Things You'll Need:
- Official Tour de France stickers denoting each vehicle's purpose
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Step 1
Keep the required number of vehicles as well as the correct number of passengers. Regulations state that each team may have no more than two vehicles, which may carry a total of no more than four passengers. One of them must be the team's sports manager, who coordinates various aspects of the race and makes sure the rides are getting what they need.
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Step 2
Confirm your location in the caravan. The cyclists in the Tour de France are followed by a large caravan of vehicles, including the race manager's car, medical vehicles, police, advertisers and the media. The caravan's order is determined at the start of the race and may not be deviated from except under specific circumstances.
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Step 3
Drive on the right-hand side of the road only. Tour de France regulations prevent vehicles from driving anywhere else, except in extreme circumstances.
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Step 4
Tune the radio in to the Tour's frequency. The Tour radio allows officials to coordinate their activities and ensure that all competitors are where they should be.
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Step 5
Keep spare equipment and passengers inside the vehicle. This rule is in place for safety reasons and to keep riders from gaining an unfair advantage by pulling spare equipment off of the vehicle as they ride.
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Step 6
Know the proper time to feed each rider, to exchange clothes or to conduct repairs. The Tour de France has specific regulations dictating when and where cyclists may meet and receive support from their vehicles. Feeding areas are demarcated and cyclists wishing to remove clothing must fall back to a spot where they do not interfere with other competitors.
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Step 7
Never interfere with either the race itself or with any of its spectators. All of the vehicle regulations for the Tour de France are intended to maintain everyone's safety and to keep teams from cheating.
