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  1. #1
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    TDF: a shiny new thread for 2012

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    How about a new thread for this year?

    A race worth watching.
    A soap opera waiting to unfold.
    Quips (and goofs) from the guys behind the microphones.
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    Mythical climbs

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    "Dave Zabriske is a vegan. He doesn't eat meat at all, or anything else for that matter."
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    Exciting finish today.
    Glad to say that DH's solution to watching the Tour without cable has worked.
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    Quote Originally Posted by malkin View Post
    "Dave Zabriske is a vegan. He doesn't eat meat at all, or anything else for that matter."
    Now that's strict.
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    Got a subscription for the Tour from ITunes. We bought an Apple TV device, so we can "project" it from the I Pad to the TV. This was my ultimatum for giving up cable (as well as being to watch HGTV, because I'm addicted to several of their shows).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
    Got a subscription for the Tour from ITunes. We bought an Apple TV device, so we can "project" it from the I Pad to the TV. This was my ultimatum for giving up cable (as well as being to watch HGTV, because I'm addicted to several of their shows).
    I am very curious. Is it the NBC app? Does it have a video archive, so you can watch the stage whenever you have time?

    Muirenn -- for live coverage, this site is fantastic:
    http://www.steephill.tv/tour-de-france/

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    Quote Originally Posted by malkin View Post
    "Dave Zabriske is a vegan. He doesn't eat meat at all, or anything else for that matter."
    He eats bumblebees!! That's not vegan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AppleTree View Post
    He eats bumblebees!! That's not vegan.
    No that's not right come to think of it. That was Jens. My bad.
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    How is the app for Apple products? We bought the package for the computer last year and haven't decided what to do- we're on vacation and traveling now, so we can watch in real time on tv or online with Steephill TV, but once we get home and go back to work, we need a delayed option and aren't sure whether to go with the mobile app or getting the computer package from NBC..
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    I used the mobile app (NBC TDF All Access) last year and it worked great. you could watch live or on demand. It gives you a menu of all the completed stages to date, and you can choose whichever one you want to watch, whenever you want.

    This year I bought the online package so I could watch on my bigger Mac screen and that's working well too. But to be honest, I forgot that could stream from my iPad to Apple TV and see it on an actual TV screen - I should've stuck with the app, it's much cheaper!
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    What happened to Phil and Paul and the predictions in the pre-race show this year? Bah humbug NBC!

    Those predictions were my favorite part...watching the recap show now so perhaps they still have them in the early morning, but I doubt it. We're two hours behind EDT in Belize so I will have to watch in the evenings.
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    Quote Originally Posted by emily_in_nc View Post
    We're two hours behind EDT in Belize so I will have to watch in the evenings.
    My DVR is working overtime.

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    I miss Gogo. . Who is the new guy?? He is not as good of a commentator.
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    Do any of you know of a good guide explaining how the whole race works? I admit that I don't understand any of it but would love to be able to follow along more knowledgably.

 

 

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