30-06-2016, 18:36
Once again the TdF is almost upon us. I will be on holiday - well, looking after my daughter's house - for the next two weeks, so my presence on here will be extremely limited. I'm sure Marco4 will be glued to the TV and hopefully he will find time to take part in this thread, as the rest of you might do also.
The Tour starts on 2 July with the Grand Depart in Mont-Saint-Michel with the 188km stage finishing at Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont in Northern France and ends with the usual Paris procession on 24 July - 21 days of racing with only 2 rest days. I will be following the race with great interest and will be especially following Thibaut Pinot, Marcel Kittel, Pierre Rolland and Mark Cavendish.
For me, the decisive stage might be Stage 18 on 21 July which is a 17km Time Trial, most of it being uphill, which should keep the leading climbers in the hunt for the yellow jersey.
The leading source of reference is http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/ov...route.html which includes everything there is to know about Le Tour, including the broadcasters, ITV, S4C and NBC plus another 54 all over the world.
The Tour starts on 2 July with the Grand Depart in Mont-Saint-Michel with the 188km stage finishing at Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont in Northern France and ends with the usual Paris procession on 24 July - 21 days of racing with only 2 rest days. I will be following the race with great interest and will be especially following Thibaut Pinot, Marcel Kittel, Pierre Rolland and Mark Cavendish.
For me, the decisive stage might be Stage 18 on 21 July which is a 17km Time Trial, most of it being uphill, which should keep the leading climbers in the hunt for the yellow jersey.
The leading source of reference is http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2016/us/ov...route.html which includes everything there is to know about Le Tour, including the broadcasters, ITV, S4C and NBC plus another 54 all over the world.
Cabbage is still good for you