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That’s right, the 2012 Tour De France starts tomorrow in Liège, Belgium. It’s wide open this year and despite the fact there is over 100k of time trialing, it’s going to be an exciting race!

We can be fairly sure most of the contenders this year are not doping, right? Do we really care? Well maybe if we are talking about this guy.

If you are looking to watch the race live, check out this site.

Or be social and watch it with friends at the following locations:

– Thump

– Jackson’s Corner

Check back here for regular updates and opinions on the race through out the three weeks. 

For starters, who is going to win the Prologue! Here are my top 3…

1. Fabian Cancellara

2. Bradley Wiggins

3. Peter Sagan

Post your guesses below. 

This article appears in Jun 28 – Jul 4, 2012.

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The Grand Depart is tomorrow!

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
June 29, 2012

<h1>The Grand Depart is tomorrow!</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />June 29, 2012</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span>That's right, the 2012 Tour De France starts tomorrow in&nbsp;</span><span>Li&egrave;ge,</span><span>&nbsp;Belgium. It's wide open this year and despite the fact there is over 100k of time trialing, it's going to be an exciting race!</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img title="Evan's in Paris 2011" src="http://velonews.competitor.com/files/2011/07/724evans_yellow-e1340042247600-701x421.jpg" alt="From Velonews.com" width="701" height="421" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>We can be fairly sure most of the contenders this year are not doping, right? Do we really <a href="http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/06/news/prudhomme-acknowledges-contadors-impact-on-2011-tour_225724" target="_blank">care</a>? Well maybe if we are talking about this <a href="http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/06/news/ricco-set-to-appeal-12-year-doping-ban-to-world-sporting-court_225774" target="_blank">guy</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>If you are looking to watch the race live, check out this <a href="http://www.cyclingfans.com/" target="_blank">site</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Or be social and watch it with friends at the following locations:</p> <p>- <a href="http://www.tsweekly.com/Coffee/372-Thump-Coffee/View-details.html" target="_blank">Thump</a></p> <p>- <a href="http://www.tsweekly.com/New-American/155-Jackson-s-Corner-Reader-s-choice-best-Lunch/View-details.html" target="_blank">Jackson's Corner</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tsweekly.com/Coffee/372-Thump-Coffee/View-details.html" target="_blank"> </a></p> <p>Check back here for regular updates and opinions on the race through out the three weeks.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span>For starters, who is going to win the Prologue</span><span>! Here are my top 3&hellip;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>1. Fabian Cancellara</p> <p>2. Bradley Wiggins</p> <p>3. Peter Sagan</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Post your guesses below.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.tsweekly.com/Coffee/372-Thump-Coffee/View-details.html" target="_blank"> </a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tsweekly.com/Coffee/372-Thump-Coffee/View-details.html" target="_blank"><br /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tsweekly.com/Coffee/372-Thump-Coffee/View-details.html" target="_blank"> </a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/the-grand-depart-is-tomorrow-2178380/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=20098&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/the-grand-depart-is-tomorrow-2178380/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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