Greig Leach

Unfortunately, my pen does not have spell check, nor does it catch bad grammar. Clearly, I meant 'their' not 'there.' Somehow I got to the last stage of the Tour without a single painting of a daredevil mechanic leaning way too far out of a team car to effect a bike repair on the fly. Anthony Perez (Cofidis) had a plastic bag stuck in his rear derailleur hanger which was bound to interfere with shifting if not completely lock up the rear wheel. With the peloton going full gas, there wasn't enough time to stop for a repair or bike change, so out the window it was. It worked and Perez was able to quickly catch back onto the rear of the peloton. And the mechanic still had all of his fingers. It really does take a full team to compete successfully in the Tour.