Not long to go now. Starting in Monaco this year. Running from Saturday July 4th to Sunday July 26th 2009, the 96th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,500 kilometres.
These 21 stages have the following profiles:
•10 flat stages,
•7 mountain stages,
•1 medium mountain stage,
•2 individual time-trial stages,
•1 team time-trial stage.
Distinctive aspects of the race
•3 mountain finishes,
•2 rest days,
•55 kilometres of individual time-trials,
•20 Category 1, Category 2 and highest level passes will be climbed.
Stage 20 looks very interesting a climb up Mont Ventoux on the day before the Champs-Élysées.
Coverage on Eurosport as usual, looks like ITV4 are also covering the event.
I've lost touch with cycling over the last couple of years but I think I'll give it a go this year again. Looks like Eurosport will get it's first viewing in ages from me
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Used to watch this avidly, even managed to see it live once - but with all the drugs problems in recent years it's got to the point where it's not worth watching (imo).
Used to watch this avidly, even managed to see it live once - but with all the drugs problems in recent years it's got to the point where it's not worth watching (imo).
I feel the same as you do...used to love it, but now I'm too suspicious of what the riders may have taken beforehand.
That's been known for a while: Isn't the line that "he came out of retirement to do the TDF again" and he's been using the "other" tours to prepare...?
Hope ITV's "interactive" coverage is better than the postage stamp sized box they did did last year: Perhaps they can "borrow" some bandwidth from ITV HD when it's not doing anything better.
Anyone know whether Cavendish is going to try and ride the whole event this year?
That's been known for a while: Isn't the line that "he came out of retirement to do the TDF again" and he's been using the "other" tours to prepare...?
I knew that he was intending to ride, but I wasn't sure if he'd recovered from his recent shoulder injury.
I knew that he was intending to ride, but I wasn't sure if he'd recovered from his recent shoulder injury.
Yeah he [Armstrong] rode (and completed the Giro) which was IMO a great race coming down to the final day time trial when Menchov fell in the final kilometer when he was cruising to victory picked himself up and still won!
To those who go on about drugs, you can look at it negatively or that every positive test is one for the system. You could also look at other sports e.g. football one of the last Olympic sports to sign up to the WADA code (and whose clubs indulge in 'blood spinning') or golf that has only just started drug testing! This of course pales to US Sports especially the NFL and Baseball.
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To those who go on about drugs, you can look at it negatively or that every positive test is one for the system. You could also look at other sports e.g. football one of the last Olympic sports to sign up to the WADA code (and whose clubs indulge in 'blood spinning') or golf that has only just started drug testing! This of course pales to US Sports especially the NFL and Baseball.
One of my greatest sporting memories is when Stephen Roche came from no-where to catch Pedro Delgado, when it looked liked his tour was over. He went on to win the tour that year (my father flew to Paris to watch he come in)
I really hope it was a super human effort by him, but I'll always have my doubts.
I do agree with you that cycling is way ahead of other sports in terms of drug test, and for that it has to be commended.
Eurosport have been showing a lot of cycling as of late and have been following Lance Armstrong's return too competition. Looking forward too seeing how he and Alberto Contador get on this year.
As for the drug cheats, like last year if anyone gets caught cheating they are thrown out of the tour immediately and usually their team withdraws within hours.
I've not been interested in cycling before but have just finished Lance's two books, 'It's not about the bike' and 'Every second counts'. They have piqued my interest so I'll probably follow this years event. Who's the favorite team this year?
been watching this for about 10 years don't watch any other tours only the de france i watched the start from london 2 years ago and loved it. Just got the officail tour de france mag today for 10 notes not read threw it yet or watched the dvd that come with it so will let you know who i think will win 2moz or friday.
Be interesting to see what cadel evens does this year he is always up there.
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