Tour Tidbit du Jour - 7/5/2013

Having 3 stages around the island of Corsica, while a beautiful and challenging setting for a course, presented some logistical challenges as well. The caravan and media had to follow the race at the start and finish towns too, not just the race and team staff. The media center commandeered a ferry which moored at the many piers near the finish lines, which made things much easier than having to dismantle the press room and rebuild it everyday, and also gave the reporters and production staff a place to park their vehicles. Some of the cycling teams liked that idea as well, as we can see from the Katusha team's accommodations during their stay on Corsica.



It looks like the Katusha team has a nice hotel for the evening. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com