I have seen the costumed idiots in Europe running alongside the racers on climbs, but never have they seemed as intrusive, obnoxious , and numerous as they did on this race. Several times, they completely disrupted coverage of the race, and I was in suspense as to when one of them would actually knock over one of the cyclists.
Later, I was surfing articles about the race, and found this sequence of pictures showing Lance Armstrong thrusting one of these guys (I'm sure it was only a coincidence that he happened to be the one carrying syringes) into a snow bank. Nice move - I'm sure most people would fall off of their bikes if they tried shoving a fat, running guy while riding - and check out Chris Horner's grin of delight (in the Astana kit several riders back).




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I don't remember that guy, but I remember Rodgers punching a fan near the peak of the big climb. I'm worried he's going to get fined for hitting a fan... oh well.
http://bicycling.com/blogs/tourofcalifornia/expert-blogs/boulder-report-stage-8-fan-101
HAHA! Awesome! Both the costume and him getting thrown outta the way!
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