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Don't think this has been shared in this thread. A brief yet interesting article about the helicopter crews with some great pictures of helicopters backdropped by the peloton/mountains
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/07/how-helicopters-bring-us-amazing-views-of-the-tour-de-france/
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thanks, enjoyed that
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Yup thanks a lot. Skim-read but interesting.
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Thanks, will read that later.
Le Pont du Gard definitely the highlight for me today.
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Fascinating. Nuts that they fly as low as 30cm above the ground!
The latest Kilometre 0 podcast is of a similar bent, but about motorbikes:
https://thecyclingpodcast.com/podcast/motos-kilometre-0Lots of insight into the whole motos argument.
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One thing I can confidently predict is that if Thomas doesn't win someone else will...
I slightly resent him crashing, I love peaceful stages like this where everyone's tired and the camera operators get to show off their talent. Relax and enjoy the scenery, it's too hot to do anything anyway.