Voight's saddlebag

Quoted message said:

Jens Voight is racing with a small, black saddlebag under his seat.
What could he be carrying in there-spare tube, hotel room key, coffee
money?

Eurosport says it's a power meter radio tranmitter for TV...

Quoted post said:

Jens Voight is racing with a small, black saddlebag under his seat.
What could he be carrying in there-spare tube, hotel room key, coffee
money?

Car keys, tube, patch kit, multitool, ID, cash. You know, just like me.

Ron

Same as last year

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/tour04/tech/?id=voigt-bike

Quoted message said:

Jens Voight is racing with a small, black saddlebag under his seat.
What could he be carrying in there-spare tube, hotel room key, coffee
money?

The team's EPO supply.

All TDF riders are subject to power to weight ratio compensation
devices. Also known as PWRCD's.
If a riders power output is greater than 17% of the average wattage of
the entire TDF peloton then he must carry a bag with an adjusted
weight compensation device up to; but not greater than 1.73 kilos.
Lance was forced to to ride with his brake rubbing for the first 165k
of a mountain stage
in recent years to compensate for the new rule introduce by the French
UCI representative. Lance did figured out that all he had to do was
adjust the brakes.
The UCI rules committee had to develop a new plan, hence the PWRCD's
that you see on Voight's bike. The PWRCD's are connected to the bike
via a Martha Stewart ankle bracelet, which is monitored at all times.
And now you know............

"OMC"

OMC said:

All TDF riders are subject to power to weight ratio compensation
devices. Also known as PWRCD's.
If a riders power output is greater than 17% of the average wattage of
the entire TDF peloton then he must carry a bag with an adjusted
weight compensation device up to; but not greater than 1.73 kilos.
Lance was forced to to ride with his brake rubbing for the first 165k
of a mountain stage
in recent years to compensate for the new rule introduce by the French
UCI representative. Lance did figured out that all he had to do was
adjust the brakes.
The UCI rules committee had to develop a new plan, hence the PWRCD's
that you see on Voight's bike. The PWRCD's are connected to the bike
via a Martha Stewart ankle bracelet, which is monitored at all times.
And now you know............

"OMC"

Excellent. I assume, you've read "Harrison Bergeron", then? If not,
please do:

http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/hb.html