Posts Tagged ‘Tour De France’

Today, I am going to share some Tour de France inspired videos and give you a little preview of the stages to watch. The Tour stages tomorrow, and if you don’t plan on watching all 21 stages, I’ve put together a list of recommended stages to watch to get the flavor of the race and [...]

Dah Tour is in full force with more broken bones in the peloton than a gambler after a bad day at the races. This year there are 4 American teams competing, but it’s easy to forget how recent the American presence is on the history of the sport. Well, get out your Ray Bans and [...]

The biggest race in cycling begins this Saturday, the Tour de France, or Tour Day Frants if you are former Team 7-11 racer and Versus commentator Bob Roll. This one proves to have all the drama of an opera: a great aging warrior suiting up for his last battle, his former teammate eager to repeat [...]

This week the European Pro racing season kicked off in earnest with Paris-Nice, the Race for the Sun. With the race, comes the return of the play by play commentary of Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin and all their unique metaphors. Like anyone who watches coverage provided by this duo regularly, I’ve often had their [...]

Earlier this week, Versus, the cable channel that covers the Tour de France, released its coverage schedule for the 2010 pro racing season under the hyperbolic name “Epic Cycle”. In addition to the TdF, we’ll be getting classics such as Paris-Roubaix and Liege-Bastogne-Liege in addition to some not so classics like the Tour of Oman. [...]

Yesterday, we reviewed some of the off road drama going on at the Tour de France regarding post race sponsorships and what will happen to the currently dominant Team Astana. Today, a website featuring Armstong under the name Team RadioShack was launched and with more announcement expected today and in the next week. Team RadioShack? [...]

As the Tour de France heats up in the Alps, the rumor mills are swirling around who will be riding for who in the current Astana powerhouse. VeloNews is reporting that Johan Bruyneel, the director of Astana and for Lance Armstrong during all his Tour winning years, will be leaving as the head of Team [...]

This Wednesday, Mellow Johnny’s will be hosting a breakfast viewing the Alpine Stage 17 of the Tour de France. They will be joined by JB & Sandy from 94.7 FM, and there will be free mimosas, giveaways, and a chance to win 2 entries to the Livestrong Challenge. Tour de France Stage 17 Watch Party [...]

From our Weekly Events Calendar: Mellow Johnny’s Tour de France Launch Party Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St. 6pm-11pm, Sunday July 5 This event will celebrate the start of the 96th Tour in our parking lot with family activities, contests, raffles, and a viewing of Stage 1 on the big screen provided by Alamo [...]

This Dieter inspired Tour de France video from Kraftwerk got left out of my guide to the Tour de France yesterday. It’s a great way to start the Grand Depart. Enjoy!