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Top 10 Online Sources for Coverage of the 2007 Tour de France

By hak ⋅ July 4, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

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With the big cycling event of the year getting ready to fire up in a couple of days, I thought I’d share my list of the top 10 online sources (plus one TV outlet) for coverage of the Tour.

Many multisport athletes include cycling as their activity and I believe there’s no better way to learn about technique, cadence, form and mental tenacity than hanging with the pros. Unfortunately, not many of us have that opportunity, so the next best option is to watch them on the tube and learn. With the temperature hitting 115 this week in Las Vegas, I’m all about improving my cycling technique through osmosis from the comfort of my couch.

What floored me the first time I watched the tour from a cyclists’ perspective? The friggin’ high cadence the tour riders maintained.

“Ohh…that’s what 90+ looks like. Dang…that’s fast. I must be doing something like…50.”

Without further adieu, here are my Top Ten Online Sources for Coverage of the 2007 Tour de France.

Television

  • Versus: Live coverage of the Prologue starts Sunday, July 8 from 5:30-8:00 a.m ET

Online

  1. VeloNews: Perhaps the most comprehensive coverage of anyone out there. Also chock full of good background material.
  2. ESPN: Looks like some heavy duty coverage here as well as a prominent calendar on the home page to show you when the various stages will be played out.
  3. Bicycling.com: Provides good background reading on the tour, plus some videos to keep you entertained.
  4. Roadcycling.com: A one-pager preview of what riders, and you, can expect in this year’s tour.
  5. Active.com: Martin Dugard gives us a “tour of the tour” and is scheduled to provide daily coverage of the race.
  6. CyclingNews.com: Very text-heavy coverage of the race and its history.
  7. BBC: Just to give us Yanks a different perspective on the sport.
  8. The Official Tour de France site: Good if you can read French. Otherwise, just oggle at the photos and cool bikes.
  9. Daily Peloton: Not much in-depth coverage so far, but it appears to be somewhat timely. Somewhat.
  10. The Paceline: Lots of glitz and glamour here. We’ll see how the coverage holds up.

Find your edge and dance upon it,

hak

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6 comments for “Top 10 Online Sources for Coverage of the 2007 Tour de France”





  1. Hey, I’m with you dude. Ride to work, ride home, run and plotz on the couch suckin’ up the Tour ALL THROUGH July Wooo hooo! Damn! I’m never gonna see the family now!

    Posted by Libor | July 5, 2007, 7:40 am

  2. This site came in from Homey over at the Trifuel forums:

    http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/cycling/tour-de-france/

    He says they have great coverage and can really call a finish.

    Posted by hak | July 5, 2007, 10:32 am

  3. Hey Hak,

    Like the new digs. Here’s an interesting site a friend turned me onto a while back.

    http://www.steephill.tv/

    Namaste,

    Brad

    Posted by Brad G. | July 6, 2007, 9:33 am

  4. if you click the english flag on letour you get english :)

    Posted by pdiddy | July 7, 2007, 5:38 pm

  5. Brad,

    Looks like a very cool site. Thanks for sending it over.

    hak

    Posted by hak | July 9, 2007, 4:43 pm

  6. pdiddy…doh! Thanks for the head’s up.

    hak

    Posted by hak | July 9, 2007, 4:43 pm

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