See Versus TV schedule for 2009 Tour of California
It's snowing like crazy in the Northeast, ice covers the Midwest, and of course it's raining in the Northwest. So what better time to update what's happening with the 2008 Amgen Tour of California bike race.
Pro cyclists will be rolling down the ramp for the prologue in a little more that two months, but I see that Versus already has scheduled at least 15 hours of cable TV coverage for the race, which runs from Feb. 17-24.
That's great news for cycling fans, although some of the time slots aren't exactly prime time. It looks like the weekend schedule features live coverage, but the rest is late night rebroadcasts of the days events.
The “Tour Tracker” web page is still set up at the Amgen Tour of California website, so maybe that will be provided again in 2008.
The Tour Tracker is a cool feature that offers live video, audio, chat and real-time GPS plotting of the race on a satellite map. In the past two years of the Tour, the technology doesn't really get rolling until the 2nd or 3rd stage, but it's great when it's working.
Here's the tentative Versus TV schedule:
Saturday, 2/9/08: 6-7 p.m. (EST) Preview show
Sunday, 2/17/08: 5-7 p.m. (EST) Prologue in Palo Alto
Monday, 2/18/08: 1-2 a.m. (EST) Recap
Monday, 2/18/08: 10-11 p.m. (EST) Stage 1 — Sausalito to Santa Rosa
Tuesday, 2/19/08: 10-11 p.m. (EST) Stage 2 — Santa Rosa to Sacramento
Wednesday, 2/20/08: 11p.m.-12 a.m. (EST) Stage 3 — Modesto to San Jose
Thursday, 2/21/08: 11 p.m.-12 a.m. (EST) Stage 4 — Seaside to San Luis Obispo
Friday, 2/22/08: 11 p.m.-12 a.m. (EST) Stage 5 — Solvang Time Trial
Saturday, 2/23/08: 5-7 p.m. (EST) Stage 6 — Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita
Sunday, 2/24/08: 1-2 a.m. (EST) Stage 6 — Recap
Sunday, 2/24/08: 5-7 p.m. (EST) Stage 7 — Santa Clarita to Pasadena
Monday, 2/25/08: 1-2 a.m. (EST) Stage 7 — Recap
There's also a TV schedule at at the Tour of California website.
2008 Tour of California map
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