Workplace productivity takes another hit this week as the opening stages of the Tour de France overlap with the final rounds of soccer’s World Cup. A brief summary of Tour coverage on the Internet:
www.velonews.com/tour2006: The website for the authoritative, Boulder-based cycling journal will offer live text play-by-play and color commentary including an interactive Google map of the course during each stage, stage wrapups and analysis, previews of upcoming stages and short video highlights (three to five minutes) focusing on key breakaways and finishes. For a quick link to live coverage: www.velonews.com/live.
www.olntv.com/tdf: The official Tour website in the U.S. for the fifth year in a row, the Internet side of the Outdoor Life Network will provide access to video of race footage, features and daily reports from OLN analysts, stage profiles that chart the peloton’s progress, standings by category including time gaps, a comprehensive text summary of the results, interviews with stage winners and live updates of each stage. The Outdoor Life Network will devote an average of 17 hours per day to tour coverage.
www.cyclingnews.com: Great source of information on the world of cycling.
www.cycling.tv: Video site will produce a daily two-hour show with features and the last few minutes of the day’s stage.
www.active.com/tourdefrance2006: Links to news, features and blogs from the tour.
