Tour de France anyone??

[a kennedy]

We watch, always root for the North Americans……USA mostly, but Canada have 3 riders I heard. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦

[niyad]

1. No to that corrupt nonsense.

[Effete Snob]

3. Which sport do you prefer?

As this is the sports group, do you have a favorite “non-corrupt” sport?

[yorkster]

2. We have watched for a few years.

I know the history somewhat - was not watching in the Lance Armstrong days. Didn't like him.
I keep my eye on 2 or 3 riders from Peru/Ecuador, etc.
Egon Bernal, Nairo Quintana, etc. Don't know if NQ is in the tour this year.
As for teams, I follow EF and 1 or 2 others.

I like the back and forth between Phil Liggett and Bob Roll, both for the history and the humor.

I don't watch horseracing and I will never watch LIV golf, but can't resist the French countryside rolling by as well as the terrifying descents and switchbacks in the mountains.
We usually record it if we're going to be out. I know there are real problems and I really wish there were more poc in the Tour, but we may not get back to France, so it's our little substitute.

[a kennedy]

4. Ya, I love all the scenery when the drones are flying, such beautiful country.

[Rebl2]

6. Right about that

Beautiful countryside

[yorkster]

7. Glad I saw your post - thought it started next week.

We caught the last bit and the wrap up. Thx.

[a kennedy]

8. Kinda cool USA won the mountain ride eh?

🇺🇸

[yorkster]

10. Yes- also enjoyed Nielsen Powless discussion...n/t

[Casady1]

11. Everyone cheated during Lance's years

He did bully people but they were all caught including Ulrich.
This is one of the great races
Armstrong- Pantini.

secondly, I think Bill Burr got it right.

&t=6s

[yorkster]

12. That might be the first time I've heard the voice of Phil Liggett's

co-announcer Paul Sherwen, who died in 2018. I came late to watching the Tour.

[Bayard]

13. Heckofa race!

Thanks for posting.



I used to be seriously into the Tour years ago, when I was seriously into cycling. Now, I couldn't name a single rider.

[Casady1]

14. They pass the memorial

For Simpson who died on that climb from taking speed. They erected a monument for him. This is for someone who was “cheating” which shows you what the rider’s and the tour thinks about this.
It always kills me people who have no idea of the history of the tour commenting on the tour.

[unc70]

5. Interesting finish / leaders. (No spoilers)

The Tour is sort of my sport for July. Have crossed paths with it a couple of times over the years. Enjoy the coverage and, of course, the French countryside.

Last weekend, attended USA Cycling professional national championships in Knoxville. They have been in Knoxville for the past seven years. Normally moves every couple of years, but Covid disrupted that. Don't know where it goes next.

[a kennedy]

9. Ya, brothers winning 1st, and 2nd respectively.......

[anotherOKIE]

15. Watched this morning.

I enjoy watching the Tour de France and I will probably watch most of the stages, if not all of them. I've thought it would be fun to be there during that time but it seems the crowds are a bit too much for me. If I could sit alongside the race course and sip a cold drink at a village cafe, then I would be content. I know I will never go there and it is a silly dream for me. I am glad it is on television.

[a kennedy]

16. Well that's it for my watching of De Tour.....it's now on Peacock!!!!!!!! A few days on USA Network....

But most of the damn race is now on Peacock. 🤬 🤬 🤬

[yorkster]

17. Looks like a week on USA and then a return to the usual...

So have to figure how to stream peacock.

As it stands now, on weekends we watch the Tour on French TV. Tv5monde. I translate a bit for my husband.
During the week we watch the Liggett and Roll broadcast.
If it's only going to be streaming I guess that means 1 more freaking channel you have to buy for one event.
Pain in the arse- can you record Peacock?

[yorkster]

18. No of course you can't record it. Arrggh.

[yorkster]

19. According to guide on Spectrum, USA HD is showing TDF

at least thru 7/14. (The guide only goes out that far for now.)
But, with some exceptions, the timing is such that a race is shown at 2am that night, ie., on the following "day".

At least it can be recorded unlike Peacock.

I'll see myself out now....

[mahatmakanejeeves]

20. Checking in: yes.

I have Comcast Xfinity, and because Peacock is part of Comcast - Universal - NBC - Xfinity - Omni Consumer Products, I watch it on Peacock.

As for, "you can't record it," if your Roku or equivalent device sends its signal to your display via a USB or HDMI cable, I suspect that you could find a way to record the programming. Is there a USB or HDMI signal input port on your recording device?

As for laptops et al., I don't know if their HDMI ports are bi-directional. If so, they'll take a signal as well as send a signal.

[yorkster]

21. Helpful info. Thx.

.Checked again and USA HD
looks to be showing race on tape delay at least through the 13th and probably straight through.

So, we'll record the 2am feed and watch next am.
Pretty damn exciting so far...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

22. I didn't get to watch it this morning.

Today was a work day.

[yorkster]

23. Hope you get to see as much as you want.

We'll be watching today tomorrow...it's all relative, so to speak.

[malaise]

24. You and my brother

He loved cycling since he was a toddler - still rides for mikes for exercise as do his wife and kids- he never misses the Tour de France.😀

[mahatmakanejeeves]

25. I threw in the towel this morning.

Peacock thinks I’m going to sit through five or six commercials in a row. For Hot Wheels full-size replicas? Nope.

[a kennedy]

26. I know, i am watching on USA network, and when they do commercials I switch to tennis......

Wimbledon is on, the 3rd biggest tournament of the year, so I’ll watch that until, the Tour is back on.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

27. I'm watching trains now.

The BNSF has sent three big freights west across the Mississippi River into Ft. Madison, Iowa.

The air quality is dreadful.

https://m.

And Godoy morning.

[a kennedy]

28. Wow, three crashes in the last mile........

😳 😳 😳 Hope they’re all ok.