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Paris and the Tour de France
A buddy of mine is headed over there for the last day of the race. The final stage of the tour takes place on the Champs Elysees in Paris and the crowds are bound to be huge. Since I ride he thought he'd ask me about any spectator info or any good viewing on the Champs Elysees (?? like I'd know??).
So I'm throwing it out to the collective wisdom of the PPOT. Anyone...?
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I usually watched it from out in the countryside, not in Paris. Much more fun and you get to see the riders up close.
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Wish I could be there to see some of it live, but I can't. Soes anyone know what channels will broadcast Le Tour in The States? Or maybe if there is a way to see it via a European sports channel, either on television or the internet?
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 What's "standard Comcast?" Is that internet or TV-related?
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The crowds are part of the fun !
Try to be somewhere "up" the Champs, very cool to watch them climb and then descend. Also try to get to the Hotel de Ville for the awards. I saw Hinault win his last. And Lemond and Pedro Delgado win.
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