[Breakwood]

I don't follow cycling that closely, as it is very much a niche sport in Canada. However I always like to follow the Tour as much as possible and luckily for me it is always presented live on television every year.

This years edition starts tomorrow in London, England with the Prologue, a 7.9km individual time trial. Stage 1 takes place on Sunday when the cyclists race from London to Cantebury before switching to the mainland for the 2nd stage which enters Belgium. The race then returns to France in stage 3. The race finishes up on the 29th in Paris.

[Douai]

Damn you beat me to it.I was going to start this thread since I am a cyclist, and I love the race.Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won the prologue yesterday.

[Nanbawan]

Animated vid of the route.

http://www.letour.fr/2007/TDF/COURSE...p_youtube.html

http://www.letour.fr/2007/TDF/COURSE..._2007live.html

People seem very keen to pardon the race despite its recent past despite all the affairs. So, hopefully, it will be a quiet - from that POV - and yet vibrant edition.

Personally, I love to take a nap while half listening to the commentary as the caravane goes through our beautiful country !

The tour ==> My July relaxation.

[Douai]

Originally Posted by Nanbawan

People seem very keen to pardon the race despite its recent past despite all the affairs. So, hopefully, it will be a quiet - from that POV - and yet vibrant edition.

I heard that no one is wearing number #1, because of the Landis controversy.

[guignol]

Originally Posted by Nanbawan

Personally, I love to take a nap while half listening to the commentary as the caravane goes through our beautiful country !The tour ==> My July relaxation.

same here. i use la petite reine as primary means of transportation, but am not very knowledgeable on cycling as a sport. sure, i know who coppi and anquetil (and poulidor) were, etc... and i enjoy listening to stories like hinault's offering the alpe d'huez to lemond ("comme une fleur")...

anyway, the drone of the TdF is something that no lazy summer afternoon can do without. i love it!

[Pierre-Henri]

Personally, I love to take a nap while half listening to the commentary as the caravane goes through our beautiful country !

anyway, the drone of the TdF is something that no lazy summer afternoon can do without. i love it!

And to think that Sarkozy was elected on his "work-work-work" program .

[Nanbawan]

Originally Posted by Douai

I heard that no one is wearing number #1, because of the Landis controversy.

From what I heard, it's true. The numbers start at #11.

[Nanbawan]

Originally Posted by Pierre-Henri

And to think that Sarkozy was elected on his "work-work-work" program .

Yeah but I don't think guignol and I were too sensitive to Sarko's rhetoric anyway !

[guignol]

Originally Posted by Nanbawan

Yeah but I don't think guignol and I were too sensitive to Sarko's rhetoric anyway !

no, i'm all for it! get to work nico you stupid dwarf! we'll watch from here!

[Douai]

Stage winners so far:
Prologue-Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
Stage 1- Robbie McEwen (AUS)
Stage 2-Gert Steegmans (BEL)

Steegmans won when the race went through Belgium. Good for them.