Amgen tour of California 2012

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Inside the Team RadioShack Service Course

  • The team's Paris-Roubaix bikes were still all intact, including their race numbers

    The team's Paris-Roubaix bikes were still all intact, including their race numbers

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • It may look like an ordinary Nissan Murano, but this car is known as 'Air Force Once' by team staff

    It may look like an ordinary Nissan Murano, but this car is known as 'Air Force Once' by team staff

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • No shortage of mussette bags

    No shortage of mussette bags

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Soigneurs cars and one of the team's VIP vans are safely garaged for deployment

    Soigneurs cars and one of the team's VIP vans are safely garaged for deployment

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • The owner of the Former-car dealership is now one of RadioShack's three bus drivers

    The owner of the Former-car dealership is now one of RadioShack's three bus drivers

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • While most of the former-Ford dealership has been given over to the service course, some of the original décor remains intact

    While most of the former-Ford dealership has been given over to the service course, some of the original décor remains intact

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • RadioShack is unlikely to run short of these in a hurry

    RadioShack is unlikely to run short of these in a hurry

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • The VIP vans have two screens so that occupants can keep abreast of what's going on in the peloton

    The VIP vans have two screens so that occupants can keep abreast of what's going on in the peloton

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Lance Armstrong's superstar status calls for some serious tinting on the rear windows

    Lance Armstrong's superstar status calls for some serious tinting on the rear windows

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Head soigneur Geert Tieberigijn has installed a system of barcodes to keep a track of where all the team kit goes - who's got what and when they got it

    Head soigneur Geert Tieberigijn has installed a system of barcodes to keep a track of where all the team kit goes - who's got what and when they got it

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Everything has its place inside a team's Service Course

    Everything has its place inside a team's Service Course

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Lots and lots and lots of bidons. The team gets through as many as 20,000 in a season - most finding their way to a new home with spectators

    Lots and lots and lots of bidons. The team gets through as many as 20,000 in a season - most finding their way to a new home with spectators

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • The team's vehicles are stored indoors throughout the European winter

    The team's vehicles are stored indoors throughout the European winter

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Neo-pro Bjorn Selander's Trek Madone

    Neo-pro Bjorn Selander's Trek Madone

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • All shapes, all sizes, can I get it in red and grey?

    All shapes, all sizes, can I get it in red and grey?

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • The rear seats had been removed, but it looks like a pretty good spot to watch a bike race from

    The rear seats had been removed, but it looks like a pretty good spot to watch a bike race from

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Softdrinks: Coming to a race finisher near you

    Softdrinks: Coming to a race finisher near you

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • With around 55 individual items of clothing and almost thirty riders, the numbers involved with team kit throughout a season quickly boggles the mind

    With around 55 individual items of clothing and almost thirty riders, the numbers involved with team kit throughout a season quickly boggles the mind

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • The team's small camper doesn't get used very often, but it's ready to go if and when the need arises.

    The team's small camper doesn't get used very often, but it's ready to go if and when the need arises.

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Sure beats the generic motivational posters that adorn many office walls

    Sure beats the generic motivational posters that adorn many office walls

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Not all the trophies make it home with the riders that won them

    Not all the trophies make it home with the riders that won them

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Former-pro Dirk Demol is now one of cycling's most experienced sports directors

    Former-pro Dirk Demol is now one of cycling's most experienced sports directors

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Reminders of the places the team's been and races won

    Reminders of the places the team's been and races won

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Riders normally keep the trophies they've earnt, but the ones that get left on the team bus usually end up here.

    Riders normally keep the trophies they've earnt, but the ones that get left on the team bus usually end up here.

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • With the pace of technical innovation in cycling, these forks have quickly become relics of days gone by

    With the pace of technical innovation in cycling, these forks have quickly become relics of days gone by

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Plenty of yellow on display, but Roberto Heras' 2004 Maglia Oro is also proudly displayed

    Plenty of yellow on display, but Roberto Heras' 2004 Maglia Oro is also proudly displayed

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • The front of the Service Course is occupied by offices, where the logistical nightmare of running a ProTour team is kept well under control

    The front of the Service Course is occupied by offices, where the logistical nightmare of running a ProTour team is kept well under control

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • A row of spare time trial frames stay out of the way and protected

    A row of spare time trial frames stay out of the way and protected

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Deep dish is the way to go at RadioShack

    Deep dish is the way to go at RadioShack

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • 54-tooth chanrings appear to be a popular choice at the moment

    54-tooth chanrings appear to be a popular choice at the moment

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Tools for every task. The service course workshop was pretty quiet with most of the mechanical staff at races

    Tools for every task. The service course workshop was pretty quiet with most of the mechanical staff at races

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • The first layer of rim cement is left to cure overnight before a second is applied to the team's tubular wheels

    The first layer of rim cement is left to cure overnight before a second is applied to the team's tubular wheels

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • US Postal Service, Discovery Channel, Astana and now RadioShack have called this Service Course home

    US Postal Service, Discovery Channel, Astana and now RadioShack have called this Service Course home

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • All of the team's vehicles are marked with a number

    All of the team's vehicles are marked with a number

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Meersmann didn't have too much trouble organising TV screens for the VIP cars from team sponsor RadioShack

    Meersmann didn't have too much trouble organising TV screens for the VIP cars from team sponsor RadioShack

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Soigneurs will make good use of this stock, filling the riders' bidons with plain water or energy mixtures according to their tastes

    Soigneurs will make good use of this stock, filling the riders' bidons with plain water or energy mixtures according to their tastes

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Chris Horner's time trial rig lays in wait

    Chris Horner's time trial rig lays in wait

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Disc wheels are kept together in the Service Course

    Disc wheels are kept together in the Service Course

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • The workshop at the RadioShack Service Course

    The workshop at the RadioShack Service Course

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Luc Meersmann explains the system used to ensure all the riders' equipment makes it to the race on time.

    Luc Meersmann explains the system used to ensure all the riders' equipment makes it to the race on time.

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Stacks of home trainers await pre-time trial warm-up duty

    Stacks of home trainers await pre-time trial warm-up duty

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Despite RadioShack's troops being deployed at three different races, the team's service course was still well stocked with equipment.

    Despite RadioShack's troops being deployed at three different races, the team's service course was still well stocked with equipment.

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • If the car doesn't give it away, the sign out front is a pretty strong indication that this is the RadioShack service course

    If the car doesn't give it away, the sign out front is a pretty strong indication that this is the RadioShack service course

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Johan Bruyneel's name is on the door, but camera-shy Pallieter is the one that really runs the show at the RadioShack Service Course

    Johan Bruyneel's name is on the door, but camera-shy Pallieter is the one that really runs the show at the RadioShack Service Course

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Prevention is better than a cure, but there's plenty of relief on hand if saddle-sores do appear

    Prevention is better than a cure, but there's plenty of relief on hand if saddle-sores do appear

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • This team car was fresh from a day of duty across the border at Amstel Gold Race

    This team car was fresh from a day of duty across the border at Amstel Gold Race

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Pointers to RadioShack's predecessors adorn the walls of the team's Service Course

    Pointers to RadioShack's predecessors adorn the walls of the team's Service Course

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • ProTour Service Course: Lots of wheels, lots of bikes

    ProTour Service Course: Lots of wheels, lots of bikes

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Plenty of room to park the mechanics' trucks for unloading, upon return from races

    Plenty of room to park the mechanics' trucks for unloading, upon return from races

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Riders' rainwear and helmets are kept well organised by team staff

    Riders' rainwear and helmets are kept well organised by team staff

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Sunscreen and chamois cream - a workplace necessity for RadioShack's riders

    Sunscreen and chamois cream - a workplace necessity for RadioShack's riders

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Director of Johan Bruyneel Management, Gert Duffeleer, performs double-duty as the team's chef. He's affectionately known as 'Duffy' by the team.

    Director of Johan Bruyneel Management, Gert Duffeleer, performs double-duty as the team's chef. He's affectionately known as 'Duffy' by the team.

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • RadioShack have a policy of ensuring the team is responsible for getting the riders' helmets to a race, rather than the athletes themselves

    RadioShack have a policy of ensuring the team is responsible for getting the riders' helmets to a race, rather than the athletes themselves

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • A couple of Discovery Channel lids were stacked out the back of the Service Course

    A couple of Discovery Channel lids were stacked out the back of the Service Course

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • The team's small mechanical truck still has room for a washing machine and up to 20 bikes

    The team's small mechanical truck still has room for a washing machine and up to 20 bikes

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Cycling caps are piled high at the Service Course

    Cycling caps are piled high at the Service Course

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Just in case the team runs short of wheels, there's plenty of new stock ready to go

    Just in case the team runs short of wheels, there's plenty of new stock ready to go

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Remnants of previous seasons' equipment

    Remnants of previous seasons' equipment

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • The sign says it all

    The sign says it all

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Some reminders of the Discovery Channel days hang in the corner

    Some reminders of the Discovery Channel days hang in the corner

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Not one of the team bikes

    Not one of the team bikes

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Stock of all the team's race food is kept at the Service Course

    Stock of all the team's race food is kept at the Service Course

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • RadioShack's enormous pile of Paris-Roubaix wheels were stacked ready to put away for next year's race

    RadioShack's enormous pile of Paris-Roubaix wheels were stacked ready to put away for next year's race

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Geoffroy Laquatre's bike from the Tour of Flanders, cleaned and ready for its next assignment

    Geoffroy Laquatre's bike from the Tour of Flanders, cleaned and ready for its next assignment

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Spare components are layed out in a room adjoining the workshop

    Spare components are layed out in a room adjoining the workshop

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • Rice milk? Soy milk? Half-fat? Full-fat? Take your pick

    Rice milk? Soy milk? Half-fat? Full-fat? Take your pick

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • The Belgium-based service course is responsible for equipment to be used at races near and far

    The Belgium-based service course is responsible for equipment to be used at races near and far

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler

  • RadioShack riders all use Trek's stock frame sizes, so the team carries a full set of frames to replace bikes that might be destroyed during battle on European roads.

    RadioShack riders all use Trek's stock frame sizes, so the team carries a full set of frames to replace bikes that might be destroyed during battle on European roads.

    Photo credit © Richard Tyler