The Tour de France Caravan

It is getting crazier and crazier every year at the Grand Tours with colourful characters at the road side in mankinis cheering on the riders. This side show certainly adds a bit extra to the viewing although sometimes it all looks a bit too close for comfort.

Alpe-d'Huez- France - wielrennen - cycling - radsport - cyclisme - Christopher Froome (Great Britain / Team Sky) - Richie Porte (Australia / Team Sky) - Bauke Mollema (Nederland / Team Belkin ProCycling team) pictured during the 100th Tour de France 2013 stage-18 from Gap to Alpe-d'Huez - photo Dion Kerckhoffs/Wessel van Keuk/Cor Vos © 2013

D Kerckhoffs/W van Keuk/Cor Vos © 2013

All of the Grand Tours have a publicity caravan but The Tour de France caravan is definitely the most spectacular. The vehicle parade of the 2016 Tour de France had 170 vehicles. You’ll see them coming past before the riders and they pelt the crowd with little keepsakes.

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German fan “El Diablo”, DIDI SENFT, also called the ‘Tourteufel’ (Tour Devil) who was a Tour fixture since 1993, is back on the road. Illness caused him to miss 2012 and after 2013 he retired from cheering the riders after having lost his sponsor, but he’s back for the 2016 season. You may have seen him or his Tourteufel camper van on TV during the recent Tour de France.

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The Devil is by far the most  notable fan, but he is not the only one as you may also recall how this entrepreneur got his Clean Bottle business going.

Cleanbottle

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