Just as the peloton passes over Col de la Madeleine a rain starts falling, making the descent down the sharp bends slippery and treacherous.

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Why stand in the crowded road on Cole de la Madeleine when you can have your own private mountain and see the riders coming for miles..?

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One of the many tasks for the Lotto Belisol soigneurs is to bring the riders bottles of drinks at the feeding zones. One bootle marked X containing carbohydrates and one marked R containing electrolytes. How they know which rider get what? They don’t. They just hand them out as fast as they can to the passing riders and the riders make it work.

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Together with her mother and two brothers, she waited for the riders on Col de la Madeleine. One of the smallest, but at the same time loudest fans.

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Not only bringing us all the cool video on TV from Tour de France, the choppers also are also a sure sign that the riders are approaching.

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