Le Tour: Shark Takes A Bite & Water Bottles - Past, Present & Future?

BAR jersey
image Oleg Tinkov Twitter

You may have seen this during the Tour de France, a water-bottle vest!

I haven't seen it during the online feeds, yet. Not that I don't believe this but I hope to see it during the next 3 weeks. Interestingly, invented by Michael Rogers made by Sportful for Tinkoff Saxo. It looks more like something for the paramilitary.

Here is the BAR jersey in action on stage 2, holds 5 bottles neatly and securely. Is this going to catch on?

The conventional method: stuff as much as you can in your jersey, not pretty but it works...

Two examples of the traditional way...

Raiding method...

Chugalug method

via BicycleHub.com

The Shark takes a yellow bite in Sheffield...

Just one more...