Tour Tidbit du Jour - 7/1/2013

Yesterday wasn't just a celebration for Jan Bakelants with his first professional victory and taking on the yellow jersey as a nice prize. There were a couple of birthdays in the peloton too, and while they didn't get a jersey, they did get nice cakes. Marcus Burghardt of BMC turned 30, and Sylvain Chavanel of Omega-Pharma-Quickstep turned 34.

Birthday cake for @chava_sylvain ! #opqstdf pic.twitter.com/qiswr90us7
— OPQS Cycling Team (@opqscyclingteam) June 30, 2013

Sneak peek at #TdF treat for BMC Racing Team birthday boy @MBurghardt83. (G. Lüchinger pic) http://t.co/bfMZZIeOMh
— BMC Racing Team (@BMCProTeam) June 30, 2013

However, Sylvain Chavanel got more than a cake for his birthday; he got a new bike from Specialized with a personalized paint job.


That paint job matches his car at home, a Chevrolet Camaro.