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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Below is our
Guide to Live Coverage of the 2008 Paris-Nice
2008 Paris-Nice: Robert Gesink (Rabobank) has to do all
the work
on yesterday's long run in to Cannes; his yellow jersey is in
danger.
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Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com
Notes:
2008 Paris-Nice: Stage 7
Cannes - What a fantastic race this has been with revelation
Robert Gesink of Rabobank confirming the strong riding he demonstrated
last month in California and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) using his
experience to grab the yellow jersey from Gesink.
It was exciting seeing and photographing the various groups, including
the chase group led by the yellow jersey, Gesink, riding into Cannes
yesterday along the Mediterranean (above image). For the location,
I want to thank Cannes resident and cycling fan Sophia for the tip. It
met perfectly with my photographic objectives for the day. Thanks
Sophia!
Near the podium, a French woman approached me to compliment me
on the cyclingfans.com hats. (At Tour of California we got compliments
on the T-shirts.) Race sponsors such as carmaker Skoda and yellow
jersey sponsor LCL had been handing out hats near the finish line, as
they do at the Tour de France and other races. Anyway, the woman
asked for my hat! Made my day.
Sunny and blue skies this morning in Cannes. Hopefully it
will continue this afternoon in Nice. Much of the rest of France
is supposed to get some rain today.
- Pete Geyer
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Today's Paris-Nice Stage 7 Profile
- Today's Paris-Nice Stage 7 in Nice begins at 13:43 CET (8:43am
U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish between 16:33 and 16:51 CET
(11:33 and 11:51am U.S. Eastern).
- cycling.tv's coverage of today's final stage of Paris-Nice
is scheduled to begin at 15:10 CET (10:10am U.S. Eastern). Other
streams should begin after 15:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).
Also on today:
Tirreno-Adriatico (to March 18)
The race is being shown live on RAI Tre. For
those of you with satellite coverage,
MJ Ray is
here
to help in our satellite coverage blog.
Both
cycling.tv
and
Eurosport
(Tiny Eurosport live video) should be streaming
Tirreno-Adriatico highlights or "as live" following today's Paris-Nice
stage.
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The most recent notices
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of this Live Guide.
- Welcome
to today's live coverage
guide for Stage 7 of the
2008 Paris-Nice.
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Below is our
Guide to Live Coverage of the 2008 Paris-Nice
180 degree photographic panorama 150 meters before the finish
line in Cannes, 2006 Paris-Nice
The stage winner (Kashechkin of Liberty Seguros) has entered the
picture at the right
This image is scaled down from an original of more than 15,000
pixels wide
The banners are for Radio Monte Carlo (RMC)
Copyright © 2006
Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com
Linus Gerdemann (High Road)
From yesterday's Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3
photo Copyright
© 2008
Fotoreporter Sirotti
Notes:
- Tomorrow's Paris-Nice Stage 7 in Nice begins at 13:43 CET (8:43am
U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish between 16:33 and 16:51 CET
(11:33 and 11:51am U.S. Eastern).
- cycling.tv's coverage of the final stage of Paris-Nice is scheduled
to begin at 15:10 CET (10:10am U.S. Eastern). Other streams should
begin after 15:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).
- The France4.fr live coverage has begun.
- cycling.tv and Sputnik are now playing today's stage of Paris-Nice
to Cannes. France4.fr should begin shortly.
Beach in Cannes next to race finish line earlier this morning
2008 Paris-Nice
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2008 Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com
- Weather here in Cannes is as advertised. People are now
sunbathing on the beach right along the finish area, some women topless.
This isn't the hot Cannes weather of summer of course but everyone
is out enjoying a little early spring.
Workers this morning prepare for the arrival of the race in Cannes
Copyright ©
2008 Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com 
Paris-Nice race leader Robert Gesink during
yesterday's Stage 5
photo Copyright ©
2008
Fotoreporter Sirotti
Paris-Nice Stage 6 Profile
- Today's Stage 6 of Paris-Nice from Sisteron to Cannes starts
at 11:42 CET (6:42am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish between
16:23 and 16:51 CET (11:23 and 11:51am U.S. Eastern).
- cycling.tv's coverage today is scheduled to begin at 14:50
CET (9:50am U.S. Eastern). Other streams should begin after 15:00
CET (10am U.S. Eastern).
Also on today:
Tirreno-Adriatico (to March 18)
The race is being shown live on RAI Tre. For
those of you with satellite coverage,
MJ Ray is
here
to help in our satellite coverage blog.
Both
cycling.tv
and
Eurosport
(Tiny Eurosport live video) should be streaming
Tirreno-Adriatico highlights or "as live" following today's Paris-Nice
stage.
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of this Live Guide.
- Welcome
to today's live coverage
guide for Stage 6 of the
2008 Paris-Nice.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) and Robert Gesink (Rabobank) on
Mont Ventoux, 2008 Paris-Nice
photo Copyright
© 2008
Fotoreporter Sirotti
The peloton during yesterday's Stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico
photo Copyright
© 2008
Fotoreporter Sirotti
Notes:
- Tomorrow's Stage 6 of Paris-Nice from Sisteron to Cannes starts
at 11:42 CET (6:42am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish between
16:23 and 16:51 CET (11:23 and 11:51am U.S. Eastern).
- cycling.tv's coverage tomorrow is scheduled to begin at 14:50
CET (9:50am U.S. Eastern). Other streams should begin after 15:00
CET (10am U.S. Eastern).
Tonight's sunset seen from Cannes, site of
tomorrow's stage finish.
photo: P. Geyer
- cycling.tv, france4.fr, Sputnik and Tiny Eurosport live video
are all streaming today's stage of Paris-Nice. We assume Sporza
(Belgium only) is too but cannot verify. France 3 television is
also showing the race live right now.
2008 Paris-Nice: Stage 5
Cannes - Mont Ventoux, the site of yesterday's queen stage
of this Paris-Nice, can be seen for miles in the region. It isn't
called the "giant of provence" for nothing. You can see it from
the southbound TGV train as it approaches Avignon, a postcard view of
the lunar-like landscape rising in the distance above the Provencal city.
And you can see it for many more miles after Avignon's Pope's Palace
is long gone.
If you are ever inclined to see some pro racing in Europe in March,
Paris-Nice is a good place to start. Though this year's prologue
in Amilly was something of a dud (the usual and far superior location
in ASO's hometown of Issy-les-Moulineaux wasn't possible this year due
to municipal elections on Sunday), you can do worse than a few days in
Paris followed by a few more days in Provence, even away from the race (particularly
if you are accompanied by someone who isn't as into racing as you are),
and a weekend on the French Riviera for the race arrival in Cannes and Nice.
The weather here in Cannes is gorgeous today and the forecast
is for more of the same tomorrow when the race arrives. That's
why they call it the "Race to the Sun."
In this morning's L'Equipe: Apparently Levi
Leipheimer sent an SMS to Rabobank directeur sportif Erik Dekker the
other day saying, "Robert Gesink will win on Ventoux." Levi of course
saw firsthand what Gesink can do during the Tour of California. Gesink
didn't win on Ventoux (Evans came around and beat him at the line) but
of course he did grab the race lead.
- Pete Geyer
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2008 Paris-Nice Stage 5 Profile
- Today's Paris-Nice Stage 5 from Althen-des-Paluds to
Sisteron starts at 12:22 CET (7:22am U.S. Eastern) and is expected
to finish between 16:17 and 16:41 CET (11:17 and 11:41am U.S. Eastern).
- cycling.tv is scheduled to start live broadcasting of
Paris-Nice Stage 5 at 14:50 CET (9:50am U.S. Eastern). France4.fr
live video streaming begins at 15:25 CET. Eurosport schedule
shows live ski jumping today instead of Paris-Nice. (Thank you,
Patrice Clerc (ASO) and Hein/Pat Verbruggen/McQuaid (UCI). Good
job, fellas.) There will be a delayed broadcast of Paris-Nice
on Eurosport.
- For those with access to Eurosport 2, they will
be showing Tirreno-Adriatico live today.
Also on today:
Tirreno-Adriatico (to March 18)
The race is being shown live on RAI Tre. For
those of you with satellite coverage,
MJ Ray is
here
to help in our satellite coverage blog.
Both
cycling.tv
and
Eurosport
(Tiny Eurosport live video) should be streaming
Tirreno-Adriatico highlights or "as live" following today's Paris-Nice
stage.
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The most recent notices
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of this Live Guide.
- Welcome
to today's live coverage
guide for Stage 5 of the
2008 Paris-Nice.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Notes:
- Tomorrow's Paris-Nice Stage 5 from Althen-des-Paluds
to Sisteron starts at 12:22 CET (7:22am U.S. Eastern) and is expected
to finish between 16:17 and 16:41 CET (11:17 and 11:41am U.S. Eastern).
- For those with access to Eurosport 2, they will
be showing Tirreno-Adriatico live tomorrow.
- Very heavy access today, some people are unable
to access some streams, the Eurosport (English) audio feed and
Sputnik video in particular. (If a window opens but nothing
plays, it very likely is because the servers cannot handle any more
requests for streams.) cycling.tv has been working well though,
for those of you in North America.
- The tiny Eurosport live video stream and the audio
streams are now playing today's big stage of Paris-Nice.
- cycling.tv coverage back on, Sputnik working again
too, and the france4.fr coverage has begun. (France 4 on cable
TV playing the race too).
- Hmm, did Hein McQuaid just flip the on/off switch
on Paris-Nice race coverage?
- This is it, the first big stage of the 2008 pro
cycling season.
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cycling.tv
(North America, subscription required) is playing
today's big Paris-Nice stage to Mont Ventoux. Sputnik is
also now streaming the race live. France4.fr live coverage
should kick in at 15:25 CET. Eurosport's coverage (including
live audio streaming online) is scheduled to start at 15:30 CET (10:30am
U.S. Eastern), or following the biathlon.
Today's Paris-Nice Stage 4 Profile
- Today's Paris-Nice Stage 4 from
Montélimar to the Station du Mont Serein
Mont Ventoux starts at 11:51 CET (6:51am U.S. Eastern). The
expected finish is between 16:15 and 16:44 CET (11:15 and 11:44am
U.S. Eastern).
- Cycling.tv's Paris-Nice live coverage today should
begin at around 14:50 CET (9:50am U.S. Eastern). Other live
streams (video and audio) should begin after 15:00 CET (10am U.S.
Eastern).
Also on today:
Tirreno-Adriatico (to March 18)
The race is being shown live on RAI Tre. For
those of you with satellite coverage,
MJ Ray is
here
to help in our satellite coverage blog while battling
the storms which knocked his own dish out of alignment.
Both
cycling.tv
and
Eurosport
(Tiny Eurosport live video) should be streaming
Tirreno-Adriatico highlights or "as live" following today's Paris-Nice
stage.
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- Be sure to reload
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during the race for
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coverage links and information.
The most recent notices
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of this Live Guide.
- Welcome
to today's live coverage
guide for Stage 4 of the
2008 Paris-Nice.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Below is our
Guide to Live Coverage of the 2008 Paris-Nice
Coming tomorrow: Paris-Nice
goes to Mont Ventoux
The peloton during today's Stage 1 of Tirreno-Adriatico
photo Copyright
© 2008
Fotoreporter Sirotti
Note: Above is a photo from today's first
stage of Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy. As a rule we do not show or mention
the winner of a race same-day on the homepage so as to not spoil things for
those of you who come to the site to watch delayed coverage.
2008 Paris-Nice Stage 2 - Steegmans wins again
photo Copyright
© 2008
Fotoreporter Sirotti
Notes:
Fireworks display at 2003 TDF
photo: P. Geyer
- Tomorrow's Paris-Nice mountaintop finish at Mont
Ventoux should guarantee some fireworks.
- Tomorrow's Paris-Nice Stage 4 from
Montélimar to the Station du Mont Serein
Mont Ventoux starts at 11:51 CET (6:51am U.S. Eastern). The
expected finish is between 16:15 and 16:44 CET (11:15 and 11:44am
U.S. Eastern).
- Cycling.tv's Paris-Nice live coverage tomorrow should
begin at around 14:50 CET (9:50am U.S. Eastern). Other live
streams (video and audio) should begin after 15:00 CET (10am U.S.
Eastern).
- The
tiny Eurosport video feed
(sans audio) is streaming today's stage of Tirreno-Adriatico
.
Also on today:
Tirreno-Adriatico (to March 18)
The race is being shown live on RAI Tre. For
those of you with satellite coverage,
MJ Ray is
here
to help in our satellite coverage blog while battling
the storms which knocked his own dish out of alignment.
Both
cycling.tv
and
Eurosport
(Tiny Eurosport live video) should be streaming Tirreno-Adriatico
highlights or "as live" following today's Paris-Nice stage.
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Paris-Nice to Mont Ventoux tomorrow
- Tomorrow's Paris-Nice stage finishes at Mont Ventoux,
the "Giant of Provence," though the riders will climb the north
side up to the Mont Serein station instead of the more familiar,
and more difficult, south moonscape-like side.
- We've just added yet another live video stream for
Paris-Nice, good old tiny Eurosport live video stream
. There's no audio but if you can get it interfaced to your
wristwatch, it would be pretty cool. Something for everyone
this week! (Bernie S.)
- All the principal live streams are playing today's
Paris-Nice stage. Remember, you can mute the sound in your
media player for a given video stream and select a Eurosport live
audio stream for your preferred language for your audio commentary.
A traffic circle in Saint-Etienne is named for Andrei
Kivilev
Copyright ©
2008 Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com
- Today's stage finishes in Saint-Etienne, which was
home to Andrei Kivilev in France. A traffic circle (photo above
which is from the 2005 Tour de France final time trial stage) is named
in his memory.
Andrei Kivilev Remembered
Andrei Kivilev (Cofidis), 2003 Paris-Nice Prologue
Copyright ©
2003 Pete Geyer /www.cyclingfans.com
- It's hard to believe it has been five years since
the death of Kazakh Andrei Kivilev following a crash a couple of
days into the 2003 Paris-Nice. Kivilev's death led directly
to the mandatory wearing of helmets in the pro peloton later that season.
The race today travels the road on which Andrei died and the second
of two intermediate sprints (see profile below) is dedicated to his
memory.
Today's Paris-Nice Stage 3 profile
- Today's Paris-Nice Stage 3 from Fleurie to Saint-Etienne
starts at 11:49 CET (6:49am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish
between 15:57 and 16:25 CET (10:57 and 11:25am U.S. Eastern).
- The cycling.tv live video streaming coverage
of today's stage of Paris-Nice is scheduled to begin at
14:30 CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern). Other streams will begin
at or after 15:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).
- Be sure to reload
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The most recent notices
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of this Live Guide.
- Welcome
to today's live coverage
guide for Stage 3 of the
2008 Paris-Nice.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Below is our
Guide to Live Coverage of the 2008 Paris-Nice
Starting tomorrow: Tirreno-Adriatico --
Start List
Gert Steegmans (Quick Step) wins yesterday's Stage
1 of the 2008 Paris-Nice ahead of
Thor Hushovd (in yellow, Credit Agricole) and Jérôme
Pineau (Bouyges Telecom)
photo Copyright
© 2008
Fotoreporter Sirotti
Notes:
- Tomorrow's Paris-Nice Stage 3 from Fleurie to
Saint-Etienne starts at 11:49 CET (6:49am U.S. Eastern) and is
expected to finish between 15:57 and 16:25 CET (10:57 and 11:25am
U.S. Eastern).
- The cycling.tv live video streaming coverage
of tomorrow's stage of Paris-Nice is scheduled to begin
at 14:30 CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern). Other streams will begin
at or after 15:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).
- The 2008 Tirreno-Adriatico starts tomorrow
and runs through March 18.
2008 Tirreno-Adriatico Start List
- Eurosport commentary in English is now playing
on both the English and Spanish feeds.
- For some reason, Eurosport's UK live audio
stream at the moment is playing on the Eurosport Spain
feed . So if you need audio commentary in English (alone
or to accompany the Sputnik live video stream), then select the Espanol
stream under Live audio streaming.
- Eurosport Germany is streaming live
audio of Paris-Nice.
- Cycling.tv is now showing today's stage
of Paris-Nice live.
- Paris-Nice is playing on Sputnik.
- Tirreno-Adriatico coverage breaking
news: Versus (the "home of professional
bull riding") has failed to come to an agreement with Italy's
RCS regarding live internet coverage
of Tirreno-Adriatico, which starts tomorrow. Consequently,
cycling.tv (who depend on Versus to secure
online rights along with television broadcast rights for RCS races)
will not be able to show the race live. As always, we are looking
at possible alternatives for live coverage on the web.
- Weather forecast in France calls for considerable
improvement in the south starting Thursday. Paris-Nice will
go to Mont Ventoux that day, then Friday should also see plenty of
sun with very mild temperatures. Nice.
- If you are watching Paris-Nice via Sputnik
but would like commentary in another language (English
for example!), then simply mute the sound in your media player and
play the Eurosport live audio stream for your language
separately.
- If you have satellite coverage, MJ Ray
is on top of things in our cycling on satellite
blog
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Today's Paris-Nice Stage 2 profile
- If you are in Belgium, you can watch
Paris-Nice online on Sporza. (Thank
you Christina Kehl in Germany!)
- Today's Paris-Nice Stage 2 from Nevers to Belleville
begins at 11:50 CET (6:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish
between 16:18 and 16:44 CET (11:18am and 11:44am U.S. Eastern).
- The
cycling.tv
coverage begins today at 14:50 CET (9:50am U.S. Eastern).
Other streams (audio and video) will begin after 15:00
CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).
- Be sure to reload
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coverage links and information.
The most recent notices
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of this Live Guide.
- Welcome
to today's live coverage
guide for Stage 2 of the
2008 Paris-Nice.
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(More to come if
available)
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News and photos:
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