Race Bible - The package given to each rider which details each of the stages in the Tour, shows not just the profile and length, but also provides maps of each of the little towns the route goes through, so the riders can anticipate any tricky turns. Sometimes the Race Bible does not match exactly the conditions of the actual race, as today's stage into Issoudun demonstrated. Several riders complained that the course actually dipped upwards 600 to 700 meters from the finish instead of the 100 meters laid out by the race bible. Also, both Thor Hushovd and Tyler Farrar were surprised by a couple of the turns being harder than the map. However, Columbia-HTC sent a couple of riders out there before the race to let their lead-out men know which turns to look out for, which helped Mark Cavendish get his 3rd Tour victory this year.
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