Anyone Watching the Tour de France?

[Mermaid]

Today is the third day. We are glued to it! Every July we turn into major couch potatoes when we sit down in the evening and watch the replay of the day's race. We're like zombies in a trance when those pedals start turning.

If you thought it wouldn't be interesting without Lance, fear not. It might even be more interesting. Nature abhors a vacuum, and man o man, Lance left a big one! They're all wanting their shot to fill it, so we're going to see a lot of incredibly competitive cycling in the upcoming weeks.

BTW, the scenery is as fantastic as usual. ;-)

 

[Teresa]

Thanks for the Tour info - will have to tune in. Years ago we were in Paris during the Tour. We didn't know it was going on (since we couldn't read the French papers or hear any news) until we hit the streets and could not get back to the hotel for all the blocked roads and people jammed in for miles. It took hours to find a way around the madness via the metro, and to figure out what the heck was going on! Quite an event...

Yes, July is couch time even in sowal... I'm ready for summer hibernation and good movies.

 

[Jdarg]

Mermaid is lying. She is not at her house watching this. She and Merman are competing this year- first husband and wife team!! Go Mers!!!

 

[Sheila]

Mermaid is lying. She is not at her house watching this. She and Merman are competing this year- first husband and wife team!! Go Mers!!!

They probably could!

 

[Cheering472]

I bet we won't be able to actually pick them out...they will be a blur. Go Merpeople!

 

[Miss Kitty]

Not watching...I was a big fan of the Tour de Lance though.

 

[beachmouse]

I'm back following again this year, and looking forward to coverage of other riders than Lance. Can't wait until they get into the mountains. The mad dash to the finish in the flat stages is fun to watch for the last minute, but those mountain stages are always a much longer story with such great scenery.

 

[Mermaid]

Thanks for the Tour info - will have to tune in. Years ago we were in Paris during the Tour. We didn't know it was going on (since we couldn't read the French papers or hear any news) until we hit the streets and could not get back to the hotel for all the blocked roads and people jammed in for miles. It took hours to find a way around the madness via the metro, and to figure out what the heck was going on! Quite an event...

Yes, July is couch time even in sowal... I'm ready for summer hibernation and good movies.

Tootsie, I live in eternal jealousy that you were in Paris while the Tour de France was on!! One of these days that's what we're going to do. In the meantime, we're staying glued to OLN TV to see the latest in the race. We're total tour junkies. :roll:

 

[Jdarg]

Hey Mermaid- you need to update those of us not in the loop (wheel! Tire! get it? Har har har). Who are we cheering for- anybody in particular stand out?? We can have SoWal cheering section for the Tour!

 

[Cil]

We were in Obernai for the start of the second stage. A very nice Frenchwoman invited us to watch from the comfort of her apartment.
I will post photos when I recover from jetlag.