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Running with Polka Dots TdFF25-31
There are millions and millions of cycling fans that line the roadways of grand tours and all of the other races in the ProTour calendar, this is another that seems to be making a name for himself like Didi Stenft as the Devil has. Problem is, I don't know who he is. I saw him most every day on the men's Tour, and here he is running with the women's Tour as well. I have seen him way back at the US Pro Challenge and the Tour of California when those races still existed. Today he was running along with the lead group. He does seem to give the riders their space, even being sure to go behind the soigneurs waiting to pass bidons to their riders. Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez) seems to be more concerned about QOM points with both Brodie Chapman (UAE Tema ADQ) and Liane Lippert (Movistar) on her wheel than the man with the antlers on a football helmet. Another watching both the uber fan and the Maillot a Pois is Silke Smulders (Liv-Alula-Jayco) who is vying for the polka dots, too.