Tour de France Stage 8 - More from Mark Shimahara Bike Zen. Benjamin Noval grins with his jersey full of water bottles, Chechu takes his turn loading up with bottles, and Dave Zabriskie looks ahead to doing better in the mountains.

Didn't I read that there is a competition among the riders as to who can carry the most bottles? Remember, each bottle weighs sixteen ounces. Some of the guys can carry twelve to sixteen, and more. Do the math.... And they have to work real hard to get back up to the front to deliver those bottles with all that weight on them...