live internet tdf coverage

Katharine & Paul said:

Hello all!

Anyone know where to get live audio commentary, pictures
or text commentary on the net?

Paul

cyclingnews.comtour04Open ↗

Rob

Last year, the official tdf site (www.letour.com) had
internet audio directly from the coverage that is on the US
Outdoor Life Network. I believe that they will be doing it
again this year ...

The commentators are well known to us - Phil Liggett and
Paul Sherwen, and you may hear some words from former 7-
eleven professional Bob Roll who completed the tour in 1986.

Its going to be a sleepy eyed July!

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Hello all!

Anyone know where to get live audio commentary,
pictures or text

commentary

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on the net?

Paul

Yes as above OLN network works quite well & had some archived stuff from 03
up until recently. Unfortunately the commentators are getting a bit
jaded/predictable now, Eurosport Sat. coverage have a new guy now which we
may get on Foxtel one day , pity my Spanish is not up to scratch because the
Colombian announcers are 'out of this world' literally 🙂)

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Last year, the official tdf site (www.letour.com) had
internet audio directly from the coverage that is on the
US Outdoor Life Network. I believe that they will be doing
it again this year ...

The commentators are well known to us - Phil Liggett
and Paul Sherwen, and you may hear some words from
former 7-eleven professional Bob Roll who completed the
tour in 1986.

Its going to be a sleepy eyed July!

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Hello all!

Anyone know where to get live audio commentary, pictures
or text

commentary

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on the net?

Paul

Hi All

I remember last year I did watch some of the Tour on video live on the Internet, I just cannot remember what site it was.

It had Liggett and another guy who probably was Sherwin doing the commentary and they would go silent occasionaly and this is where the adverts would come on and then they would suddenly start talking after the break.

If only I had saved that link....

Dave

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Originally posted by dclnmurray
Hi All

I remember last year I did watch some of the Tour on video live on the Internet, I just cannot remember what site it was.

It had Liggett and another guy who probably was Sherwin doing the commentary and they would go silent occasionaly and this is where the adverts would come on and then they would suddenly start talking after the break.

If only I had saved that link....

Dave

I anyone knows please post the link. I can get any Sat feeds where I am and would hate to miss out.

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Originally posted by Dominic Sansom
I anyone knows please post the link. I can get any Sat feeds where I am and would hate to miss out.

http://www.olntv.com/tdf04/ seems to have live audio and not-live video. Maybe explore the site? Google for "tdf live streaming video" or similar?

hippy

Maybe Eurosport might have it (as they do with live
audio?) but from memory a few years ago it was a picture
every 15 secs.

Listening to Phil and Paul is just as good as watching it
(well ...) but with that and live text everywhere, it should
suffice until 6pm ...

Nine aussies in the tour!!!

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Dominic Sansom said:

I anyone knows please post the link. I can get any Sat
feeds where I

am

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and would hate to miss out.

olntv.comtdf04Open ↗ seems to have live audio and
not-live video. Maybe explore the site? Google for "tdf
live streaming video" or similar?

hippy

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Originally posted by Dominic Sansom
I anyone knows please post the link. I can get any Sat feeds where I am and would hate to miss out.

A Danish TV station did a live internet video-stream last year. That with the sound down, and the OLN radio-stream, ahh it was just perfect 🙂 (though the radio was about 5-8 seconds behind the vision, it was good enough)

This *was* the link: http://193.88.15.169:80/tv2tour

The home page of the originating TV station is www.tv2.dk. I'm hoping they'll stream it again this year, as it was very stable and never cut out/got choppy.

BTW, "DD" aka David Duffield and guests, i.e. Sean Kelly
commentate on Eurosport , its not Phil Ligget. This 74 year
gent, commentates over the net and on Sat TV in Europe, he's
so funny. Check out this comment about Christie Anderson
(Phils wife who commentates with him some times).

my favourite so far : " ..and all these people have come out
to see these riders and in enjoy the sunshine, some of them
havn't got many clothes on, and here comes Christy
(anderson) to join me, she hasn't got many clothes on
either, I can see her gorgeous body, thanx christy you,ve
ruined my day, no you havent you've made my day, er....
whatever..er...whats happening"

The whole christie anderson thing must have been down to the
extraordinary hot weather that was sweeping across Europe in
Summer 2003. I was waiting for him to introduce her as
Chesty Anderson. Maybe next year someone can call her that
when chatting to him between stages and then it will be
subconciously lodged in his brain and come out in the next
day's stage?

We Love David Duffield Duffieldisms

Some of David's common sayings include:

Duffer's speak English

"Tail end Charlies" Riders struggling at the back of
the peloton

" He will be licking his lips" Looking forward in
anticipation (to the climbs/sprint /TT etc)

"Turn your granny to the wall" The riders will be descending
a treacherous Alpine road at over 80 kph. It will be too
scary for your grandmother to watch.

"He goes round corners like a fifty pence piece"
Description of Jan Ulrich's ragged cornering style

"Raining cats and dogs" Above average rainfall for this
time of year

"Going full bore out"
Traveling at top Speed

"Cheeky little chappie" Rider of restricted height who
keeps trying to get away from the peloton. Often Spanish
or Italian.

"Come a box of tricks" Have an accident and end up on the
floor. Often while descending or sprinting.

"Er..." Frequently uttered timefiller on long flat stages.

"Riding himself to a standstill" Riding so hard he will not
be able to sustain it.

"Face as long as a fiddle" Unhappy looking rider. Often the
day after he has "Come a box of tricks"

"On the rivet" Sitting right over the front of the saddle
whilst riding as fast as is possible.

"After doing the thick end of ...(fifty)..miles" After
riding ...(fifty).. miles

"The man with the hammer has got him" The rider is so
fatigued he can barely continue.

"The hammer's gone down" There has been an increase in speed

"Riding himself into a frazzle" Riding very hard

"Hang on to your hats"
Watch carefully.

"Rough end of a ragman's trumpet" No translation available.
Suggestions please.

"Its all over bar the shouting"
The race is already decided

"Its not over till the fat lady sings" The race could be won
by anyone. Often uttered five minutes after "Its all over
bar the shouting"

"Ripped this thing to pieces" A rider is making life very
difficult for other riders in the peloton

"Hanging on for grim death" A rider is struggling to
maintain the pace of the other riders

"Put the cat amongst the pigeons" An attack has happened
that will illicit a strong response

"Go absolutely bananas" Get very excited

"Lying a bit doggo" A rider is very tired in the peloton or
break. From "dog tired".

"A gnat's whisker away" Very close. Often in a sprint when a
photo finish is required.

"Its about as useful as a chocolate chainring" Its not very
useful at all.

"It's a bit dark over Bill's mother's" The weather over
there looks a bit ominous

"He's gone all around the Wrekin" He's taken the long way
around [the roundabout.

"It might blow the valves in your television set!" Turn the
volume on your TV down as the commentary is going to be very
loud and excited

"He had the toilet two steps in no uncertain terms" He has
been suffering from gastroenteritis. In this instance
referring to Francesco Casagrande in the TdF2001

"It must feel like he's been hit with a shovel" The rider
out in front on the climb has been overtaken rather quickly
by the chasers

"He's at the bottom of the barrel"
The rider is now very fatigued

"He's like a fisherman reeling in his salmon" The rider is
passing other riders who were ahead and catching them one at
a time. (Whilst they are probably being hit with a shovel.
And at the bottom of the barrel.)

"There are 21 stages in the race and 21 teams. Each team
will win a stage except some which will win more" There are
a lot of teams and a lot of stages which will be hotly
contested.

"Come down the finishing straight like a dose of salts"
Traveling at high speed approaching the final sprint.

"Its not all beer and skittles by any means" The racing at
the moment is so hard it can't be enjoyable for the riders.

"They're a chirpy little lot, like Kelme used to be" The
team are well suited to climbing in the high mountains and
instigate a large number of attacks.

"Mike Smith in Paris, I need to see a man about a dog!" Mike
Smith, please can you cover for me on this long stage as I
need to pop to the toilet!

"He's come out of there like a cork from a bottle" A
rider has launched a devastating attack and left the
peloton behind.

"He's shot his bolt and gone out the back" The rider has
pushed himself too soon and is now getting left behind

"Sackcloth and ashes" I apologise for an earlier mistake I
may have made

"Time for a quick sherbert"
Time for a quick drink

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Maybe Eurosport might have it (as they do with live
audio?) but from

memory

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a few years ago it was a picture every 15 secs.

Listening to Phil and Paul is just as good as watching it
(well ...) but with that and live text everywhere, it
should suffice until 6pm ...

Nine aussies in the tour!!!

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Dominic Sansom said:

I anyone knows please post the link. I can get any
Sat feeds where I

am

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Quoted message said:

and would hate to miss out.

olntv.comtdf04Open ↗ seems to have live audio and
not-live video. Maybe explore the site? Google for "tdf
live streaming video" or similar?

hippy

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Originally posted by Big Carl
"Rough end of a ragman's trumpet" No translation available.
Suggestions please.>

Insert "Pineapple" in exchange for "ragmans trumpet".

Pure genius, the mans a wordsmith!

I havent had much pleasure in listening to "duffers" - past
cycling magazines have letters where you either love him, or
hate him. Given then chance, I think I would enjoy him
commentary.

I think I have an old Sporting Cyclist magazine (1950s-60s)
which has an article on him and hid bike - a tricycle!

Maybe i might try the Eurosport commentary this year?

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BTW, "DD" aka David Duffield and guests, i.e. Sean Kelly
commentate on

Eurosport

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, its not Phil Ligget. This 74 year gent, commentates over
the net and on Sat TV in Europe, he's

so

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funny. Check out this comment about Christie Anderson
(Phils wife who

commentates

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with him some times).

my favourite so far : " ..and all these people have come
out to see these riders and in enjoy the sunshine, some of
them havn't got many clothes on, and here comes Christy
(anderson) to join me, she hasn't got many clothes

on

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either, I can see her gorgeous body, thanx christy you,ve
ruined my day,

no

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you havent you've made my day, er.... whatever..er...whats
happening"

The whole christie anderson thing must have been down to
the extraordinary hot weather that was sweeping across
Europe in Summer 2003. I was waiting for him to introduce
her as Chesty Anderson. Maybe next year someone can call
her that when chatting to him between stages and then it
will be subconciously lodged in his brain and come out in
the next day's stage?

We Love David Duffield Duffieldisms

Some of David's common sayings include:

Duffer's speak English

"Tail end Charlies" Riders struggling at the back of
the peloton

" He will be licking his lips" Looking forward in
anticipation (to the climbs/sprint /TT etc)

"Turn your granny to the wall" The riders will be
descending a treacherous Alpine road at over 80 kph.

It

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will be too scary for your grandmother to watch.

"He goes round corners like a fifty pence piece"
Description of Jan Ulrich's ragged cornering style

"Raining cats and dogs" Above average rainfall for this
time of year

"Going full bore out"
Traveling at top Speed

"Cheeky little chappie" Rider of restricted height who
keeps trying to get away from the

peloton.

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Often Spanish or Italian.

"Come a box of tricks" Have an accident and end up on the
floor. Often while descending or sprinting.

"Er..." Frequently uttered timefiller on long flat stages.

"Riding himself to a standstill" Riding so hard he will
not be able to sustain it.

"Face as long as a fiddle" Unhappy looking rider. Often
the day after he has "Come a box of tricks"

"On the rivet" Sitting right over the front of the saddle
whilst riding as fast as is possible.

"After doing the thick end of ...(fifty)..miles" After
riding ...(fifty).. miles

"The man with the hammer has got him" The rider is so
fatigued he can barely continue.

"The hammer's gone down" There has been an increase
in speed

"Riding himself into a frazzle" Riding very hard

"Hang on to your hats"
Watch carefully.

"Rough end of a ragman's trumpet" No translation
available. Suggestions please.

"Its all over bar the shouting"
The race is already decided

"Its not over till the fat lady sings" The race could be
won by anyone. Often uttered five minutes after "Its

all

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over bar the shouting"

"Ripped this thing to pieces" A rider is making life very
difficult for other riders in the peloton

"Hanging on for grim death" A rider is struggling to
maintain the pace of the other riders

"Put the cat amongst the pigeons" An attack has happened
that will illicit a strong response

"Go absolutely bananas" Get very excited

"Lying a bit doggo" A rider is very tired in the peloton
or break. From "dog tired".

"A gnat's whisker away" Very close. Often in a sprint when
a photo finish is required.

"Its about as useful as a chocolate chainring" Its not
very useful at all.

"It's a bit dark over Bill's mother's" The weather over
there looks a bit ominous

"He's gone all around the Wrekin" He's taken the long way
around [the roundabout.

"It might blow the valves in your television set!" Turn
the volume on your TV down as the commentary is going
to be very

loud

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and excited

"He had the toilet two steps in no uncertain terms" He has
been suffering from gastroenteritis. In this instance
referring to Francesco Casagrande in the TdF2001

"It must feel like he's been hit with a shovel" The rider
out in front on the climb has been overtaken rather
quickly by the chasers

"He's at the bottom of the barrel"
The rider is now very fatigued

"He's like a fisherman reeling in his salmon" The rider
is passing other riders who were ahead and catching
them one at

a

Quoted message said:

time. (Whilst they are probably being hit with a shovel.
And at the bottom of the barrel.)

"There are 21 stages in the race and 21 teams. Each team
will win a stage except some which will win more" There
are a lot of teams and a lot of stages which will be hotly

contested.

Quoted message said:

"Come down the finishing straight like a dose of salts"
Traveling at high speed approaching the final sprint.

"Its not all beer and skittles by any means" The
racing at the moment is so hard it can't be enjoyable
for the riders.

"They're a chirpy little lot, like Kelme used to be" The
team are well suited to climbing in the high mountains and
instigate

a

Quoted message said:

large number of attacks.

"Mike Smith in Paris, I need to see a man about a dog!"
Mike Smith, please can you cover for me on this long stage
as I need to

pop

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to the toilet!

"He's come out of there like a cork from a bottle" A
rider has launched a devastating attack and left the
peloton behind.

"He's shot his bolt and gone out the back" The rider has
pushed himself too soon and is now getting left behind

"Sackcloth and ashes" I apologise for an earlier mistake I
may have made

"Time for a quick sherbert"
Time for a quick drink

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Maybe Eurosport might have it (as they do with live
audio?) but from

memory

Quoted message said:

a few years ago it was a picture every 15 secs.

Listening to Phil and Paul is just as good as watching
it (well ...) but with that and live text everywhere, it
should suffice until 6pm ...

Nine aussies in the tour!!!

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Dominic Sansom wrote:
> I anyone knows please post the link. I can get any
> Sat feeds where

I

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Quoted message said:

am

Quoted message said:

> and would hate to miss out.

olntv.comtdf04Open ↗ seems to have live audio
and not-live video. Maybe explore the site? Google for
"tdf live streaming video" or similar?

hippy

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