Ian Poulter said he used his umbrella to shield the wind so he could mark his ball on the green, but when the umbrella moved, so did his golf ball.

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In every stage win, including the final Sunday dash along the Champs Elysees, Cavendish was paced by teammate George Hincapie, who would sprint to the lead with a kilometer to go and shield Cavendish from the wind.

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Although the landscape can shield people from sound, the report says one respondent living within 1km of a wind farm said the sound echoed off a nearby mountain into the valley where they lived.

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