Sunday, July 4th, 2010 241 views
Live stream coverage on Versus, SBS, ESPN and ITV4
France Cycling’s largest event is beginning today. You can watch Tour De France 2010 live streaming on the web on Versus, SBS, ESPN and ITV4. Get details of route, schedule, highlights, videos etc here. The tour will kick-off in Rotterdam, Netherlands outside of France. Cyclist will also travel to Belgium prior to arriving to French again.
The 2010 Tour de France will be the 97th Tour de France. It will start with an 8 km prologue in Rotterdam on 3 July, the very first start in the Netherlands because 1996, and end on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 25 July. You will probably be able to watch the Tour de France via the official website, letour.fr beginning 5 AM ET and 2 PM PT. It’ll also be shown on cycling.tv at 9:30 GMT or 4:40am ET and 2:30am PT.
The Tour will also travel by means of European nations like as Germany, Italy, and Spain which are all nearby countries. The event will be broadcasted on 186 countries and 75 radio stations will offer live commentary.
Lance Armstrong has won 7 straight Tour de France titles from 1999-2005. Last year’s champion Alberto Contador is seeking for a repeat victory and is in prime form. Two other contenders to view are the British duo of Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins. Mark Cavendish is said to be the finest sprinter with the entire field and won 6 stages last year. Lance Armstrong has mentioned this will officially be his final Tour de France race and obviously, he is out to win it.
For Tour De France 2010 Route and Map, visit ABOUT-FRANCE.COM
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009 679 views
Contador seizes control of Astana; Feillu wins stage
Today’s race departed from Barcelona among throngs of fans cheering for their countryman Alberto Contador, who heeded their call by winning the race within the race to be Team Astana’s leader. Cadel Evans stated, “Cantador in Spain is going to be something special today.”
Lance Armstrong remarked prior to the start that the current lack of an obvious team leader was “not ideal” but difficult to determine who should lead since four Astana riders had podium finishes in previous Tours.
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009 517 views
Tour de France Stage 6: Hushovd out sprints Freire for win in rainy Spain
Thor Hushovd of the Cervelo Test Team avoided several crashes and survived torrential conditions to win today’s stage from Girona to Barcelona.
Spaniard Oscar Freire of Team Rabobank nearly delivered, but ran out of gas near the line allowing Hushovd to take the win in a finish that left the peloton in tatters.
A four man breakaway that included Garmin Slipstream’s David Millar, led for most of the race. Given the treacherous conditions posed by massive rain, this break proved safe haven from crashes and other weather related tortures. Backsplash from rear wheels hurls dirty water into the faces of rides off the back, further jepoardizing safety.
GC favorite Michael Rogers of Team High Road HPC suffered a nasty crash while going through a roundabout that left him on the ground with Garmin’s Tyler Farrar. Farrar remounted his machine but Rogers, who crashed out of last year’s Tour, appeared to struggle with an apparent injury to his right arm or wrist.
With 25K to go, Millar attacked the trio in the breakaway and stormed off with the authority as the great time trial specialist he is. Millar’s tenure with Slipstream comes after a two year doping suspension which he served with aplomb. No excuses, no whining–he served the suspension as a champion would, and proved today that one can race without the benefit of drugs.
Despite Millar’s incredible effort, the peloton, fractured from crashes, swept him up and delivered the sprinters to the line. And despite the efforts of Rabobank and the Cervelo Test Team, there were no victories for Spain in the rain.
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