Just wanted to share with you a quick comment on social media tools, journalism and spoilers. From this point forward - as the 2012 Tour de France begins - I'm leaving it up to the audience to accept responsibility.
Responsibility for knowing or keeping themselves insulated from Tour results.
Responsibility for either sharing or keeping the results of the Tour secret from others.
And responsibility for enjoying the Tour de France in their own special way.
For eight years, I've written about and shared Tour de France results and other information. During this period, I've taken it upon myself to keep results secret until a sufficient time had passed (at least hours and sometimes a full day) so I didn't create a 'spoiler' moment for readers.
That's out the window. Social tools make it far too easy for anyone who wants to be connected to find out what's going on. Nobody online obeys the unwritten rule of 'no spoilers' and I'm not going to swim against that tide.
If you don't want to know what happened until you get home and watch it NBC Sports or the DVR feed of Eurosport, then unplug. It will be a good test for you.
So, let's get this party started. I'm typing this as I watch my taped version of the Prologue. I don't know the results, but will know soon enough. By the way, if you watch the Twitter feed on this very blog, it probably is rife with results info already.
I hope you can enjoy the Tour as much as I do - even knowing that results might not be hidden from your eyes at all times.
Follow the Tour de France - featuring commentary, recaps, predictions, news and interviews by Jeff Cutler. Jeff is a veteran content creator and journalist, and has been to the Tour de France in various capacities on four separate occasions.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
2012 Tour de France - TOMORROW
And so it begins again. This year with a first stage in Liege, the Tour de France will travel clockwise from Belgium into France and then around the country. Stage 17 is where the race will be won (or cemented) with a 143.5KM ride finishing at the Hautes-Pyrenees ski station on the Plateau de Peyragudes.
My prediction(s) for this year's race? It's up in the air. Last year shuffled like a deck of cards and I haven't honestly watched enough of the early-season classics to see who's in form for this year's battle. But I will take a flyer.
I see the podium this way - 1st to 3rd - with Andy Schleck, Bradley Wiggins and Cadel Evans standing proud.
How do you think it will end up?
[EDIT - 5:41PM June 29]
Just got a tweet that Andy Schleck has a broken pelvis. Stupidly, I missed that news because I've been doing my other writing and am not fully ramped up for tomorrow. BUT, in light of that, I put Sammy Sanchez on the podium with Bradley winning and Cadel in second.
YIKES!
My prediction(s) for this year's race? It's up in the air. Last year shuffled like a deck of cards and I haven't honestly watched enough of the early-season classics to see who's in form for this year's battle. But I will take a flyer.
I see the podium this way - 1st to 3rd - with Andy Schleck, Bradley Wiggins and Cadel Evans standing proud.
How do you think it will end up?
[EDIT - 5:41PM June 29]
Just got a tweet that Andy Schleck has a broken pelvis. Stupidly, I missed that news because I've been doing my other writing and am not fully ramped up for tomorrow. BUT, in light of that, I put Sammy Sanchez on the podium with Bradley winning and Cadel in second.
YIKES!
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