My friend Bruce Aldrich joined me for the final eight days of the 2006 Tour de France. He took hundreds of images and a good supply of video during his maiden voyage to the race.
As an elite athlete and skilled photographer and videographer, Bruce made an 18 1/2-minute video called Eight Days On The Tour de France, 2006.
I’m biased, but I believe it provides a unique combined perspective on the race — from a fan’s perspective and as an insider who traveled as a journalist on the course.
After more than a decade at the Tour, this condensed eight-minute version of Bruce’s video also perfectly summarizes my experiences at the Tour.
I like to call it “A Wondrous Grind.”
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I am organising a charity spin-a-thon in Sherborne Dorset UK and am trying to locate dvd coverage of the tour de france or other bike races to play over the 8 hours that the spin-a-thon will be run. (8 plus stationary bikes aiming to cover a distance of 151km over 8 hours on 13 March 2011) Could you direct me to where I might find such footage?