As you may have noticed, I watch a lot of television. Like, hours and hours and hours of television. And none of it is sports, with one notable exception: the Tour de France. Yes, I know, doping scandal, blah blah blah. But really, there’s more to the race than peeing in a cup. So forget everything you know about the Tour de France (which for most Americans starts and finishes with a rider whose name rhymes with Prance Smarmstrong), and let me give you ten good reasons why the Tour de France is the best thing on television this summer. Continue reading






