As The Cyclists Go Whizzing By

Puddles of wisdom from Rick Chandler at the superb Deadspin sports blog:

"Planning on watching the Tour de France in person this year? Be careful where you sit. This is something they don't show you in the brochure. At this event everything is uber-organized; including the pee breaks. Little known fact: When Lance Armstrong would pull over to do this, he would leave a smoking patch of scorched earth where to this day no vegetation will grow. Hey, I'm no pharmacist; I'm just sayin'."