| The comely waitress standing by the door asked my friend if he would like his bidon filled. |
| Thankfully for him, he got a huge help from Panaria's Paolo Tiralongo, who gave him his bidon as Ivan passed the Sicilian on the false-flat section. |
| After crossing the line, he talked of the hard time he had on the ascent, as he couldn't drink after he lost his bidon after 8-9 km. |
| The UCI rulebook is a somewhat impenetrable and daunting document but on issues of accepting anything but a bidon or spanner from another team, the rules are crystal clear. |
| The last time I washed my bidon with dishwasing detergent, I couldn't get rid of the taste of detergent. |
| Yes Paul, I've spent the last five minutes scooting alongside a moving drinks trolley, getting an illicit tow, obviously, while the chap pushing it handed me a plastic bidon of tea which I shoved down my shirt. |
