Lance on TV Tonight 6-15-05

Series Premieres Wednesday, June 15. Catch all five episodes during Lance Week June 27-July 1 at 8 p.m.
Special Marathon presentation Saturday, July 2, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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FitTV takes an unprecedented look behind the scenes of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team and reveals what it takes to build the best cycling team in the world in this five-part series. Witness the evolution of a young, driven team as they fight for a position among the elite. These riders have just 100 days to prove they belong in the ultimate race — the Tour de France. Lance Armstrong leads his team to France one last time, but the finish line for Lance is a new opportunity for the world-class riders at his side. Get to know the seasoned cyclists and the riders to watch. Meet the forces behind them — the unheralded crew of coaches, managers, cooks and even bus drivers who play a critical role in the team’s success. Explore the technology that has turned bicycles into sophisticated racing machines, custom designed for every rider and every race. Watch finely-tuned strategy unfold as coaches plot the best way to maximize team strength and exhaust the competition.

Wednesday, June 15, 8 p.m. ET/PT. Encore presentation 11 p.m. ET
Chasing Lance: 100 Days To The Tour
Go behind the scenes with Lance Armstrong and 27 other Team Discovery cyclists as they don the Discovery Channel team jerseys for the very first time.

Wednesday, June 22, 8 p.m. ET/PT. Encore presentation 11 p.m. ET
Chasing Lance: Hell Of The North
Get an inside look at Team Discovery and its elder statesman, George Hincapie, as he takes yet another shot at fulfilling his lifelong dream of winning the Paris-Roubaix classic.

Wednesday, June 29, 8 p.m. ET/PT. Encore presentation 11 p.m. ET
Chasing Lance: Chess On Wheels
Live the life of a rider and see what it takes to operate an elite team during the six-stage Tour de Georgia race into the Georgia Mountains.

Thursday, June 30, 8 p.m. ET/PT. Encore presentation 11 p.m. ET
Chasing Lance: Geared Up
Lance Armstrong is as serious about his gear as he is about his training. Travel to the world’s elite labs and hear design secrets from top-notch gear gurus from Nike, Trek and Giro.

Friday, July 1, 8 p.m. ET/PT. Encore presentation 11 p.m. ET
Chasing Lance: The Last Ride
Ride along with Lance and Team Discovery as they fine-tune themselves and their gear in one last European stage race before the July 2 start of the Tour de France.

Lance Week programming index

UH OH! i have 3 magazines with lance in them and now this. I might be all Lanced out. if i taper off him for 2 weeks and don’t read or watch anything then I’ll be fresh when the tour starts!

If one of them is the new Outside its a good read. The excerpt from the new book “Lance Armstrong’s War” is awesome–definitely my next read.

Damn you Time Warner Cable…

Not carrying fittv… grumble grumble grumble…

yes it is but i have to get thru Cycle SPort and Pro Cycling, Outside is on the bedside table just waiting!

Check the Discover Channel.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Indeed, thanks for the heads up…was skimming through the Outside article(s) last night, some good stuff in there.

Say what you will about Lance, there is one thing: watching he and his teammates train is an inspiration for us mere mortals…okay, at least for this mere mortal. Helps me to not slack off when I’m out there…