July 5-27, 2008
3,500km
21 Stages
2 rest days
2 individual time trials
20 teams with 9 riders each
Longest tour was in 1936 at 5,745km
First tour was held in 1903
It's that time again. This is one of about 4 sporting events I glue myself to the TV to follow.
The others would be; Notre Dame football in the fall, the ML Baseball World Series & Tennis Grand Slam events! (ever two years the Olympics)
I love sports, all kinds of sports. The Tour has a huge adrenaline rush for me similar to the recent Olympic swim trails where I find myself on the edge of my seat. I love the competition and rush along with the discipline and dedication that comes with each sport.
Stage 1 of the Tour: Sat July 5197.5km Brest to Plumelec
stage 2 Sun July 6 from Saint-Brieuc to Auray at 164.5km (102miles)
Don't worry, I won't post everyday about the Tour. So you can check back to see what topic I choose, perhaps every other day!
4 comments:
If you are interested, Macca is battling it out in Frankfurt against Faris. Normann was sick and did not start the race. See Ironmanlive for coverage.
Where have you been??? Are you still munching on the JUNK :) or are you out biking across the world trying to get un-phat?????
I love the tour... it's fast, exciting, daring and gets me pumped while I watch them battle it out to the finish...
Isn't it awesome! Thank goodness for DVR... or I'd miss a lot! Enjoy! :)
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