Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I agree with all of your observations, particularly your characterization of the coverage as the Travel Channel crossed with ESPN3. France has such variegated regions in terms of the landscape and flora and I always enjoy seeing it featured on the coverage. I also like your point about finding the vid where Armstrong debunks ‘the look’. It’s interesting to think about how far we are now from the late 90s when I recall having to set the VCR to catch whatever scraps of tour coverage TSN (Canadian ESPN) might show on the big race days. Now, there is more coverage than one could reasonably watch and there are so many historical highlights (racing and commentary) on YouTube. It’s a cycling fans paradise!
Have you any sense of the big stages of this year’s race? I admit that I am not certain as to the impact that the non-uphill finish mountain stages might have on the race. There are some huge climbs, but I fear that the descents to the finish might wipe out the advantages won on those passes. I would be interested to hear perspectives on the role that these days might play in the race.
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