217218 1354 Sports & Fitness Bikes & Biking General Biking true Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:32:07 -0800 DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, sports, fitness, bikes, biking, bicycle, watch, watching, tour, de, france How To Watch the Tour De France http://www.howcast.com/videos/217218-How-To-Watch-the-Tour-De-France http://www.howcast.com/videos/217218-How-To-Watch-the-Tour-De-France/edit approved 3 Kyle_du_Ford http://img.howcast.com/images/icons/howto-xxlarge.png 704 82415 13250 0 Step Get up and watch Find when the race is broadcast live and on what channel. Remember, it takes place in Europe, so you’ll be up at the crack of dawn or earlier in America.

]]> 82416 13251 0 Step Cheer for a team Pick a team or rider to cheer for; having even a small emotional stake in the outcome will make watching more fun.

]]> 82417 13252 0 Step Learn the stages Learn the different types of stages: flat, hill, time trial and team time trial.

]]> 82418 13253 0 Tip Flat stages are long and favor sprinters, hill stages are mountainous and favor climbers. Time trials have individuals race the clock, while team time trials have entire teams facing off against time.

]]> 82419 13254 0 Step Keep track of stages Keep track of what stage the race is in. There are 20 total.

]]> 82420 13255 0 Step Learn the jersey colors Learn the special jersey colors and what they mean.

]]> 82421 13256 0 Tip The yellow jersey is for the overall time leader, and the green jersey is for the specific points leader – a rider gets points for high finishes in stages. The polka dot jersey is for the rider with the most points in mountain stages, and the white jersey is for the best young rider.

]]> 82422 13257 0 Step Learn the team structures Learn the team structures. Typically, a team has a captain or a leader, and other racers, or domestiques, who try to help him win the overall race.

]]> 82423 13258 0 Step Observe the rider strengths Observe which riders in a team are best suited to specific stages: some riders are sprint specialists, while others thrive on mountains and slopes.

]]> 82424 13259 0 Tip Usually the captain of a team is both proficient in time trails and mountain climbing.

]]> 82425 13260 0 Step Watch the domestiques Watch the domestiques of a team for their tactics. They usually protect and shield their captain on sprint stages and break his wind on mountain stages.

]]> 82426 13261 0 Step Watch and enjoy Watch and enjoy the race. There are many changing tactics that racers use, from chasing down competing teams to conserving energy for demanding stages.

]]> 82427 13262 0 Step See who wins See who wins. The champion is the person who completes the tour with the lowest overall time.

]]> 82428 13263 0 Fact The first Tour de France was held in 1903.

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