Tour de France

 For TV coverage, see here......  Scroll down for the detailed table....

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David

Should be some pretty good over night stops  again , David

Wonder if we'll see anybody we know parked up & rubber necking ??

David, if you search online, there is a wonderful set of DVDs that is all about the history of the race, but also includes a fantastic disc purely following the race one year concentrating on the places it visits. It predates Ned Boulting and David Miller doing the commentary, think it is Phil Liggot and Paul Sherwin. Looks at all the different regions, the scenery and places of interest.

We shall be glued to it. Currently perusing the official guide and maps of route.

I can highly recommend watching this documentary, called Chasing Legends. It is all about possibly the finest sprint team ever to feature in the Tour, HTH Columbia. Huge names, including a young Mark Cavendish having a fabulous year. Watching him head down the Champs Elysses is one of modern sports finest moments.....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HP7-F0bEosg

Interesting first 3 days of this year's tour, it seems to be building up nicely. A tremendous win by Julian Alaphilippe  today. He will definitely win the Tour in year's to come....what a talent.

We have just caught up after our weekend away. Tremendous crowds in Belgium for first couple of days.

After today's first mountain stage it looks as if it could well be between Alaphillipe and GT for the win this year. Both showed what they were made of in the sprint finish, gaining a few seconds on all the other GC contenders.

Great to see that Chris Froome has won!

Well, I am talking about the Vuelta for 2011. He has just been declared the new winner after the previous winner, Cobo, had the title stripped from him for doping irregularities.

Makes Froome the first Grand Tour winner now instead of Wiggins. Bet that went down with BW.

So what's the Dennis story?

Nothing known yet, but he has form for sudden abandonments. Looks a shocking accident to Woet van Aert in his first tour, hope he is ok, nothing career threatening.