Tour De France Watchers??????

[WORKER#9]

Now I May Be An Old School Boar Hunting, Bass Fishing, 4 By 4 Jeep Drivin' Redneck, But Do I Love The Tour. I Live For It!!!!!! I Must Say That It Is Odd How Much I Like Bike Racing And Riding! Oh Well It Is The Sport Of Kings. So Who Watches? And Will Lance Win Another One. I Hope So, My Money Is On Lance. #9

[Tank]

Hey #9
I'm a tour head. Love watching it..I to think Lance has a great shot at it.. What did you think of him passing Ulrich in the time trial yesterday? What a great way to start.

John

[spyderknut]

I love OLN in July :D

The coverage has changed a little from 8 years ago. Used to be you'd get a little 1/2 hour synopsis on ESPN daily then a whole hour on the final Saturday on network TV.

I worry that Lance's retirement will result in crappy coverage again. Young Americans like Zabriskie may sustain viewership. I can only hope. :)

I think the "sport of kings" is horse racing.

[WORKER#9]

I love OLN in July :D

The coverage has changed a little from 8 years ago. Used to be you'd get a little 1/2 hour synopsis on ESPN daily then a whole hour on the final Saturday on network TV.

I worry that Lance's retirement will result in crappy coverage again. Young Americans like Zabriskie may sustain viewership. I can only hope. :)

I think the "sport of kings" is horse racing.

WELL YOUR PROBABLY RIGHT ON THE SPORT OF KINGS THING, JUST SOUNDED GOOD!

AND TANK YES WHAT A START!! I REALLY HOPE LANCE HAS IT IN HIM!

[WORKER#9]

Well There Are Three Of Us!! Wow So Many Tour Heads. Anyway How About That Team Time Trial! That Was Some Of The Best Tt Racing I Have Ever Seen. Way To Cool! And To See The Yellow Jersey Go Down Hard In The Last 2 Km, Just Unbelievable. He Looked Pretty Smacked Up! #9

[hanswurst]

hi Worker,
been following the tour de france since i was a kid. i'd like to watch some of the action, but don't get oln (or any other sports channels; still have good ol' antenna) i tried to follow the first two stages on the official website, but it's just not the same as actually watching it.
marco

[Civilian]

You've got one more here.
I wonder why doesn't Discovery carry it as well. I only really watched the last 5 or so but it is fun explaining it to all my friends and family that tune in but don't really get it.
Even though I am a huge lance fan, I was disapointed that Zabriskie went down like that. Oh well the "fun" is just begining, bring the mountains.

Any of you have a wristband? I bought mine last year during the tour. I bought it for Lance but wore it for the whole year for my dog who was diginosed with bone cancer and had his leg amputated during the tour last year.

[WORKER#9]

Two More Cool! Yes Civilian I Do Feel For Zabriskie As That Was A Tough Way To Go Down. But Pro Cycle Racing Is Tough,. #(

[Jurphaas]

I'm watching when ever time permits me to so. I've been a roadracer myself in my younger days. Still the blood goes where it can't go and every now and then I fall for the bikes and the road races. I love the Tour and the spring classics. Very exciting, especially when you know first hand what is going on. Teamtactics and politics play a major part in the Tour. There are many great riders but you have to have allies and "combines" in an endurance race like this. If you don't, you just 'won't win.
Stay tuned and let's hope for Lance as he is incredible!!!

[spyderknut]

Wow! Exciting finishes this week. :eek:

[WORKER#9]

Yes This Weeks Been Incredible! Massive Wipe Outs At The Finish, I Cant Wait For The Mountains! #9

[jimbo@stn24]

Another Tour fan here.
A year back I bought a USPS edition of the TREK 5200 (good bicycle). Enjoy cycling and enjoy this part of the year of the tour, although I don't usually start following close for another couple of days. The OLN coverage is the best it has ever been, and I can only hope it continues after Lance retires. Good stuff, and it'll be a year to watch and remember.

Used to be more of a triathlete that enjoyed the longer stuff, still enjoy the long rides as the bike was my favorite.

[Rusty Blade]

I' m on Spyderco and watching the tour. I watch every night. I find so many subjects that come up on the the Off-Topic that I have interest in. What is the connection? Knives to The Tour? :spyder:

[tortoise]

My cable service finally added OLN this year, so it's full bore Tour at my house this year! No more having to follow online or through weekly synopsis shows. :D

[WORKER#9]

Yes Lance!! Looks Like 7 Is In The Bag, What A Great Tour!

[java]

Watching the Tour gives me the opportunity to evaluate Mr Armstrong before I ride against him in October.......


:D
j
LAF Peloton Project Member 200150987

[WORKER#9]

Watching the Tour gives me the opportunity to evaluate Mr Armstrong before I ride against him in October.......


:D
j
LAF Peloton Project Member 200150987

just attack early you can probably take him! :D

[java]

just attack early you can probably take him! :D

I've been working on my climbing and time trials. Last year He lead a breakaway at 100 km and I stayed with the peloton. We're still trying to reel him back in....

j

LAF Peloton Project Member 200150987

[WORKER#9]

[quote="java"]I've been working on my climbing and time trials. Last year He lead a breakaway at 100 km and I stayed with the peloton. We're still trying to reel him back in.... ]

LOL LOL...

[Civilian]

[quote="java"]I've been working on my climbing and time trials. Last year He lead a breakaway at 100 km and I stayed with the peloton. We're still trying to reel him back in.... ]
LOL even using a SPOT on his tires probably wouldn't work. I wonder how much faster/longer the average lance fan could go in his slipstream. Or with him in yours.
I hope that for the next tour they get him on TV a lot. Getting his oppinions on the race would be great.
The TV cameras almost caught one of the riders relieving himself today. He was reaching into his shorts and started to stand up to the side then at the last second they realized it and panned away. :rolleyes:

Now come on and win this time trial LANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!