I realize that VCR's are dinosaurs and we might be the only people who still have one, but ...

my husband tape's the live broadcast every morning and then we watch it in the evening, skipping all the ads. DH prefers the on-the-spot commentary of Phil and Paul ... and we cut the viewing time by zipping past the commercials.

Anyway, just an idea for those who can't stay up late to watch the evening broadcast.

And adding my two cents on the commentators ... the first time I watched the Tour three years ago I found Bob Roll so annoying. Now I think he's an absolute stitch; can't imagine the Tour without him. And I love Phil and Paul ... all the "poor old so-and-so" and "spot of bother" and "angry peleton" and "argy-bargy." I think they're great fun. Not sure why Al is even in the picture ... and I keep thinking that one day he and Phil are going to get into a knock down-drag out. A year or two ago, there was so much tension between them that even I was uncomfortable.

Shelley
aka newbiechick