From: "J. Mallis" <jmallis@epix.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.racing
Subject: Re: TV for the Tour in US?
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 01:19:29 -0400
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I sent eamil to ESPN.  They were good enough to send me the tenative
Tour schedule as follows:

Here's what we have on ESPN and ESPN2 for the Tour de France (all times
listed are Eastern):

ESPN
7/1     12:30 am        Preview
7/6     3:30 am         Prologue
7/7     12:30 am        Stage 1
7/8     12:30 am        Stage 2
7/9     12:30 am        Stage 3
7/10    12:30 am        Stage 4
7/11    12:30 am        Stage 5
7/12    12:30 am        Stage 6
7/13    12:30 am        Stage 7
7/14    12:30 am        Stage 8
7/15    12:30 am        Stage 9
7/16    12:30 am        Stage 10
7/17    2:30 am         Stage 11
7/18    12:30 am        Rest Day
7/19    12:30 am        Stage 12
7/20    12:30 am        Stage 13
7/21    12:30 am        Stage 14
7/22    12:30 am        Stage 15
7/23    3 am            Stage 16
7/24    2:30 am         Stage 17
7/25    12:30 am        Stage 18
7/26    12:30 am        Stage 19
7/26    4:30 pm         Stage 20
7/27    4:30 pm         Stage 21

ESPN2
7/5     1:30 am         Preview
7/5     11 pm           Prologue
7/7     6:30 pm         Stage 1
7/7     7:30 pm         Stage 2
7/8     7:30 pm         Stage 3
7/9     7:30 pm         Stage 4
7/10    11:30 pm        Stage 5
7/11    7:30 pm         Stage 6
7/12    10 pm           Stage 7
7/13    8:30 pm         Stage 8
7/14    7:30 pm         Stage 9
7/15    7:30 pm         Stage 10
7/16    7:30 pm         Stage 11
7/17    7:30 pm         Rest Day
7/18    7:30 pm         Stage 12
7/19    10:30 pm        Stage 13
7/21    6:30 pm         Stage 14
7/21    7:30 pm         Stage 15
7/22    7:30 pm         Stage 16
7/23    7:30 pm         Stage 17
7/24    7:30 pm         Stage 18
7/25    7:30 pm         Stage 19
7/26    11:30 pm        Stage 20
7/28    7:30 pm         Stage 21

DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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Clingman wrote:

> As the Tour (TIOOYK) approaches, I'm getting worried that I won't be
> able to see any of it here in the US. Having just checked the VeloNews
>
> TV listings for July, I was shocked to not see any mention of the
> Tour.
>
> This may just reflect the fact that VeloSnooze isn't really interested
>
> in road races, and/or updates their website only once the magazine
> rolls
> off the presses weeks after a race is over.
>
> Anyone with info on TV in the US, please post! Thanks.
>
> CYCLINGMAN