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who is selling a size 7 mavic zxellium? are you 10 years old?
11 actually
NBC Sports Group is preparing for the Tour de France this weekend, and in addition to 14 hours of daily coverage of the race on Versus, NBC Sports will broadcast opening stages for the first time ever on beginning July 2 at 2p. Now part of the NBC Sports umbrella, Versus is also changing up its production, with this year’s coverage set to have a new look. Additionally, the network will collaborate with Gripped Films for daily, behind-the-scenes footage from the team that wins each day’s stage and follow them to the night before they start in the next day’s competition. Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen are on deck to once again call the race action.
Other features during NBC Sports coverage will include:
• Cameras on team buses, including Garmin-Cervelo, HTC-Highroad, RadioShack, and Leopard Trek;
• A pointer feature which will easily identify and focus on one rider in the 195-plus peloton;
• Advanced on-screen statistics/biometrics to illustrate the intensity at which the riders are competing.
• Online coverage via Tour de France All-Access that will offer users live streaming video of every stage in full HD, access to a live GPS tracking map, and other toys for the cycling fan.
this lasts one year, and then they realize no one cares about cycling.
Always tough to start with the prologue from a viewing perspective. Boooring.
1st Scott Savory
2nd Jermaine Burrowes, part of immediately formed break, 10 riders, all teams there, Alder TT bars in a road race???, Peppo, Axis, 3 Mengoni…they di-ked around too much and got caught by Jermaine and a Mengoni serious strong bridge from 2 to go and then Jermaine nearly won the race…
Scott has it easy as he is on a good team, after what I saw tonight Jermaine was the strongest rider in …