Tour de France 2006

[profàvélo]

The route has just been announced today.

http://www.letour.fr/

Try 'Le parcours en flash.'

And just for fun, try this quiz on the Tour de France.

[bikerchick68]

OK... I can't read french so could'nt figure out where the route is...

BUT I got 8 out of 10 right... missed the caffeine question and the Bday question!

[DeniseGoldberg]

OK... I can't read french so could'nt figure out where the route is...

There's a link on the bottom right of the page (well on the part of the page with stuff on it) that allows you to switch to
English version
or back to
Version Francais

[bikerchick68]

Denise thank you! I didn't see that... sure simplified finding the route! LOL... my French is deplorable!

[MightyMitre]

Cool quiz profavelo - I always like a quiz, but had to pick it on the caffine question.

There was indeed a restiction on the amount of caffine a rider could take, but they lifted the limit on it last year ( which raised a few objections from some quarters as I s'pose you could call it performance enhancing, if tempory) but now riders can take as much as they like.

Bring on the double espressos!

- MM after a double

[Adventure Girl]

I'm disappointed that there will not be a team time trial this year. I LOVE to watch the TTT. I like to see nine riders work together as one. And it allows a tiny amount of focus to the support riders all of whom are so important to an individual's overall success.

[Trek420]

Lance is on Larry King live right now.

[veloputt]

My bets are on Paolo Salvadeli (forgive any misspelling, please!) for Team D's leader next year! I was able to get a Team Discovery jersey w/ pink in honor of Paolo's Giro d'Italia win. Hincapie is great, but not sure if he has the agression to pull off a tour win--I'll be cheering for him to win P-R, though!

It is a shame to see the TTT out this year--but my big fear is the TV coverage will dry up to weekends and late night highlights only since there isn't Lance to draw the big non-cycling audience. Being able to watch the coverage live w/ Paul and Phil was THE BEST... 2006 should be a great race, too!

And I intend to see at least one stage of Tour de Langkawi next month--an "off season" race, but many big teams show up to Malaysia. Will plan my business trip around it!

[Aint Doody]

Which network is carrying that race that you mentioned? OLN? Of course, I still have Dish and have let them know about my displeasure of taking off OLN.

[veloputt]

I don't know if any network will be showing coverage of Tour de Langkawi (since even OLN relegated Tour de Vuelta to late night highlight show).

I've had a hard time finding the website for it to check the route for this year! It's www.tdl.com.my -- and just over a month to the start of the race and the site still says "coming soon".

I was lucky enough to visit Langkawi Island over a weekend during a business trip a couple years ago and saw a billboard about the race--else not sure if I've ever heard it mentioned any where... so I hope I can get lucky and arrange to see a stage or two on another business trip I'm setting up for Feb!

[Eden]

A bunch of us over at cyclingforums.com started trying to get as many people as possible to write in to Direct TV to see if they'll carry Eurosport. So if you are interested in seeing more cycling on TV write them! If enough people write in they might just take us seriously (someone also cross posted to a soccer forum - the more the merrier!)

http://directv.com/DTVAPP/glb/Form_Feedback.jsp

http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/...ct_us/index.asp

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