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Wait until you see the entourage More vehicles than just bicycles are involved in pulling off a successful professional road race. Broom wagon Medical cars A team of medical professionals and an ambulance are on hand to treat racers in the event of a crash. This van is the last vehicle in the race entourage. Its responsíbility is to sweep up racers who can't finish the race Camera Racers Media coverage A camera mounted to a fixed-wing airplane and cameramen shooting from the backs of moving motorcycles broadcast video of the race back to big screens at the finish line. 120 racers from 15 teams move in a pack known as the peloton. A part of the race is simply avoiding the other motorized vehicles that are constantly Swarming around them Service car One service car for each team follows the racers to assist with problems that commonly occur during the race. Race officials The race marshal and commissaire perform their duties while mounted on motorcycles. Mechanic Official Cars A police escort makes sure the roadway is clear and alerts the public to approaching racers. Reaches out the window to hand racers food or make mechanical adjustments. The mechanic will also switch out tires and bikes in the event of a crash or flat tire. Team director Drives car while communicating strategy with his racers over a two-way radio taped to the racer's ears." The auxiliary vehicles Spare frames strapped to ceiling More than 30 spare Workbench racing tires Every team's mechanic hauls a trailer full of tools, spare bike parts, food and other equipment to the start of each stage of the race. The images at right provide you a look inside the trailer of the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team and describe what is necessary to make sure that race preparation is a Six spare time trial tires Tools Success. Other team members and vehicles not shown Folding chairs • Tour bus to take racers to and from the hotels • SUV to haul the trailer • Team doctor • Team physical therapist • Team chiropractor • Two soigneurs Food/Coca-Cola Spare frames *The soigneurs prepare all the food for the racers. They also drive ahead of the race to the various feed zones to hand out bags of food and water as the racers pass through. At the end of the day they provide massages to the racers. Coolers -Massage tables Hand pumps Water bottles SOURCES: MEDALIST SPORTS, JELLY BELLY PRO CYCLING TEAM, QUEEN CITY CYCLES PETE SMITH / PSMITHONEWS LEADERCOM/NEWS-LEADER Wait until you see the entourage More vehicles than just bicycles are involved in pulling off a successful professional road race. Broom wagon Medical cars A team of medical professionals and an ambulance are on hand to treat racers in the event of a crash. This van is the last vehicle in the race entourage. Its responsíbility is to sweep up racers who can't finish the race Camera Racers Media coverage A camera mounted to a fixed-wing airplane and cameramen shooting from the backs of moving motorcycles broadcast video of the race back to big screens at the finish line. 120 racers from 15 teams move in a pack known as the peloton. A part of the race is simply avoiding the other motorized vehicles that are constantly Swarming around them Service car One service car for each team follows the racers to assist with problems that commonly occur during the race. Race officials The race marshal and commissaire perform their duties while mounted on motorcycles. Mechanic Official Cars A police escort makes sure the roadway is clear and alerts the public to approaching racers. Reaches out the window to hand racers food or make mechanical adjustments. The mechanic will also switch out tires and bikes in the event of a crash or flat tire. Team director Drives car while communicating strategy with his racers over a two-way radio taped to the racer's ears." The auxiliary vehicles Spare frames strapped to ceiling More than 30 spare Workbench racing tires Every team's mechanic hauls a trailer full of tools, spare bike parts, food and other equipment to the start of each stage of the race. The images at right provide you a look inside the trailer of the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team and describe what is necessary to make sure that race preparation is a Six spare time trial tires Tools Success. Other team members and vehicles not shown Folding chairs • Tour bus to take racers to and from the hotels • SUV to haul the trailer • Team doctor • Team physical therapist • Team chiropractor • Two soigneurs Food/Coca-Cola Spare frames *The soigneurs prepare all the food for the racers. They also drive ahead of the race to the various feed zones to hand out bags of food and water as the racers pass through. At the end of the day they provide massages to the racers. Coolers -Massage tables Hand pumps Water bottles SOURCES: MEDALIST SPORTS, JELLY BELLY PRO CYCLING TEAM, QUEEN CITY CYCLES PETE SMITH / PSMITHONEWS LEADERCOM/NEWS-LEADER