Velomobile paces peloton.

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Mike Sales
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Velomobile paces peloton.

Post by Mike Sales »

I've just spotted a velomobile on the T de F coverage.
It was on a field road parallel to the road and keeping pace with the peloton.
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
Brucey
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the commentators on ITV4 (bless 'em) speculated that it might have an engine inside it....

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[XAP]Bob
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If it was on a decent road then it wouldn’t need anything other than a half decent cyclist...
And Celia tend to have those...
A shortcut has to be a challenge, otherwise it would just be the way. No situation is so dire that panic cannot make it worse.
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nigelnightmare
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Saw the same sort of thing a few years ago only it was beating the peloton, commentators also stated it's probably got an engine in it to go that fast! :lol:

They obviously don't know about recumbents then. :wink:
Herts Audax
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Obviously don't know about aero dynamics
atlas_shrugged
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Post by atlas_shrugged »

Hopefully this link of the red Quest velomobile in Stage 4 of the TdF works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j09237h ... e=youtu.be
firedfromthecircus
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Re: Velomobile paces peloton.

Post by firedfromthecircus »

And here is a wee interview with the pilot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk5AwcupSpw
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