Greig Leach

I just love everything about this moment during today's stage! Everything. I love that this fan had set up outside of her house to watch in her purple floral dress. When Christina Schweinberger (Fenix-Deceuninck) had a problem with her bike, she stopped right in front of this older couple. At first the woman was waving her arms to alert Schweinberger's team car as to where the Austrian was. Next as the mechanic jumped out and went to get a new bike, Schweinberger handed her bike over and pulled out her water bottle. After the mechanic had gotten his rider sorted, he came back over as this lovely woman lifted and passed the non-functioning bike over. Road racing has to be the only sport where this kind of athlete and fan interaction could ever happen. Our purple clad fan played an important role in this rider's Tour. I was also amused that the man that I assume is her husband just stood there the whole time. I am also amused that everyone tries to tell me that there are no overweight people in Europe, clearly that is a myth. If you don't believe me, just watch the fans as the Tour speeds by.