Tour of Turkey

[Flamez]

Whilst watching on tv today [Eurosport] I noticed some of the bikes had something fixed to the bottom nearside rear stay. At first I thought it was the cadence sensor but then noticed they were set back away from the pedal arc.

Can anyone enlighten me as to what they are?

 

[mcshroom]

Timing chip?

Something like this: -

 

[iAmiAdam]

A GPS device used by UCI to determine positions of the riders during the race.

 

[chillyuk]

Possibly sensors to help in sprint finishes by giving accurate timings to the n'th of a second.

 

[oldroadman]

Chip, to ensure all riders are recorded at finishes. Photo finish does the placings, and a timer on the print shows gaps, just in case the one second gap appears in a splitting peloton and a "new" time (for GC purposes) appears. Pretty standard in most big races now, and in Nederland almost all races use them. I guess it will spread everywhere eventually. Something else for organisers to worry about!

 

[fossyant]

Oh - I was there last year - saw two of the stages.