1998 Tour de France TV Schedule
If you're like me, July
revolves around the Tour de France!! I found an Internet Site
with the ESPN and ESPN2 Tour de France Times for this month at
the ESPN Web Site.
Here's the schedule as of July 20 -- all times are Pacific
Standard Time:
| Date | ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC Wide World of Sports |
| Sat, 7/11 | 2:30-3:30 P.M. | 10:30-11:30 P.M. | |
| Sun, 7/12 | 3:00-4:00 P.M. | 9:30-10:30 P.M. | |
| Mon, 7/13 | 9:30-10:00 P.M. | 7:00-7:30 P.M. | |
| Tue, 7/14 | 10:00-10:30 P.M. | 4:30-5:00 P.M. | |
| Wed, 7/15 | 4:30-5:00 P.M. | ||
| Thu, 7/16 | 12:00-12:30 A.M. 9:30-10:00 P.M. |
4:30-5:00 P.M. | |
| Fri, 7/17 | 9:30-10:00 P.M. | 4:30-5:00 P.M. | |
| Sat, 7/18 | 8:00-9:00 P.M. | 2:00-3:00 P.M. | |
| Sun, 7/19 | 9:30-10:00 P.M. | 6:00-6:30 P.M. | |
| Mon, 7/20 | 9:30-10:00 P.M. | 3:00-3:30 P.M. | |
| Tue, 7/21 | 4:30-5:30 P.M. | ||
| Wed, 7/22 | 12:00-1:00 A.M. 11:30 P.M.-12:30 A.M. |
4:30-5:30 P.M. | |
| Thu, 7/23 | 9:30-10:00 P.M. | 4:30-5:00 P.M. | |
| Fri, 7/24 | 9:30-10:00 P.M. | 4:30-5:00 P.M. | |
| Sat, 7/25 | 9:30-10:30 P.M. | 2:00-3:00 P.M. | |
| Sun, 7/26 | 10:00-10:30 P.M. | 7:30-8:30 A.M. | 1:30-2:30 P.M. |
| Mon, 7/27 | 9:30-10:30 P.M. | 3:00-4:00 P.M. | |
| Tue, 7/28 | 5:00-5:30 P.M. | ||
| Wed, 7/29 | 12:00-12:30 A.M. 11:30 P.M.-12:00 Mid |
5:00-5:30 P.M. | |
| Thu, 7/30 | 10:00-10:30 P.M. | 7:30-8:00 P.M. | |
| Fri, 7/31 | |||
| Sat, 8/1 | 12:30-1:00 A.M. | 6:30-7:30 A.M. 8:30-9:00 P.M. |
2:30-3:30 P.M. |
| Sun, 8/2 | 12:00 Mid - 12:30 A.M. 9:30-10:30 P.M. |
2:00-3:00 P.M. | |
| Mon, 8/3 | 7:00-8:00 P.M. |
Of course, there are no guarantees as to the above times but these should be a good first cut at the schedule. As they say, you should check your local listings.
For more information, check out these Web Sites:
Send a quick letter to ESPN to thank them for the great Tour de France coverage--especially on TV. It's fast and easy -- it only takes a minute and if enough of us let them know we appreciate the coverage, it should help it continue for years to come!!
Bicycling Magazine's Coverage of the Tour de France includes the Route, 98 Map & Stage Details with excellent daily maps, Team Rosters, Did you know?, and USPS Team picks their favorites to win.
Bicyclist Magazine's Coverage of the Tour de France includes a great photo of each day's finish and excellent daily race reports. This Web Site also has Route Profile Maps for each day.
CNN / Sports Illustrated includes tons of Tour News Articles complete with photos and Video Coverage!!
ESPN Sportszone offers great photos, RealVideo clips, and great articles about each Stage.
Great Outdoors.com with detailed route slips of each day's stage including detailed race reports of stages that have occurred. Check out "The Climbs" for an excellent definition of the Category 4, 3, 2, 1, and the dreaded "Hors Category" Climbs.
le Tour de France is the Official Web Site of the Tour de France!! Incredible daily detail with Elevation charts. Tour de France Boutique where you can order products online. Highlights of Legendary Tours including great classic photos and details of every Tour de France. Warning: You can easily spend a day on this Web Site!!
U.S. Postal Cycling Team has cool bios and photos of each Team Member. Under "Gear", click on the bike frame Click on Bike Frame in Photo and see that "The USPS Team races on stock Trek OCLV Carbon frames and forks. At 2.44 lbs, Trek makes the lightest, strongest, stiffest production frames in the world. No other material possesses the strength-weight ratio of Trek OCLV. Proven performance on the world's most demanding courses by the world's top riders."
Yahoo! Tour de France has incredibly detailed coverage of each Stage along with many News Articles from Reuters and the Press Association. This Web Site is fast, chock full of news, and includes Biographies of every rider in the Tour de France!!
Enjoy the Tour de France!!
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