Le Tour Stage 17 - Galibier / Croix de Fer / Alpe d'Huez

[Keith]

So who's booking Wednesday afternoon off (or taking a sickie ) to watch the Tour live on ITV4? I am.

[Sylv]

This is gonna a long lunch break

BRIANCON 11:36 (+/- 10)
Col du Lautaret 12:31
Col du Galibier 12:55

Afternoon snacks

SAINT-JULIEN-MONT-DENIS 13:37
Col de la Croix de Fer 15:07
BOURG-D'OISANS 15:51
ALPE-D'HUEZ 16:24 (+/- 20)

[Dominic]

Fortunately I have had to take the day off to pick the kids up from school when they break up for the summer hols at lunchtime. Not sure what they are going to be doing all afternoon though

[MattI]

Wednesday booked off

[Andrew G]

Not a lot on TV these days so I'll just video it and watch it in the evening "as live".

[adrian]

[quote="Andrew G"]Not a lot on TV these days

[Grahame]

I have booked tomorrow as "Working at Home".

I plan to get up reasonably early and read a book (I get to call this "research") until coverage starts on either ITV4 or Eurosport.

If coverage hasn't started by 11am, I may be forced to go for a short ride to clear my thoughts.

[Jon H]

I find watching hours and hours of live bike racing to be fairly boring, so I'll stick to watching the highlights. ITV4 at 7pm, and if I fall asleep in that one, Eurosport at 9pm.

[quote="adrian"][quote="Andrew G"]Not a lot on TV these days

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Any live feeds out there

[Andrew G]

[url]http://www.cyclingfans.com[/url] and scroll down, the feeds (Eurosport) are on the right hand side. I have no sound card at work and find the German link works best which opens it up in a new Windows Media Player - watching today's stage now .

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Merci.

C'est bon.

[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

Summer holiday starts today - perfect timing

now how cool is that!

Yeah, I know...bloody teachers, 13 weeks holiday, tch tch grumble grumble

anyway...predictions:

I think Kohl will win the stage

I want Sam Sanchez to win the stage... if not him then Menchov

I don't want Evans to win (why is he so hard to love?? )

Vive Le Tour

Jon

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Early start today (in office at 7:00am - yawn) so will be whizzing home at 2:00pm

[adrian]

Fairly high muppet quotient on AdH today. It's getting a bit like the bull run during San Fermines in Pamplona. Still, most of them do seem to be in for severe sunburn.