- We've been lucky enough to get access to this bus,
the team of Israel Cycling Academy
has let us come on board to give you guys
a look behind the scenes.
And I'm pretty excited.
It's a bus I haven't been on yet,
so I'm looking forward to getting on.
So as we walk on the bus we're first met
by some hand sanitizer or antibacterial gel.
This is really common in all cycling team buses,
'cause the last thing they want to do
is spread illness or anything bad bacteria
during these long grand tours.
Then we're met by the front seat.
Now that's normally reserved for the directeur sportif,
so he can chat with the bus driver,
where they're going, how long it's going to take, et cetera.
Or even if a rider does really well
and they want to sit in the front seat,
they get priority over that.
Then we're over to the bus driver seat,
probably the most important seat in the bus.
And as you can see there, he's got the Garibaldi.
Now this is the bible of the Giro d'Italia.
So this says exactly where the hotels are,
where all teams are staying, all about the stages,
everything you need is in that book.
So using the Garibaldi, he can type into the Garmin sat nav
where he's going, the hotel locations, all the postcodes,
so he knows exactly how long it's going to take
with traffic, et cetera.
'Cause the last thing you want to do is
leave the riders waiting at the start
for too long than need be.
I reckon we should move to the back of the bus.
So as we come from the bus driver's seat,
back to where the riders sit.
Now this is where the riders will spend most of their time.
You've got some bench seats there,
and then you've got four lounge seats
where the riders can talk to each other.
And then you've also got loads of monitors.
So you've got two there.
You've got two here, so that's four.
And then you've got one right at the back there,
and that's where the directeur sportif will explain
about the stage, explain about the plans of the race
and how they're going to attack it,
and all the stage details, that kind of thing.
But ultimately this is where the riders
will spend a lot of their time.
They can chat to their riders.
They've also got all their wet bags under here.
So you've got a bag full of soft drinks,
like Fanta, and stuff like that.
And you've got eight seats here,
so potentially all the riders can sit here.
This is one of the buses that has just
an absolute load of seating, for so many people.
So if we come back we've got bench seats.
Eight riders can sit here also,
and this is probably a place where they spend
most of their time when they're talking to each other
or talking to the directeurs.
And then in this box, I found some rider cards,
which is quite interesting.
So these will be handed out to all the fans
during the race.
And then, if we look under the seats,
we've got loads of storage.
Buses are great for having little hidden compartments.
If I can open it.
So these are all snacks.
So these will be eaten during the race
when they're going to the stage,
or even when they're transferring from the stage
back to the hotel.
You've got nuts, you've got more pistachio nuts,
almond milk, plenty of honey.
If we move from there to this one.
Ah, this is the Italian food bank, it seems.
You've got loads and loads of spaghetti,
Israel Cycling Academy olive oil, very important.
So in here they've got tuna, pesto.
This is where, this one you'll come and make
the post ride meals.
So the riders can eat on the go.
And if we check in this one here,
I did have a quick peak earlier.
So this is where you've got all the plates
and cutlery and stuff so they can eat on the bus.
If we move back, plenty of sockets for them
to charge laptops and iPads and that kind of thing.
Giro d'Italia lanyards.
So all their accreditations for the race.
So as we walk further to the back of the bus
we're met by the kitchen area.
So above the kitchen we've got teas, coffees, cereals.
We've got a rice cooker.
Now that'll be mainly for making the rice cakes
for the riders during the stages.
So they're not focusing totally on sport nutrition bars.
In here they've got pins and scissors
for making their race numbers, as ever as possible,
and so then they can pin them on perfectly.
In here they've got cokes for post stage.
Loads and loads of water.
Keeping them hydrated.
Plenty of gnocchi.
Yogurt, and peach juice.
So over here we've got the coffee machine.
Under here we've got the freezer.
Be interested to see what's in here.
Ooh, got ice creams.
Seems like the Cornetto is the ice cream of choice
for the Israel Academy.
Then you've got the washing machine,
microwave, for that Uncle Ben's rice.
And then top of here you've got the DJ set it seems.
So the music of the bus.
I'm wondering who is the DJ in this team.
I'll be interested to know that.
So if we move further back.
Now you might hear a noise, that is the shower ventilator.
The riders can then get nice and clean
straight after the stage, and get into comfy clothes
while they travel, 'cause it can be as long as
two, three, four hours transfer to the hotel.
Feels like we're in a football changing room,
but you've got aero helmets, rider radios,
for the directeur sportif and the riders.
You've got more compartments under here.
Shower gels.
Bottles.
But if we work back, we've got...
(light jazz music)
Yeah, we've got a mirror there,
for vanity reasons, after all,
they are going on the podium at some point.
Toilet, number two stage.
You've also got the urinal there.
Working right to the back of the bus.
We've got all these different compartments.
Massage oils.
OTE sports nutrition from electrolyte tabs to gels.
So the riders'll come back here,
grab what they need before the stage.
That's recovery area, so protein drinks.
This is for the ride, so there you've got
your carbohydrate drinks from SIS and OTE.
I've opened that one.
Medical.
So you've got the plasters and creams for coming off.
Towels, for the massage and towels for warming up with.
Also towels there.
So as you can see, this bus is really clean.
Everything's got a space, and that makes it really easy
to find everything you need and on short notice.
Hm, I reckon we should have a look outside the bus.
Now the riders are due back from
their race day ride any moment,
but there is one thing I want to show you.
So if you follow me.
This is probably the most international team.
You've got the five Israeli riders, Canadian riders,
Italian, Aussie, Belgium, French, Norwegian.
Look at how many flags there is.
So we've come to the end of our behind the scenes look
inside the Israel Cycling Academy bus.
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I better get out their way actually
'cause it looks like...
This one here is the mechanics,
and everyone's pretty busy.