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Handing Off TDF21-124
The Tour has done a lot to cut down on littering by the peloton, including fining riders for tossing their waterbottles. Although they don't seem to mind riders tossing them at the feet of spectators along the side of the road. The bottles are a treasured souvenir for cycling fans everywhere. The problem comes when a rider is trying to get a fresh bottle but doesn't have any room in his bike's cages for another bottle. I watched a couple riders do what Max Walscheid (Qhubeka-NextHash) is trying to do here. Just off camera a support motorcyle is reaching to take this bottle from him before passing him a fresh one. Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe) is watching this move with interest, perhaps preparing to follow suit. The two were on the tail of the early break, or at least the one that got away for good.