Mark your calendars: the 95th Tour de France 2008 starts this coming Saturday, July 5th. As in the previous few years, this cycling event of the year will again be covered by commentator trio Bob “Bobke” Roll, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen on versus, the former Outdoor Living Network (OLN) channel.
Running until Sunday, July 27th, the tour will be composed of 21 stages and cover a total distance of 3500 kilometers or about 2175 miles. There will be 10 flat stages, 5 mountain, 4 medium mountain stages, 2 individual time-trials, and 2 rest days.
