TDF: a shiny new thread for 2012

[ny biker]

Well this is terrible -- injuries suffered by one of Vaconsoleil's riders in stage six. I hope he's able to recover fully.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/poel...-hospital-soon

[denda]

My husband and I also thought it was a rather boring tour.

[pll]

Well this is terrible -- injuries suffered by one of Vaconsoleil's riders in stage six. I hope he's able to recover fully.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/poel...-hospital-soon

I read that. After the crash, as he was being put into the ambulance at the scene, he got off and remounted his bike, with all those injuries. He abandoned 10km down the road. I just could not believe he did that when I read it. Crazy.

Overall, I have mixed feelings about this tour. I must say, I missed Contador and that I do not miss the Schlecks -- they just complain too much. The sprints were fun to watch. The mountains, not as exciting, but it was fun to see Nibali attacking repeatedly, until a muscle strain in his right calf got the best of him. I was disappointed by Gesink (why did he drop out?) and Van Den Broeck. And it was nice to see the up and coming generation: Sagan, van Garderen, Pinot... Rolland I am not too fond of... stuck to Contador's and Samu Sánchez's wheels in the Alpe d'Huez stage last year, then attacking twice during the tack incident this year.

I am curious now about how the teams will reconfigure for next year. And looking forward to the Vuelta...

[ny biker]

I should also add -- I'm still bummed at the thought of no more tour on TV every day.

Next race on NBC Sports is August 20, in Colorado. I'm also hoping we'll be able to watch the Olympic races on tv, even if we have to rely on late-night DVRing. Go Chris and the T's!!!

[e3rdpower]

I should also add -- I'm still bummed at the thought of no more tour on TV every day.

Next race on NBC Sports is August 20, in Colorado. I'm also hoping we'll be able to watch the Olympic races on tv, even if we have to rely on late-night DVRing. Go Chris and the T's!!!

Here's the Olympic TV schedule that I found, FWIW.

http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdn...e-Schedule.jpg

[Crankin]

It was a little boring, but I like the whole experience of watching it. I do miss some of the "old timers" who no longer ride.
I always experience a feeling of loss when it's over. Summer's half way over.

[Koronin]

But are they going to be shown live or tape delayed and which channel will they be on?

[ny biker]

NBC Sports has this, but I don't see anything about how to see the races:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/cycling/r...les/index.html

[lovelygamer]

I enjoyed the tdf this year and cannot wait for the olympics. I have a phone app for each (love phone apps) and follow those for news, videos, stats, etc.

[malkin]

I love the tour.
Boring and brutal.

You can google it; Gesink withdrew after a crash injured his ribs and made it painful to breathe.