July 20th, 2008 by 
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The Tour De France is one of the most intense and grueling events in all of sports!
VERSUS, the exclusive cable television home of the Tour De France, is celebrating clean competition with “Take Back the Tour”. The campaign was created to champion the riders who compete clean, while giving a platform and a voice to the passionate fan base that supports them.
Check out Bob “Bobke” Roll give his thoughts on the Tour and answer questions from viewers on Versus TV. Check your local listings or http://www.versus.com/tdf for more details
ASK BOBKE Question…
“What makes a perfect team? How many climbers, sprinters, all-around riders? How many young versus experience riders?”
-Brad Benson
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Hey I was wondering about Christian Vandevelde–it seems like every time he gets interviewed after riding the past few days he is coughing–or losing his breath like he has asthma or something. Is he sick or is he just having a tough time adjusting to the altitude? No one else seems to be coughing, so I was wondering what was unique and if he’s ok.
July 24th, 2008 at 10:35 am
We’ve seen the riders continue racing when it rains, I wondered if there was any extreme weather that would halt the race? Have stages in the past ever been delayed due to weather?
July 24th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Is there a way of finding out the most popular bicycle brands in the tour, or a breakdown showing how many teams use which brands?
Does a team mix brands, for different stages, or are they dedicated to a brand for the whole tour?
July 15th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
What gears are used by most sprinters on a relativley flat run in? This seams to be a question no one wants to answere! Why?
July 17th, 2009 at 8:33 am
A big kudos to all the commentators! Every summer it is like visiting with old friends again.
My question is more about some great footage: last year (or two years ago?) you had some awesome footage of Bobke during his racing career. I think he was almost embarrassed by the end of you all showing it, but it was so funny and awesome! I would buy that guy a bottle of wine and gourmet French dinner any time. Any way you could show it again along with some classic footage of the other guys (Paul, Frankie, and the rest!)during the extended coverage? Give chalk-bot a rest day. : )
As always, 100% totally great job guys. Keep it up!
- From Austin, TX (gooooooo Lance!)
July 21st, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Bob:
Why do they continue to allow fan “atics” to block the roadway and endanger the riders?
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Bob: Do the Tour rules require that all bikes are the same weight?
If so, how light could the bikes be, if there were no weight regulations?
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:41 pm
When Lance took off yesterday he was 1 minute 30 seconds behind Kloden. When Lance reached the top of the mountain he was 48 seconds back of Kloden. Lance regained 42 seconds on Kloden in one kilometer going up the steepest climb of the toughest stage in this years tour. Do you believe that Contador, the Schleck Bros, or anyone for that matter, could have hung in with Lance if they had all been togeather. I took my times from the scrolling times at the bottom of the screen during the race. I salute Lance for sacrificing himself for the team I do however believe he has shown he is much stronger than Contador overall.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Just wondering if Floyd Landis is or was riding in the 2009 Tour de France? My husband had read an article saying he was going to ride, but we have not seen or heard anything about him