Google Earth Meets The Tour

Following the Tour de France has taken a second seat next to the World Cup, but as the latter is almost over, we will begin paying more attention. At this point, nobody has any idea who might win the Tour, the favorites all being out due to drug scandal or injury. Right now, the sprinters are having their time in the sun. Today I looked at the official Tour website to see when we’ll be hitting more decisive stages. There I found that they’ve produced a Tour de France overlay for Google Earth. I don’t remember if they did this last year—Google Earth didn’t run on my computer then. At left is a Google Earth image (click to enlarge) of the famous climb up L’Alpe d’Huez, which is on Tuesday 18 July.