Where to Follow the Tour De France Online

Heather Kincaid
The Tour de France is one of the most famous bicycle races of all time. People have made millions of dollars off of this ONE race! It is located in France and takes about 23 days to complete, making it a long and hard journey for any competitor. The 2009 Tour de France race is going on right now! Looking for a website to follow the Tour de France? Well look no further, I've got a list of the top 5 websites fans can follow all the action at.

http://www.versus.com/tdf/ - Versus is formally known as The Outdoor Life Network. It is the ONLY provider of live Tour de France action and updates. It'sonline options include: Current stage, daily video, overall standings, image gallery, tv schedule, tour 360, fantasy cycling, route information, rider information, and an interactive map. A few videos are shown on the main menu page with tons of updates, results, and much more.

http://www.letour.fr/indexus.html - This is the main page for all your Tour de France needs. It includes a 2009 "race preview", an indepth look at the route, interviews with the racers, and also an online newpaper known as "Le Auto". There is even an inside look at the towns the cyclists ride through!

http://eurosport.yahoo.com/audioplayer.html - This website provides live audio of everything that is happening at Tour de France. It's like watching it without the actual images. Remember it is LIVE so nothing will be better than this!

http://www.demonoid.com/ - Although this site is pretty much ILLEGAL, it still has downloads of up-to-date information concerning Tour de France. Use your brain with this one, if you are scared you might get into trouble then i suggest you don't use this website. All you have to do is search Tour de France 2009 and tons of options for downloading should pop up. Just click download and you will be able to view all of the updates!

http://www.bicycle.net/ - This website has so much up to date coverage of Tour de France, it's hard to believe how they keep it coming! It has race report, race information, ridder shuffle, road rash, cranky mechanic, press releases, "no doping", forums, reviews, photo gallery, and even videos. There are also links to other websites that have valuable information for any true Tour de France follower and fan. Live updates are at the bottom of the main menu page.

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  • Auden L. Grumet, Esq. 5/28/2009

    Contrary to your 05/21/09 article, the 2009 Tour de France is not "going on right now"! What could possibly have prompted you to make such an erroneous statement? Perhaps you meant that the Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) is currently taking place?

    ALG, Esq.

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