If the online news pages aren't going to highlight this stuff this week I willIt appears Saris has a new Computer Head unit they are testing out at this years Tour. It looks quite a bit like the size of my Garmin 705, but smoother on the front and sides. I like the yellow color. I wonder if it works in conjunction with the helmet mounted yellow boxes on the Garmin team helmets? Rumor has it the helmet boxes are just team radio's. but...who knows at this point. I am sure Saris will be teasing us with info in the next 2 weeks of the tour.
These are the only photos I have found of these yellow boxes. I am sure they are indeed race radio's, since the black wire runs down to the ear. Garmin's team director joked they are shock boxes and didn't really answer the question today.
Again, are they on the helmet to get a clear GPS signals?
These screen captures are from the actual Tour De France home page. I think this is the coolest thing in the world. Wow, if you see they have cartoon versions of each team's jersey/kits and if you click on the rider, their profile pops up. So friggin cool. The riders pedal their little virtual legs and the background moves like an old Road Runner/bugs bunny cartoon. You can zoom in/out and get a better view of the distance between the groups. If there is a break from the peloton, you can scroll down through the list of riders in that group. Again, really cool. I hope to dig around on this some more and see what else I am missing. 
This is interesting - some info about all the internet access at the Tour this year. and Here from the IT side.
The anti-tour technology is two of the Tour stages will employ a NO RADIO rule. It's a controversial decision by race organizers. But, their ultimate goal is to eventually, ban race radios completely. Teams and riders say they depend on the radios for safety. Taking the radios away puts team leadership squarely back on the cyclists and benefits the those who can quarterback, think quickly and react to conditions on the ground.
Also - Training Peaks Website - is providing daily power files and ride info from certain riders. It's impressive data and really great to try to compare yourself to these superheros of the pedal world.
Also, The Garmin Team is uploading some great info as well.
Polar is providing live and up to the minute data from riders wearing Polar units.
Cancellara was wearing new versions of the Specialized S-Works road shoes. Note in the photo two of the shoe "dials" otherwise known as BOA. The S-Works road shoes I just purchased for myself only have one BOA adjustment.
Cool. I love these shoes. Some S-Works MTB ones are on the ticket in the next week since I tore my others at Mohican 100.Along these lines the trek based Astana team has been rolling on full spoked hoops, no longer riding on the paired bontrager spoked Aeolus wheels.
And some other cool fun stuff for last.
This Blog - celebrates the last rider in the Tour.
Other sites to visit and of note:
• http://www.podiumcafe.com
• Here is a Hater i think
• Andy Schleck's Blog Posts
