When looking at the (European) papers and watching tv, you can see since 10 days (and most probably until Sunday next week) one figure: Didi Senft, the "Diabolo":
Lance Armstrong (left) took the overall lead in the Tour de France on Sunday with encouragement from devilish cycling fans such as Didi Senft of Germany (right). Associated Press photo by Laurent Rebours (from: SFGate.com)
More about him here:
Didi Senft: Velo Designer And Devil of the Tour de France
and here with the world's smallest bicycle (made by him):
An aside:
There's a thread here on A2K about the TOUR DE FRANCE:
Tour De France: have your say (created by frolic)