I know it may seem like a boring pass time to those of you who grew up on sports that were less endurance and more hand-eye coordination. But I, for one (but one of millions) have always lacked said hand-eye coordination and therefore never cared much for baseball, basketball, football etc… Endurance sports– the passion, mental and physical strain, the discipline– those I can understand and enjoy. But never did I think I could enjoy watching it on television. But here in Newport, one of the guys I’m staying with (Taylor) is an avid cyclist and has been watching the Tour de France– and its great to watch. First of all, the sport is actually more interesting then you would think, and second of all the scenery of the tour is reason of enough to tune in. Makes me want to head to France tomorrow!

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Here you can follow the route using Google maps. It’s INCREDIBLE!