass start stages
multiplied by an average of 170 riders per stage

(started

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with 198, whittled down to 140 some) = ~3000 water bottles that have been peed in and thrown away.

The French fans like the TdF so much that they pick up bottles even if they've been peed in. I
guess you can just pour it out into the toilet and wash the bottle - pee is sterile right?

glad to be of help,

K. Gringioni