Tour of California

[Kalidurga]

And that ain't nothin' compared to the rowdy crowds on the mountain stages of the TdF.

[gingerale]

Well then I can't wait for July then. lol I have enjoyed this one alot.

[channlluv]

D*H works at Akamai, the company that streams video for these big events, so gets to put the race on one of his desktop monitors all day. He said the guy with the longhorns was pushed aside by one of the peloton riders or he would have injured someone. The guy running in the pope costume was funny, though.

I'm watching the race on their site - I agree that Versus coverage has been really lacking.

My Christmas gift to D*H is a ticket to the VIP tent today, for the end stage - he's going with a cycling buddy from work. I hope he has fun. DD and I will be watching from home.

Roxy

ed: I'm watching them ascend toward Palomar and I'm really wishing I could be up there representing in a TE jersey. Woooohoooooo!

ed: so are the fans atop Palomar giving the crazies in France a run for their money or what? Streakers? Really? bahahahahahahaaaa

[Kalidurga]

Ack. AToC is definitely beginning to take on a wild TdF feeling. Amgen's Tour Tracker coverage just showed a guy in a Borat'kini running alonside the break I could'a done without that.

[TrekTheKaty]

Oh, my GOD! This is the worst coverage of any sporting event ever! Are the interns doing this one? First, no coverage because of the weather. Then, they kept cutting off the end. NOW, the tivo didn't catch it because it was preempted for the PBR and only taped the first 10 minutes (at least it was the end they missed the previous day!) I realize cycling has a small fan base in America, but this was their chance (Lance's comeback) to attract an audience. After that poor coverage, they won't gain any fans. AARRGGGGH. The blog updates on the ToC website, only frustrated me more. The TV coverage didn't show anything from the live feed!

[Kalidurga]

You were watching the wrong stuff. The Amgen site was great, and Fatty's liveblogging was even better

Great race this year. It was so gratifying to see those TdF-type crowds, showing just how successful and lucrative this race can be. Cavendish even said it, the U.S. finally has a world-class multi-stage bike race. Wahoo!

And a bit of a SPOILER but I gotta say it, so don't squint if you haven't seen the finale:














Yaaaaaaay, Dave Z!!!

[Aggie_Ama]

We recorded the final stage and seem to have gotten everything?

Best quote from the final stage "That man was trying to give away his infant" and the reply "yes, I saw that". I could not stop laughing!

Worst quote? Craig made sure to say someone was "breaking wind". I wonder if you can email him to make sure he learns before the Tour because I know he will be the village idiot for the grand tours.