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the end of a German cycle road race Broom wagons at the Berlin
Marathon  The broom wagon (not to be confused with a sag wagon)
is the name for the vehicle that follows a Cycle Road Race
picking up stragglers (or sweeping them up) who are unable to
make it to the finish of the race within the time permitted.  In
the Tour de France the vehicle used was traditionally a Citroën
H Van. The expression broom wagon is a translation of the
French, voiture balai, and it was seen first at the Tour de
France 1910.[1] The broom wagon of the Tour de France did indeed
once carry a broom fixed above the driver's cab – except in the
years that it was sponsored by a vacuum-cleaner company.  The
usage of a broom wagon has expanded to other sports events –
especially in marathon events a broom wagon is a common feature.
In the various marathon races many people from the neighbourhood
join in who are not