TdG Stage 5 (Friday)

GABIKE said:

Ive never been to a bike race other than when I BMXed many years ago. I have
other commitments later that day so my wife and I will be going to the first
KOM sprint line or somewhere below it. What are we suposed to do, just get
there before the race starts and find us a spot to pull over and wait? Thats
what it looks like people do when I watch races on OLN.

If you were Dutch you'd show up three days ahead of the race with a
camper van loaded with beer. You'd bring a sound system powerful
enough that a seismologist on another continent would know when you
turned it on. You'd bring lots of paint and splash the names of your
favorite riders all over the road, along with a penis or two.

But here in the US we just pack a picnic lunch and maybe a cowbell
to ring as the riders go by. You might want to hang out in Dalton
before the stage start to see if you can get some autographs.

Bob "Can't wait for Alpe d'Huez" Schwartz
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Bob Schwartz said:

But here in the US we just pack a picnic lunch and maybe a cowbell
to ring as the riders go by.

And pom-poms.

Ewoud Dronkert <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Bob Schwartz said:

But here in the US we just pack a picnic lunch and maybe a cowbell
to ring as the riders go by.

And pom-poms.

I think that is only done by Leipheimer's wife, and then that isn't here in
the US. But then maybe I only notice pom poms when they get stuck in
somebody's wheel.

NS

Quoted message said:

You might want to hang out in Dalton
before the stage start to see if you can get some autographs.

No hablo espanol. Some of the international riders will feel quite at home in
Dalton. Spanish is the primary language of the city. There will probibly be a
good turn out there.

How far in advance are roads closed for races? I would like to go to Dalton and
then drive up 52A to find a spot, but if they close well in advance I will have
to take a really round about way to get there.