{"id":179240,"date":"2020-09-02T12:33:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T12:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=179240"},"modified":"2020-09-11T11:56:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T11:56:30","slug":"skoda-cars-suit-every-need-imaginable-during-the-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/09\/02\/skoda-cars-suit-every-need-imaginable-during-the-tour-de-france\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160koda Cars Suit Every Need Imaginable During the Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u0160koda, formerly Laurin and Klement, took its baby steps in a small bicycle workshop in 1895 in then Austria-Hungary, today\u2019s Czech Republic, so it\u2019s only natural that two-wheelers feature heavily in the brand\u2019s present-day activities. In 2004, \u0160koda became the Tour de France\u2019s official vehicle partner, and its cars have ensured the spectacular race\u2019s smooth course ever since. About 250 \u0160koda OCTAVIAs and \u0160koda SUPERBs set off each year to aid in writing yet another Le Tour success story. Let\u2019s zero in on the roles of each individual vehicle group, sorted by function.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>First, some impressive numbers. A single \u0160koda car covers a distance of approx. 10,000-12,000 kilometres every year, the grand total of the whole \u0160koda fleet is close to 2.8 million kilometres, and the cars are manned by some 300 drivers and 60 technicians. These figures will help us to get the importance of the Tour\u2019s support vehicles into perspective.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=S1hmT3nvZcM params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/S1hmT3nvZcM\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<h2><strong>The race director\u2019s Leading Car<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The morning Tour de France routine of Christian Prudhomme, Le Tour and A.S.O. cycling director, always involves settling into the back seat of a specially-modified \u0160koda SUPERB that functions as a mobile captain\u2019s bridge governing each stage. This year, the honour will fall upon the \u0160koda\u2019s brand new plug-in hybrid, \u0160koda SUPERB iV. As in the case of its predecessors, its signature \u2018Velvet Red\u2019 shade will catch the eyes of millions of spectators around the globe, as the \u2018Red Car\u2019 became one of the Tour\u2019s most distinctive visual symbols, on par with the Arc de Triomphe. Its presence is indispensable to the grand race\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_179256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179256\" style=\"width: 1250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-179256 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/09\/Tour-de-France-profimedia-0555522684.jpg\" alt=\"Tour de France\" width=\"1250\" height=\"832\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-179256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The six-man breakaway in action on Col de Turini at the 2020 Tour de France. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-179240 gallery-columns-3 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\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-2.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-2-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\u0160koda SUPERB iV\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-2-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-2.webp 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\/2\/2020\/09\/Tour-de-France-profimedia-0555590779-1.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/09\/Tour-de-France-profimedia-0555590779-1-1024x682.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\u0160koda SUPERB iV\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-179258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/09\/Tour-de-France-profimedia-0555590779-1-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/09\/Tour-de-France-profimedia-0555590779-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/09\/Tour-de-France-profimedia-0555590779-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/09\/Tour-de-France-profimedia-0555590779-1-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/09\/Tour-de-France-profimedia-0555590779-1.webp 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-179258'>\n\t\t\t\tChristian Prudhomme, General Director of the Tour de France, arrives for the start of the third stage of the Tour de France over 198km from Nice to Sisteron, France, 31 August 2020.  \u00a9 EPA-EFE\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/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\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-3-2.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-3-2-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\u0160koda SUPERB iV\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-3-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-3-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-3-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-3-2-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/Red-SKODA-SUPERB-iV-3-2.webp 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Inside, we will find the command and communication console with a two-way radio placed between the front seats, broadcasting via six antennas mounted on the roof. Mr Prudhomme uses it to contact his race marshals, to check in with the race\u2019s headquarters, to receive requests and inquiries from the team cars and to give orders about the stage\u2019s course. The car\u2019s custom-made retractable glass sunroof isn\u2019t just a style statement \u2013 the race\u2019s director uses it to wave a white flag at the starting kilometre of each stage, setting the peloton into motion and leading it as it surges ahead. Besides these essential organizational add-ons, the car features one lovely detail \u2013 the horn\u2019s tune has been altered to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=so2uLj-Mm24\">sound like this<\/a> and its sound is the heaven\u2019s choir to any die-hard Tour fan. The Leading Car No. 1 also enjoys a special dose of spotlight as the only car allowed to cross the finish line at Champs \u00c9lyse\u00e9s before the riders.<\/p>\n<p>Only a few lucky mortals have had the honour to experience the Red SUPERB No. 1 from the inside \u2013 including French presidents and one of our writers who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/08\/31\/the-day-i-drove-the-leading-car-of-the-tour-de-france\/\">summed up the unique experience in this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The team cars<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Each team has a fleet of support cars at their disposal, carrying mechanics, medics, food, drinks, spare bikes and all imaginable components, and one cannot fail to notice that especially \u0160koda OCTAVIAs are particularly popular among those. The driving order of the team cars is a subject to a strict hierarchy determined by the race organizers based on the ranking of the team\u2019s lead rider, which is updated at the start of each stage. The convoy\u2019s order is not just a pedantic play with numbers and seconds gained and lost \u2013 the closer the car is to the nose of the peloton, the faster it can get to the team\u2019s rider if he gets in trouble. It is said that the cobbled and mountainous parts of stages are critical as they\u2019re most likely to break up the peloton, and team cars have to make difficult decisions about which riders need their support the most.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_179255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179255\" style=\"width: 1250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-179255 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/09\/Team-Cars-profimedia-0555594949.jpg\" alt=\"Tour de France\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-179255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julian Alaphilippe in the overall leader&#8217;s yellow jersey during the third stage. (31 August 2020) \u00a9 Profimedia, EPA-EFE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That\u2019s also the reason nearly all drivers are former cycling pros. When a team car is called to action, it needs to ask Christian Prudhomme\u2019s permission through radio feed to break the assigned rank and accelerate towards a rider in need. Which is easier said than done with swarms of other cars, motorbikes, cyclists and spectators surrounding you. That\u2019s why you want to have someone intimately familiar with the peloton\u2019s rhythm and behaviour behind the wheel to avoid accidents. But if the team cars are unable to intervene quickly enough or at all for any reason, the stranded cyclist can still count on the Mavic neutral fleet.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Mavic support fleet<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Jens Voigt in 2010, Chris Froome in 2016, Rigoberto Ur\u00e1n in 2017 \u2013 all these racers (and a portion of their ranking) were saved by a yellow-clad angel. That descriptor applies to both the Mavic support cars and the crewmembers driving them. All three found themselves in a similar pickle: their bikes damaged, the team cars far away or stuck behind, the finish line nearby and their inclination to give up strong. Enter the Mavic neutral support vehicle. Bikes were exchanged, sprockets straightened and stages finished.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=ZhaRq9E88GQ params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/ZhaRq9E88GQ\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>The Mavic fleet consists of \u0160koda SUPERBs, each stacked with six bikes of different brands, sizes and pedals. The cars are bicycle workshops on wheels, carrying an array of cranksets, seat posts, chains, puncture kits and so on, and each component can be swapped quickly by a skilled mechanic riding in the back. One of the cars always stays near Christian Prudhomme\u2019s Leading Car with three bikes specially adjusted for the top three general-classification contenders, ready to be deployed to save the day if needed.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The VIP \u0160koda Tour de France Hospitality Programme vehicles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Just like the Leading Car, the Hospitality Programme fleet this year also comprises of \u0160koda SUPERBs iV, one of the brand\u2019s first-ever two new hybrid cars recently introduced. You can find these interspersed throughout the peloton on certain days, carrying the lucky, wide-eyed winners of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/tour-de-france-2020\/#contest\">VIP \u0160koda Hospitality Programme contest<\/a>, in which you too can take part. Driven by former cycling pros, these speciality cars with custom decals snake through the stages to provide an unforgettable experience to a selected few.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-179150 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/08\/IMG_0848-1024x575-2.jpg\" alt=\"\u0160koda SUPERB\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Watch out for the \u0160koda cars at the Tour de France from 29th August to 20th September anywhere between Nice and Paris \u2013 we might have got used to their presence at the race to the point of taking them for granted, but now you have a better insight into the great deal of work they and their crews get done each year so let them enjoy a little recognition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0160koda, formerly Laurin and Klement, took its baby steps in a small bicycle workshop in 1895 in then Austria-Hungary, today\u2019s 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