7/24/2005: America's golden boy brings it on home - Armstrong's seventh Tour de France win is bittersweet for fans as his retirement means he's hanging up the yellow jersey forever. So long, Lance. You're the man.
If you can't watch the race on TV, check out some web sites that offer continual Tour de France updates and videos.
Tour de France 2005 Television Coverage
If you're in Europe or the UK, no sweat on the Tour (for you). With 78 television channels showing the Tour de France 2005 in 170 countries, chances are good you'll get television coverage in your own home. If not, mosey to the nearest pub with a TV or pick it up on a satellite dish.In the United States, Tour de France television coverage is adequate but you'll need cable television or a satellite dish in order to get OLN (the Outdoor Life Network channel), the Tour's US TV affiliate. OLN's current Tour de France 2005 television coverage schedule:
July 2-24
The Discovery Channel, Armstrong's team's sponsor, is airing a "Lance Week" June 27 through July 3; the shows can also be seen on TLC, Travel Channel, FitTV, The Science Channel, Discovery Health Channel and Discovery HD Theater. And the Discovery Channel will broadcast segments about Lance and the team plus recaps of the day's Tour de France 2005 highlights (starting July 2) from June 6 through July 24. If you miss a night, catch up with Tour videos on the site.
The best part about TV? See the Tour de France's finest moments over and over, like Lance's Tour de France 2004 cyclocross detour off the road after a competitor's wreck (see accompanying photo).
Tip: If you're in Europe, tdfamericans.us says: "One of the best places to watch the Tour in Paris is on the giant screen outside the Hotel de Ville (city hall). They show live coverage of the Tour there every day. The Hotel de Ville is (on) Quai de Gesvres, just across the river (to the North) from Notre Dame."
Tour de France 2005 Internet Sites and Videos
Let's face it, die hard fans: OLN's Tour de France coverage just isn't enough sometimes. Keep up with each day's Tour action on these Tour de France related web sites - see stats, catch breaking news and watch video replay of Tour de France 2005 daily highlights:
Get your remote or mouse warmed up - it's go time!
