Boring, but pretty...

I was watching a little TV at lunch time today and came across the Tour de France coverage (only because it was on after the Wimbleton story). I'm not a cycling fan by any means. For me, it's not a very interesting sport to watch. I've even gone to a road race, and for those 15 seconds when the riders race by, great...then there's the feeling of "now what...". Anyways, I digress. What caught my attention was the amazingly beautiful wide shot of the lead pack riding down a country road while a herd of white horses, complete with flowing manes and tails, galloped along side them in the field next to the road. Wow, that's a desktop picture!
Then, there was an another cool moment. Apparently, I had just missed a collision. One cyclist was now trying to catch up to the pack, but as he's doing this, he's riding next to a car with 2 people hanging out the windows, giving him medical treatment as he's riding ( and littering medical supply wrappings...). Oh, and the whole pack slowing down so riders could catch up. Holy sportsmanship, Batman...