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Taylor Phinney of the pink-shirted Education First team, leads the peloton up Patterson Pass in Livermore, Calif. Behind the cyclists are their team cars, where team directors discuss strategy via radio with their cyclists and mechanics can make on-the-spot bike repairs.
Cyclists need help during weeklong road races such as this one, which has traversed the state and will conclude in Pasadena on Saturday. Team cars carry food, water and extra parts. Each has replacement bikes on the roof and a mechanic in the crowded backseat ready to jump out for emergency repairs. “When you see the convoy for the first time, you wonder,” Southam says. “How does this possibly work?”
His position has two advantages: Riders can drop back for food or equipment more quickly, and Southam gets a clearer view of the action ahead. But a few minutes into the 130-mile stage, something goes wrong. Radio glitches can be annoying; other problems require more-urgent response. In racing terms, they are known as “mechanicals.”
An hour or so outside of Stockton, two riders — from different teams — sprint from the pack, pulling out of sight. Southam must quickly assess the situation. The director has the advantage of overview, listening to the race announcer, glancing at maps and thinking ahead to a grueling mountain ascent that could decide the stage. Because his riders excel at climbing, he tells them to conserve their energy.
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