Originally Posted by
mercator
My wife had the same reaction to my interest, but when we were in France last year we went out and stood on the side of the road as first the caravan and then the peloton went by.
Now she's a fan.
+1
We went to Paris in '06. Rented a car and drove to the Alps for the Alp d' Huez stage and the next day's stage start. My wife has been a fan ever since. We got back to Paris and went to the final day on
Champs-
Élysées to see Floyd "win."
Here is a good article about team bikes.
TDF Team Bikes