Tour de France 2009

31 days and counting...

That's probably about 93 more drugs tests for Armstrong.

Here's hoping....

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/tour09/
http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/us/actus.html
http://cycling.tv/
http://www.cyclingfans.com/
http://www.velonews.com/road.html

I'm going to watch stages 1-4. Woo Hoo!

Spoiler alert!

(probably - there usually is in every TDF thread).

News Just in.

This years Tour is NOT finishing on the Champs Élysées for the first time since 1975.

The tour organisers put it down to "Health and Safety Issues".

I'm going to watch at least a couple of stages

Stage 8: Easy Ride from Figarol to St Girons to watch stage finish then ride home (approx 80kms)
Stage 9: Early start today as we drive about 60kms then ride the rest of the way and up the Col d’Aspin, to watch an important part of the race.

Stage 9: Early start today as we drive about 60kms then ride the rest of the way and up the Col d’Aspin, to watch an important part of the race.

I rode d'Aspin last year: lots of nice forest scenery. There's still a picture of me on the Wikipedia page for the Col d'Aubisque from that same trip.

News Just in.

This years Tour is NOT finishing on the Champs Élysées for the first time since 1975.

The tour organisers put it down to "Heath and Safety Issues".

Well, yeah, OK, OK!!! there isn't a heath anywhere near the Champs-Élysées, but does that mean they have to spoil everybody's fun??? I mean, it clearly used to be heavenly fields, but you have to go with the times, you know?

this is why we should fund the website and then demand it sort us out with a clubhouse with free beers

Health and safety issues? The french? Are you joking?

Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2009 - Go Cadel, won the opening time trial and is now going to blast the field apart on Stage 4. Looks like "wheel sucker" is in good form for another shot at Le Tour this year.

Hinault and Armstrong are having a pop at each other;

http://stopreadingthisandrideabike.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/battle-of-words-between-tour-de-france-winners/

Health and safety issues? The french? Are you joking?

No ,I'm deadly serious. It's unbelievable really, next the EU will be telling them the riders have to obey the 30 kph speed limits through the villages!

Did the col de Grand St Bernard on the way to Rome last summer, cant wait to watch the riders power up it this summer... Unfortunately Eurosport will have to make do since I will be half way to Vienna.

Can't wait... Although I'm gonna be in Italy for all those key Alpine stages. Thank goodness its a cycle-friendly country. Unlike this bag o shite Ingerland.

id like to go

They're going to ban rider radios on a couple of stages, and in car TVs for the DS's altogether. Interesting

Idiot question - What's a DS?

Directeur Sportif = team manager

gotcha, thanks.

Gonna head over for the Mont Ventoux stage. Folks live closeby.

YOOOO!, everyone heading over WOOP WOOP! gunna be real nice, im planning a trip bayonne to perpignan have a look on the gmap to good an opportunity to miss, catch the tour on the way through the pyrenees going solo but would love company, intersted? anyone any advice? YOOOO!

YOOOO!, everyone heading over WOOP WOOP! gunna be real nice, im planning a trip bayonne to perpignan have a look on the gmap to good an opportunity to miss, catch the tour on the way through the pyrenees going solo but would love company, intersted? anyone any advice? YOOOO!

If you want to go yodelling, you should try the Tour de Suisse.

YOOOO!, everyone heading over WOOP WOOP! gunna be real nice, im planning a trip bayonne to perpignan have a look on the gmap to good an opportunity to miss, catch the tour on the way through the pyrenees going solo but would love company, intersted? anyone any advice? YOOOO!

Personally I'd rather stick pins in my eyes - no offence like...