http://www.letour.fr/

It started today. The website offers a choice of languages. Version anglaise is at http://www.letour.fr/2002/us/index.html .

A post at rec.radio.shortwave says:

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The only station covering TdF live on [shortwave] to my knowledge is Radio Netherlands, in Dutch, copy of Radio 1.

SW frequencies are 5955 [kHz], 9895 and 13700. All beamed to Europe and N-Africa.
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twin58 - Radio 1 is streamed live - their program states live coverage from 14:00 to 18:00 CET (in Dutch of course)



NL Radio 1

The folks at rec.radio.shortwave are old skool. We want to hear the TdF on the shortwave, the way [deity] intended. We doan wan no steenken' Internet.

The TdF website says OLN also offers a webstream.

A check of geosynchronous satellites I did a while back at http://www.lyngsat.com/ and http://www.sadoun.com/ makes me think that even if I had the southern exposure and a big C-band dish, any European satellite likely to be carrying an unencrypted (i.e., free) feed of the TdF is too far east to be visible from even the eastern U. S.

Thanks for the Radio One link; I like it. As I write, it's just about time for those TdF boys to be waking up. I wonder what's on now.

http://www.anarc.org/naswa/swlguide/

[ July 10, 2002: Message edited by: twin58 ]

Lance is just a big bully. I love him, and am thrilled that he is headed for his fourth straight victory. I still am amazed that a man who was given a 20% chance of living is now dominating such a physically demanding sport.

Today, he pedaled for about 5 and 1/2 hours and then kicked into another gear and practically sprinted up an 18km climb. He finished third, but made up about 3-4 minutes of time in the last 5-6km. He just took off and showed the pack that he might have been tired, but he was far from being out of gas. I was amazed as I watched on OLN.

He now has added to his overall lead. Another mountain stage tomorrow and then a coast into Paris over the weekend. Barring some disaster, Lance will be wearing the yellow jersey the rest of the way.

Jim Rome show today, talking about the French harassing Lance about doping.

Romey to the French:
"Don't worry, you still own the record in surrenduring".

LOL

That was good.

Lance continues to look like he could dominate this race for a few more years. He trains to such a high level that he really has it all figured out and can do whatever he has to in each situation. He can time trial with the best, he climbs like a mountain goat, and his team keeps him in contention on the flat sections. Nobody seems as complete in their biking.

Two more stages, and he should be wearing his fourth straight yellow jersey home.

BTW -- OLN shows the last couple hours of each stage each morning. Now, this is not exciting television, but the strategy and such is pretty interesting.

Old interviews of Lance Armstrong are on the new ABC show that follows "Nightline" tonight.

Vive le Lance!!! Lance rode into Paris today and captured his fourth straight crown this afternoon. I think CBS is showing highlights this afternoon. It was another dominating ride. I have to think that he will continue to win until he loses his motivation. He is so confident and so supremely well prepared. I don't think anyone can beat him until he decides to let up.

Armstrong is just awe inspiring! Congratulations to one of the world's best and most accomplished athletes.

Felicitations a Lance!! What an amazing run...yet again. And 7+ minutes! Way to go man....way to wear the red white & blue!

I'm way behind on my reading, and just caught up with a New Yorker profile by Michael Specter that was a nice mix of childhood biography, a breakdown of competitive cycling tactics and medicine. The most interesting parts to me were the (easy to understand) descriptions of the very unique physical features that make Armstrong such a natural athlete, amazingly well equipped to endure the ongoing punishment of his sport. Then, add what the cancer fight and recovery did to both his body and his head, and you get one of the most driven competitors on the world sports scene.

New Yorker Article: \"The Long Ride\"