Setting my DVR now…
Le Tour, just about a week away! Here’s my abbreviated Versus coverage schedule, all times Pacific. The complete Versus channel coverage listing is here.
| Prologue: Saturday, July 7, 2007 London 6:30am to 11:00am: LIVE Prologue 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
Stage 11: Thursday, July 19, 2007 |
| Stage 1: Sunday, July 8, 2007 London to Canterbury 5:00am to 7:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
Stage 12: Friday, July 20, 2007 Montpellier to Castres 5:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
| Stage 2: Monday, July 9, 2007 Dunkerque to Gand 5:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
Stage 13: Saturday, July 21, 2007 Albi to Albi 5:00am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
| Stage 3: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Waregem to Compiegne 5:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
Stage 14: Sunday, July 22, 2007 Mazamet to Plateau-de-Beille 5:00am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
| Stage 4: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Villers to Cotterets 5:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
Stage 15: Monday, July 23, 2007 Foix to Loudenville – Le Louron 4:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
| Stage 5: Thursday, July 12, 2007 Chablis to Autun 5:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
Rest Day: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Foix to Loudenville – Le Louron 5:00pm to 7:30pm: Tour Recap Special |
| Stage 6: Friday, July 13, 2007 Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse 5:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
Stage 16: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Orthez to Gourette – Col d’Aubisque 3:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
| Stage 7: Saturday, July 14, 2007 Bourg-en-Bresse to Le-Grand-Bornard 4:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
Stage 17: Thursday, July 26, 2007 Pau to Castelsarrasin 5:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
| Stage 8: Sunday, July 15, 2007 Le-Grand-Bornard to Tignes 4:00am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
Stage 18: Friday, July 27, 2007 Cahors to Angouleme 5:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
| Rest Day: Monday, July 16, 2007 Le-Grand-Bornard to Tignes5:00pm to 8:30pm: Tour Recap Special |
Stage 19: Saturday, July 28, 2007 Cognac to Angouleme 5:00am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
| Stage 9: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Val-d’Isere to Briancon4:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
Stage 20: Sunday, July 29, 2007 Antony-Parc De Sceaux to Paris Champs-Elysees 4:30am to 9:00am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
| Stage 10: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Tallard to Marseille 5:30am to 8:30am: LIVE Daily Coverage 5:00pm to 8:00pm: Expanded Primetime Coverage |
My preference is to DVR the live version of the broadcast, and watch that when I can (how many Cervélo ads can one man stand, anyway?). The evening recap shows usually have more interview content, but a way higher “drone” factor with Al Trautwig trying to upstage Bob Roll by endless bloviating.
If his teammates can step up, I think Vino is the man to beat this year. Sorry, Vino, but that is probably the “kiss of death” to your yellow jersey dreams. I picked Basso last year, and look what happened to him!
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July 2nd, 2007 at 6:06 am
One of the most exciting things to happen to me this year was the advent of cable in our home. That being said, I may still force m’self out of bed at least one day in order to ride downtown at the crack of dawn and watch leTDF at the Bike Gallery. w00t!