If you are going to watch the Tour on Television this year there are a few things you should know -
First of all to get the proper coverage the announcer should have a British accent. With all apologies to Bob Roll cycling just sounds better with an accent. Plus I think they make up some terms to discribe the conditions of the race.
Second, there will be terms or descriptions that are unique to bicycle racing. It can take you a while to figure those out but a good resouce is http://members.tripod.com/geert_pc/slang.htm
It will help you determine who is in the peleton and who may be in a chase group.
Third you should always watch the race live. The replays just show the exciting parts and the accidents - why would you watch just for that?
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