I've just read the first 72 pages of rules and regulations and here are a few of my favourites:

  1. You are allowed a spying vehicle
  2. The racer may proceed (in the event of breakdown or mechanical failure) on foot but they have to be pushing, carrying or dragging (hee-he!) their bike (please no!)
  3. Racers must not be tethered by electrical wiring or oxygen tubing to a support vehicle or pedestrian
  4. One ear must be cleared of obstructions at all times during the race
  5. You must have a "Crew Chief" (headwear?)
  6. If you "lose" a crew member you should...
  7. No fire arms are to be carried by any racer or crew member (you gotta' love America)
  8. If you have really read these rules carefully, the crew chief will bring a coffee mug from the racer's home town
  9. Pretty much your whole bike frame has to be covered in reflective tape..
  10. Windscreens and airfoils on your bike are prohibited

And a final favourite:
   11.   Crew or racers may not strip and dance naked for any reason outside of the support vehicle


I kid you not, page 46, section 850, rule 8. Don't say you weren't warned...