Many of us have probably dreamed at least once about managing a team at the Tour de France. You've certainly imagined, even just playing around with friends over dinner, putting yourself in the shoes of a Team Manager who has to plan the trip to the Grande Boucle. How do you organize the team logistically? What do you bring? And most importantly, in what quantities?

If you follow us in the lines that follow, we'll try to give you the numbers. Or rather, the data below was made public by Cofidis and is indicative of what it means for a team to tackle the French stage race.

But that's not all: multiply the numbers reported below by the number of teams competing in the French stage race...

8 cyclists making up the team

25 staff members (sports directors, mechanics, masseurs, etc.)

12 vehicles

6 massage tables

1 osteopath table

2 washing machines (and 2 dryers)

7 portable refrigerators

250 musettes

200 baguettes for the staff

1,600 energy bars and gels combined

3,000 water bottles of 550 ml

50 liters of water per day poured into the bottles

24 helmets

16 time trial jerseys (and 16 time trial helmets)

50 rest caps (for the podium ceremonies)

60 race caps

40 road bikes

80 pairs of wheels

20 liters of tubeless sealant

1 workshop truck (and 1 workshop van)

2 cars for the advertising caravan