My yearly, obligatory “I love the Tour de France.” I rarely ride a bike. I certainly never raced with a bike. But, as I say each year, the scenery of the various historical structures adjacent to the race course are spectacular. Too, after many years of watching the race, the commentators are a known factor and I enjoy them as well. Today, Stage 14, is from Grenoble to Risoul. My favorite stages of the tour are the mountain climbs in the Alps and Pyrenees. The final climb today is 19 miles up. The congregations of insane spectators the insanely tired riders must navigate is always a rewarding viewing of human kind at a sporting event….crazy! This years race has been brutal with many of the top contenders wiped out via crashes, but still it holds my attention as new stars emerge. It takes a while to understand the individual/team strategies, otherwise it just looks like a large group of riders.
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My husband loves it, so we watch it every year… It is beautiful, although I don’t understand the pros about riding a bike for hours…! 😉
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Ha! I received the same feedback for quite a few years. Now, I record it early so I don’t have to get up at 430am to watch it. My wife actually asks for updates now and then.
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We live in Spain, so for us is the whole afternoon with the sound of the cycling… I thought that after Contador quitting my husband was going to stop watching, but likes it too much 😉
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over halfway done 🙂 just another week+
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🙂
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