BVC-CHAT Le Tour on the big screen

[Laura Kennedy]

OK, so I'm as disappointed in Tyler Hamilton as everyone else, but this 
is something not to be missed....

On July 16th, Stage 14 of the TdF will be broadcast to movie theaters 
throughout the country courtesy of OLN.  This is a mountain stage, and 
let me tell you nothing quite compares to being there, but seeing Iban 
Mayo looking like he's 30 feet tall and 135 pounds is pretty damn 
impressive.  The coverage isn't interrupted during the commercial 
breaks either - the video feed continues, but there isn't any audio.  
Some of the most interesting stuff in the stage occurred during the 
commercial breaks last year.  It was eerie to watch Tyler glide back 
DOWN the caravan, without Phil and Paul to give us any clue as to what 
he was doing.  Shortly after that, we got to watch Iban Mayo defeatedly 
wheel his bike to the side of the road and climb off, only to have two 
or three of his team-mates gather around him and slowly, painfully, 
encourage him to get back on the bike, which he did.

Details are at www.tylerhamiltonfoundation.org   Nearest theatre is in 
Houston.  It's well worth the early morning drive.....starts at 6:30 or 
7 am as I recall, with a continental breakfast included.  I wonder if 
they'll have any of the left over "GO TYLER" speedplay bumper 
stickers....

LK