{"id":2964,"date":"2022-07-01T14:42:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T12:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2022-07-01T14:42:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T12:42:15","slug":"cars-supporting-the-bikes-what-does-it-take-to-make-the-tour-de-france-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/2022\/07\/01\/cars-supporting-the-bikes-what-does-it-take-to-make-the-tour-de-france-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Cars Supporting the Bikes: What Does it Take to Make the Tour de France Happen?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If we just take a look at this year\u2019s numbers, the Tour de France (1<sup>st<\/sup> to 24<sup>th<\/sup> July) and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (24<sup>th<\/sup> to 31<sup>st<\/sup> July) will, all in all, cover 4,411 kilometres in four weeks. Events of such gargantuan proportions need a matching support and logistic structure. Proven reliable, agile and sturdy, \u0160koda cars have been the backbone of the Tour since \u0160koda became the official sponsor of the race 18 years ago. So, what roles do the cars fulfil?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A short introduction: \u0160koda took root as a little cycling workshop founded by Laurin and Klement in 1895. In the words of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skoda-storyboard.com\/en\/press-releases\/skoda-auto-is-the-official-main-partner-of-the-tour-de-france-for-the-18th-time\/\">Martin Jahn<\/a>, \u0160koda AUTO Board Member for Sales and Marketing: \u201cOur company\u2019s long history is inextricably linked with cycling. For this reason, \u0160koda AUTO is committed to being a strong long-term partner of international elite and amateur cycling. Supporting the Tour de France has been one of the cornerstones of our activities in sports partnership since 2004.\u201d Furthermore, after a 33-year hiatus, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letourfemmes.fr\/en\/overall-route\">Tour de France Femmes<\/a> will finally take place again this year and \u0160koda naturally also took up the partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 210 cars, mostly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skoda-auto.com\/models\/range\/octavia\">\u0160koda OCTAVIAs<\/a> and SUPERBs, manned by about drivers and technicians, are provided each year for the organisational, team, management, and support crews. Let\u2019s run through them by function.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/SUPERB-iV-Tour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2976\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/SUPERB-iV-Tour.jpg\" alt=\"\u0160koda SUPERB iV\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/SUPERB-iV-Tour.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/SUPERB-iV-Tour-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/SUPERB-iV-Tour-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2964 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/SKODA-OCTAVIA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/SKODA-OCTAVIA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"&quot;It\u2019s important for the drivers to be former cyclists. Because it\u2019s difficult to anticipate the movements of a peloton of several hundred riders, which reacts differently in certain situations.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/SKODA-OCTAVIA.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/SKODA-OCTAVIA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/SKODA-OCTAVIA-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/Medium-Gent-Wevelgem-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/Medium-Gent-Wevelgem-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Two cars per team follow the peloton. \u00a9 Bram Berkien\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/Medium-Gent-Wevelgem-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/Medium-Gent-Wevelgem-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2022\/07\/Medium-Gent-Wevelgem-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Directors\u2019 Leading Cars and other high officials\u2019 vehicles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This year, the honour of leading the peloton will once again mostly fall on the specially adjusted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skoda-auto.com\/models\/range\/enyaq-iv\">\u0160koda ENYAQ iV<\/a> that will carry around the Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letour.fr\/en\/\">Tour de France,<\/a> Christian Prudhomme, and the Director of the Tour de France Femmes, Marion Rousse. \u00a0The striking and well-known \u2018Velvet Red\u2019 SUV is used as a mobile command centre, fitted with a two-way radio, six antennas, a retractable panoramic sunroof and all the amenities the Race Directors and their crew need for the four weeks they spend in the cabin, including Champagne flute holders. The radio system is used to communicate with their race marshals and other Tour officials who assist them and the riders on the road, riding in cars of the same brilliant red velvet shade.<\/p>\n<p>The car is not hard to spot amid the Tour\u2019s bustle, thanks to custom decals, the characteristic yellow windscreen visor, and the fact that the Tour Directors often observe and evaluate the situation standing through the sunroof \u2013 that\u2019s also how they launch the race by waving a flag at \u2018Kilometre Zero\u2019. If you would like a peek at how the Leading Cars and organisers\u2019 vehicles are assembled, customised and readied for their big day, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/06\/29\/creating-the-red-enyaq-iv-how-does-it-feel-to-be-the-tour-de-france-director\/\">our previous article<\/a> documenting their special modification process in a \u2018top-secret\u2019 workshop in the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d4QPYT5SebI&#038;feature=emb_title&#038;ab_channel=WeLoveCycling<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Team cars<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One can\u2019t really overstate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skoda-storyboard.com\/en\/lifestyle\/sports\/team-command-vehicle\/\">the importance<\/a> of Tour de France team cars, usually \u0160koda SUPERBs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skoda-auto.com\/models\/range\/octavia\">OCTAVIAs,<\/a> either iV, hybrids or diesel. Their cabins and roofs become jam-packed repair workshops, first-aid stations, spare-parts suppliers, refreshment and gear-change points, and more during the race. This makes them instrumental in the success of both the individual riders as well as the whole team. The cars have an assigned rank depending on the ranking of the team\u2019s leading cyclist. The equation is simple: the closer to the peloton, the fewer seconds spent getting to a rider in trouble. The only one able to hand out permission to break said rank is the Race Director and the team cars have a direct radio hotline to their Leading Car.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a problem too late may cost the team a stage win or maybe even the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/07\/05\/the-story-of-the-tour-de-france-jerseys-how-the-skoda-green-jersey-came-to-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0160koda Green Jersey.<\/a> That\u2019s why you need trained and utterly focused individuals behind the wheel. As Ronny Lauke, Co-Founder and Team Manager of CANYON\/\/SRAM Racing and Sports Director for Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, told us in an interview: \u201cIn my opinion, it\u2019s important for the drivers to be former cyclists. Because it\u2019s difficult to anticipate the movements of a peloton of several hundred riders, which reacts differently in certain situations. [\u2026] You are responsible for the athletes\u2019 health and wellbeing \u2013 they are the most vulnerable link in our traffic chain.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Neutral support cars<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2021\/06\/Shimano-neutral-vehicle-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-841 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2021\/06\/Shimano-neutral-vehicle-2.jpg\" alt=\"Many people watching cycling events such as the Tour de France often don\u2019t realize that the race organizers need the help of these cars.\" width=\"1063\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2021\/06\/Shimano-neutral-vehicle-2.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2021\/06\/Shimano-neutral-vehicle-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2021\/06\/Shimano-neutral-vehicle-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/18\/2021\/06\/Shimano-neutral-vehicle-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1063px) 100vw, 1063px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new shade still might take some getting used to for regular Tour fans, as the neutral support cars have been sporting the sunny Mavic yellow since 1977. Last year, the Japanese component giant Shimano took over as the provider of the support crews and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skoda-auto.com\/models\/range\/superb-iv\">\u0160koda SUBERB iV<\/a> models utilised as neutral support cars switched coats to royal blue. These \u2018angels on four wheels\u2019 are ready to swoop in to help any rider in need when their own team cars are all engaged somewhere else or too far behind. One Shimano car will also keep close to the Race Directors\u2019 cars, with three bikes specially adjusted for the top three general-classification contenders, in case they run into bad luck.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, the neutral support cars are equipped with spare tyres, chains, crank sets and even whole bicycles, as well as accessories like raincoats or miscellaneous things such as energy gels and drinks. Commenting on the change of provider, Thierry Gouvenou, Head of the cycling race organisation department at A.S.O., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letour.fr\/en\/news\/2021\/shimano-blue-for-neutral-support-at-tour-de-france\/1291752\">said<\/a>: \u201cHaving Shimano on board is a huge statement about the quality of races we offer. We have complete trust in the Shimano team to deliver professional service towards teams and riders, as they have been doing for much of their 100-year history.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>VIP Hospitality Programme cars<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>And last but not least, a dedicated fleet of \u0160koda cars lets a few lucky winners experience the most important Tour of their lives. Each year, we launch the VIP \u0160koda Hospitality Programme contest, taking several fans as close to the Tour as possible with all-inclusive service. Winners get to enjoy three days of being chauffeured around in either the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skoda-auto.com\/models\/range\/enyaq-iv\">\u0160koda ENYAQ iVs<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skoda-auto.com\/models\/range\/superb-iv\">\u0160koda SUPERB iVs,<\/a> including a ride in front of the peloton, a helicopter flight over the racing riders and the scenic landscape, and the famed French cuisine and hospitality. Does this sound like the experience of a lifetime? Try your luck, enter the VIP \u0160koda Hospitality Programme contest yourself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/tour-de-france-2022\/#contest\">here<\/a> and see what happens!<\/p>\n<p>This year, keep an eye out for the immensely dedicated and brave support crews and all the others making the dream that is the Tour de France happen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we just take a look at this year\u2019s numbers, the Tour de France (1st to 24th July) and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":2980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-2964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-the-latest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tour de France Cars: How Do They Help? 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