Professional Cycling For the Fans - Tour de France 2006 in Google Earth

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erhan
05-30-06, 04:17 PM
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/05/tour_de_france.html

Bockman
05-31-06, 11:48 AM
i can't believe no one has commented yet-- this is totally cool.
El Diablo Rojo
05-31-06, 11:52 AM
This is cool, thanks!

2wheeled
06-03-06, 05:37 AM
For the the map geeks....it's great.
Thanks for sharing
RockyMtnMerlin
06-04-06, 05:37 PM
Yes, thanks! It is pretty cool.
Guest
06-04-06, 05:50 PM
Very cool. It would be cooler if they broke down each stage too. :)

Koffee
Moochers_Dad
06-04-06, 06:39 PM
I just climbed Le Alpe D'Huez three times; while eating sushi.
Bockman
06-04-06, 06:41 PM
Koffee, if you look closely there's all sorts of subsections within each stage. Sprint point markers, climbing points markers, etc.
RockyMtnMerlin
06-04-06, 07:34 PM
I just climbed Le Alpe D'Huez three times; while eating sushi.
Its even better while drinking a beer.:beer:
Guest
06-04-06, 07:45 PM
Koffee, if you look closely there's all sorts of subsections within each stage. Sprint point markers, climbing points markers, etc.

Yeah, I know. Just something for each stage on each day would be nice. With the stage profile jpeg side by side with google earth, it would be really cool.

Koffee
dstrong
06-04-06, 07:48 PM
We were in Strasbourg (this years prologue/host city) last year about 4 weeks before the tour started. That is one shweeeeeet city. Being on the border, when we couldn't speak French they thought we spoke German and vice-versa. Two days later we drove to the Black Forest on part of the route for Stage 8, Pforsheim-Gerardmer and stopped in Appenweier where I picked up my "Offizielles Programm" of the 2005 TDF. Then, when Team Discovery was in town for training late last year I got 4 signatures in the program: Tom Danielson, Pavel Padrnos, Jose Azevedo and Johan Bruyneel. Of course, I didn't get to ride with Lance like ONE of our BFrs did!