IT and the Tour

I thought Channel 4, the guy w/ the camcorder on his head, and other videographers were capturing the many terrific moments of Ride the Rockies.

Take a look at the IT logistics involved in delivering the coverage of the Tour de France!

Tour IT

Post RTR: What to Do Now

Maybe you are missing the Ride, maybe not. In the meantime, you have some choices.

Learn to Repair a Chain: Rick the Rocket had some problems this ride, and he found his chair repair source:
Fixing the Chain

I mentioned the guy who referred me to a book written by a world-wide bike tourist,
and here's that source if you want to read the book:
Mad Dogs and an Englishman by Derek Jensen

And last, the Tour de France started today, which is a good source of vicarious
bike excitement:
Tour de France 2007

Compare their course to RTR:
Cool flash version of the 2007 Tour

Ride the Rockies 2007 - Short

I'd seen at least one guy wearing a video cam on his helmet. I'm pleased to say a couple videos are now up on UTube!

Lee made the Aspen News

Lee had said he'd been interviewed as he came into Aspen on Day 5. I did find the article, but it really isn't about the ride or the fact that Lee is a really fit rider who's on his 3rd ride -- it's about the beers at the tavern on the way to Aspen:

Aspen interviews Lee

Tour finish

Greg Moody provides this commentary as the 2007 tour comes to a close:

Greg's Video Commentary on Ride the Rockies for Channel 4

Greg Moody Channel 4 Personality

Reunion w doug 2005

Lee and Rick met Doug in 2005 and ran into him again this tour among the 2000-3000 riders!