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2014 Tour de France, Stage 2

  • July 6, 2014
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After yesterday, I thought the crowd couldnt be bigger. It turned out it can. There were more climbs, that accommodated more people and it all created a brilliant atmosphere. In all honesty, Im a bit puzzled how people could stay cheerful after waiting for hours and hours, the only entertainment being the publicitaire caravan and the cars of journalists, photographers and very important people.

Especially, that their reward for such tenacity is a glimpse of the riders for a few minutes, which I think is fairly thin, even if they are the best riders in the world. That said, the crowds were amazing, people standing next to the road never got tired of waving and high-fiving even us, the non-essential crowd.

This time I got to the finish line in time, experienced the famous brawl for positions and realised that my height can be an advantage sometimes. Some happy and a few unhappy riders whizzed past and it was over. By the time I got back to the press centre, they were already breaking down bits that werent essential to be transported to London.

Whether Ill be there or not depends on the gods of car mechanics – if my Vauxhall gets fixed, Ill be there to see the end of the beginning of the 2014 Tour de France.

After yesterday, I thought the crowd couldnt be bigger. It turned out it can. There were more climbs, that accommodated more people and it all created a brilliant atmosphere. In all honesty, Im a bit puzzled how people could stay cheerful after waiting for hours and hours, the only entertainment being the publicitaire caravan and the cars of journalists, photographers and very important people.

Especially, that their reward for such tenacity is a glimpse of the riders for a few minutes, which I think is fairly thin, even if they are the best riders in the world. That said, the crowds were amazing, people standing next to the road never got tired of waving and high-fiving even us, the non-essential crowd.

This time I got to the finish line in time, experienced the famous brawl for positions and realised that my height can be an advantage sometimes. Some happy and a few unhappy riders whizzed past and it was over. By the time I got back to the press centre, they were already breaking down bits that werent essential to be transported to London.

Whether Ill be there or not depends on the gods of car mechanics – if my Vauxhall gets fixed, Ill be there to see the end of the beginning of the 2014 Tour de France.

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The grandstand of the York Racecourse was completely packed before the departure
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Robocop
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Note the little ‘5V’ sticker on Marcel Kittel’s race number, referring to his five, individual Tour de France stage wins
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Simon Gerrans’ stem with the climb reminder.
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I’m not so sure about this artwork…
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… what do you think?
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Lampre-Merida’s bus driver tries to make sense of the road book
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Mark Cavendish faces the press after announcing that he wouldn’t start the stage, due to the injuries he sustained at the finish of the first stage.
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The famous York Minster

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Jan Bakelants sits on the stairs of the team bus, contemplating a long day in the saddle

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Kittel crosses the finish line with the grupetto and stoically accepts losing the yellow jersey
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Jens Voigt seemed to have enjoyed his day in the polka dot jersey

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