meridianjumper 0 #1 December 27, 2007 I am going to be in Paris, France towards the end of July or the start of Aug. 2008 for work. I really do not know how crowded it is there during the race. Anyone know what to expect or the dates in which it will start and possibly end this year? I went to the website and it says July 27. Not sure if that is the start date or what. Any help would be nice. Blue Skies, Jeremy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #2 December 27, 2007 QuoteI am going to be in Paris, France towards the end of July or the start of Aug. 2008 for work. I really do not know how crowded it is there during the race. Anyone know what to expect or the dates in which it will start and possibly end this year? I went to the website and it says July 27. Not sure if that is the start date or what. Any help would be nice. Try this ...clicky (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,596 #3 December 27, 2007 QuoteI am going to be in Paris, France towards the end of July or the start of Aug. 2008 for work. I really do not know how crowded it is there during the race. Anyone know what to expect or the dates in which it will start and possibly end this year? I went to the website and it says July 27. Not sure if that is the start date or what. Any help would be nice. July 27th is the final day of the Tour, which is the only day it will be in Paris (though the preparations will probably disrupt things for a while). It will be mental. Not quite on a par with the Olympics coming to town for a day, but probably not far off.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBS 0 #4 December 27, 2007 Wow, that's awesome! I lived in St Malo in high school. That would be quite a sight going through the town there._____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #5 December 27, 2007 I hate this stupid bike race... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #6 December 27, 2007 Why? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #7 December 27, 2007 The advantage of the Paris stage is they do many (8, 10?) laps so you can see them for 30 seconds multiple times. Out on the open road legs, you sit out and drink all day for just that 30 seconds, or in the mountain stages, maybe for 30 seconds of the leaders and 10 minutes overall. Then wait a few more hours to get out. It's not even clear how this year's event will be done - who will be invited is quite undetermined. So may be fewer people watching, but I wouldn't bet on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #8 December 28, 2007 I suggest using large amounts of performance enhancing drugs to combat the crowds... --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #9 December 29, 2007 QuoteWhy?because it impossible for all of them to win the race being clean....scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #10 December 30, 2007 QuoteQuoteWhy?because it impossible for all of them to win the race being clean.... the worst thing about it, is not even that. but they're all a bunch liars too..“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
