I understand from a friend who visited and showed me pics that unless you're in the front couple of "rows" standing on the side of the street, it's incredibly difficult to see anything yourself. The masses are a dozen or more deep nearly everywhere on the final laps. Not to mention, the riders are absolutely blitzing through town - whether up or down the Champs. He did say there's lots of giant TV's set-up for viewing. He also mentioned that it's an all day affair with the publicity tour beforehand. Congrats and enjoy!