Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- Will probably be taking the site offline for a couple of hours in the morning Paris time (late tonight U.S. time) for maintenance and possible software upgrade.  -Pete

- You can watch the final kilometer of Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 7 on Sporza here .

- Breaking news:  Tour de France organizer A.S.O. today announced the 20 teams that will participate in the 2009 Tour de France, which starts in Monaco July 4:

AG2R, Agritubel, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Cofidis, Française des Jeux, Quick Step, Silence-Lotto, Caisse d'Epargne, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Columbia-Highroad, Garmin-Slipstream, Lampre, Liquigas, Rabobank, Skil-Shimano, Milram, Saxo Bank, Astana, Katusha, Cervélo.

- Tirreno-Adriatico LIVE now on GazzettaTV. (link at right)

- Eurosport is replaying yesterday's stage of Tirreno-Adriatico.  Live coverage of today's stage to follow.

- Eurosport's coverage today of Tirreno-Adriatico should get underway in about an hour, at 14:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).  RAI and GazzettaTV live video streaming should follow about 30 minutes later.

- Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 7 departs San Benedetto del Tronto at 12:15 CET (7:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish in San Benedetto del Tronto at around 16:22 CET (11:22am U.S. Eastern).  Tirreno-Adriatico live coverage is scheduled to begin on Eurosport at 14:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).  Live streaming on RAI and GazzettaTV is expected to start at 15:15 CET (10:15am U.S. Eastern)  We'll monitor and list any live video streams as they become available.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now.  If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Tirreno-Adriatico.

 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- Tuesday's Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 7 departs San Benedetto del Tronto at 12:15 CET (7:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish in San Benedetto del Tronto at around 16:22 CET (11:22am U.S. Eastern).  Tirreno-Adriatico live coverage is scheduled to begin on Eurosport at 14:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).  Live streaming on RAI and GazzettaTV is expected to start at 15:15 CET (10:15am U.S. Eastern)  We'll monitor and list any live video streams as they become available.

- Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 6 highlights on Sporza here.  Last kilometer here. (01:24)

- You can mute the sound on a video stream and then play a Eurosport live audio stream in the language of your choice for your race commentary.  (There typically is a delay though compared to the video you see.)  Links under "Live audio streaming".

- GazzettaTV is also now LIVE with the race. (link in gray area at right)

- Eurosport audio streams (links at right) also playing Paris-Nice Stage 8.  Tirreno Adriatico live coverage should follow.

- Eurosport is currently replaying yesterday's Paris-Nice Stage 8.  Their Tirreno-Adriatico live coverage is scheduled to follow.

- Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 6 departed Civitanova Marche at 9:50 CET (4:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish in Camerino at around 16:21 CET (11:21am U.S. Eastern).  Tirreno-Adriatico live coverage is scheduled to begin on Eurosport at 14:45 CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).  Live streaming on RAI and GazzettaTV is expected to start at 15:15 CET (10:15am U.S. Eastern)  We'll monitor and list any live video streams as they become available.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now.  If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Tirreno-Adriatico.

 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

2009 Paris-Nice video highlights

- All Tirreno-Adriatico live feeds (links below) now playing.

- Tirreno-Adriatico TT LIVE now.

- Coming up next: Tirreno-Adriatico LIVE.

- Flying to Paris today.  (Embarrassed to say I missed my flight last week.)  Meeting later this month with people at France Télévisions and Eurosport.  Lots going on behind the scenes regarding upcoming live coverage, including May's Giro d'Italia in under two months.  Can't give details yet but if what's under discussion for the Giro happens, it'll be good.  -Pete

- LIVE coverage flash:  Now listing two Paris-Nice live video feeds.  (links in gray area at right)

- Paris-Nice LIVE streaming flash:  Excellent live video feed on France 3.  -Bernie S.

- Reminder: According to their schedule, Eurosport UK Paris-Nice coverage is delayed today.  So no live audio in English except for subscribers of cycling.tv.

- Paris-Nice LIVE now on Eurosport video feeds. (links in gray area at right)  Contador on the attack.

- Paris-Nice LIVE now on cycling.tv.

Paris-Nice Stage 8 Profile

- Paris-Nice Stage 8 departs Nice at 11:25 CET (6:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish in Nice at around 14:49 CET (9:49am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Nice live video streaming on cycling.tv is scheduled to begin at 13:00 CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern). According to the Eurosport UK schedule, they are not showing Stage 8 live.  Eurosport France live coverage begins at 13:00 CET (8am U.S. Eastern).  We'll monitor and list any live video streams as they become available.

- For cycling fans in North America, cycling.tv have Live as well as "As Live" and Highlights Video On Demand (VOD) coverage of each stage of Paris-Nice. (Subscription required.)

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now.  If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- If you are able to watch Paris-Nice via satellite, MJ Ray has you covered in our cycling via satellite blog here.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Paris-Nice.

 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- You can watch the final kilometer of today's brutal Tirreno-Adriatico stage on Sporza here.  (05:39)

- Tirreno-Adriatico LIVE now on GazzettaTV (link below). 

- Tirreno-Adriatico live streaming should start in a few minutes.

- Live streaming status:  cycling.tv playing well.  Eurosport UK and Eurosport France live audio playing well.  Free Paris-Nice video feeds very iffy today.

- Eurosport UK Paris-Nice live coverage has begun.  So Eurosport UK audio feed is live with the race.  We're looking for more live video feeds.

- The first and third Eurosport feeds under "Live video streaming" in gray section at right are LIVE with today's stage of Paris-Nice.  (former rider Richard Virenque has joined the Eurosport France commentary team for the weekend stages)  Eurosport France live audio streaming is also playing.  Other Eurosport feeds (including UK audio) are not scheduled to begin until 15:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern), one hour after Eurosport France went live.

- Paris-Nice LIVE now on Eurosport France.

- Paris-Nice LIVE now on cycling.tv.  More streams to come.

Flashback: Tyler Farrar, 2004 Grand Prix des Nations

2004 Grand Prix des Nations Individual Time Trial:
Elbeuf-sur-Seine, France.  Competing in the U23 event (27km) and riding for the U.S.A. National Team, American Tyler Farrar
finished 5th, 46 seconds behind winner Dominique Cornu of Belgium.
Farrar won yesterday's Stage 3 of the 2009 Tirreno-Adriatico.
photo Copyright © 2004 Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

Today on Paris-Nice Stage 7

- Today's Paris-Nice Stage 7 departs Manosque at 10:50 CET (5:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Fayence at around 15:42 CET (10:42am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Nice live video streaming on cycling.tv is scheduled to begin at 13:55 CET (8:55am U.S. Eastern).  Eurosport's Paris-Nice live coverage is scheduled to begin at 14:00 CET (9am U.S. Eastern) or 15:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern) depending on country (Eurosport France schedule says 14:00 CET while Eurosport UK schedule says 15:00 CET).  France 2 is scheduled to broadcast the stage live at 14:40 CET (9:40am U.S. Eastern).  We'll monitor and list live video streams as they become available.

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now.  If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- If you are able to watch Paris-Nice via satellite, MJ Ray has you covered in our cycling via satellite blog here.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Paris-Nice.

 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- Important:  Early stage start and finish times Saturday and earlier live coverage on CTV. Saturday's Paris-Nice Stage 7 departs Manosque at 10:50 CET (5:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Fayence at around 15:42 CET (10:42am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Nice live video streaming on cycling.tv is scheduled to begin at 13:55 CET (8:55am U.S. Eastern).  Eurosport's Paris-Nice live coverage is scheduled to begin at 15:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).  We'll monitor and list live video streams as they become available.

- You can watch Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3 final kilometer here.  (01:22)  (Thanks, Jasper!  Thanks, Rob!)  We won't reveal the stage winner here today....but wow, great win to see! 

- Tirreno-Adriatico LIVE now. (links below)  But....Paris-Nice is the race to watch today for sure.

- Paris-Nice LIVE now on Eurosport.  If you need race commentary in English, mute the sound on a video feed and play the Eurosport live audio stream separately.  (links in gray section at right)

- Paris-Nice LIVE now on cycling.tv.

- Eurosport streams are playing a replay of yesterday's stage.  Today's "Queen stage" of the 2009 Paris-Nice to follow.  It has us already thinking ahead to Mont Ventoux on the penultimate stage of this year's Tour de France.  But there's lots of pro cycling to come between now and then.

- Paris-Nice Stage 5 photos here.  Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 2 photos here.

Paris-Nice Stage 6 Profile

 - Today's Paris-Nice Stage 6 departs Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux at 11:25 CET (6:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at La Montagne de Lure at around 16:18 CET (11:18am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Nice live video streaming on cycling.tv is scheduled to begin at 14:35 CET (9:35am U.S. Eastern).  Eurosport's Paris-Nice live coverage is scheduled to begin at 14:30 CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern).

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now.  If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- If you are able to watch Paris-Nice via satellite, MJ Ray has you covered in our cycling via satellite blog here.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Paris-Nice.

 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- Watch Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 2 Video Highlights (00:45) on Sporza here. 

- Looks like they changed the channel on the TA feed, showing soccer (football) now.  Eurosport audio still playing Tirreno-Adriatico.

- Tirreno-Adriatico replay video streaming flash:  Playing now on Eurosport.  Eurosport audio in English here.  -Bernie S.

- Eurosport have switched back to showing Cross-Country Skiing live.  According to the schedule, they are supposed to show Tirreno-Adriatico delayed following the cross-country skiing.

- Tirreno-Adriatico replay video streaming flash:  Playing now on Eurosport.  (Thanks, Barbara via Twitter!)

- If you missed Tirreno-Adriatico live coverage today, Eurosport is scheduled to broadcast a replay at 17:15 CET (12:15pm U.S. Eastern).

- All 3 Tirreno-Adriatico live video feeds listed below have been playing, but the GazzettaTV feed starts up more quickly for us currently.

- Tirreno-Adriatico LIVE streaming expected to start shortly.  Links in gray box below.

- We have posted links to a couple more Eurosport Paris-Nice live video feeds.  Links at right.  (Bernie S.)

- Paris-Nice LIVE now on Eurosport (France).  You can mute the audio and select a Eurosport live audio stream separately for your race commentary.  (links at right)

- Paris-Nice LIVE now on cycling.tv.

- Stage 2 Tirreno-Adriatico live coverage on RAI should begin at 15:15 CET (10:15am U.S. Eastern).

- Paris-Nice Stage 5 departs Annonay at 10:40 CET (5:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Vallon-Pont-D'Arc at around 16:09 CET (11:09am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Nice live video streaming on cycling.tv is scheduled to begin at 14:25 CET (9:25am U.S. Eastern).  Eurosport's Paris-Nice live coverage is scheduled to begin at 14:30 CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern).

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now.  If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- If you are able to watch Paris-Nice via satellite, MJ Ray has you covered in our cycling via satellite blog here.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Paris-Nice.

 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- Today's Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 1 has ended.  If you missed it live, Eurosport is now showing TA delayed.  You can mute the sound on those feeds and play the Eurosport UK audio feed here separately.

- Today's stage of Paris-Nice has ended.

- Paris-Nice LIVE now. (link at right)

Flashback: 2003 Paris-Nice Prologue

2003 Paris-Nice: Andrei Kivilev (Cofidis) in the prologue,
just 3 days before his crash and tragic death.
Kivilev's death led to mandatory helmets in the pro peloton.
Kivilev made Saint-Etienne, finish town for today's stage,
his home in France.
Copyright © 2003 Pete Geyer/cyclingfans.com

- Paris-Nice LIVE now on Eurosport, audio and video feeds.  (links at right)

- Paris-Nice LIVE now on cycling.tv.  More streams to follow.

2009 Paris-Nice:  Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) on the podium after winning Stage 3.
photo Copyright © 2009 Fotoreporter Sirotti for cyclingfans.com

- Regarding Tirreno-Adriatico live coverage:  The race goes live on Rai Tre at 15:15 CET (10:15am U.S. Eastern).  We have some leads on possible live internet feeds.  Nothing confirmed but we will check at race time and post anything we find.  cycling.tv are not covering it at all this year, having decided to focus 100% on Paris-Nice.  Like last year, Eurosport has delayed coverage after Paris-Nice.  -Bernie S.  Tirreno-Adriatico Official Website

- Paris-Nice Stage 4 departs Vichy at 11:50 CET (6:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Saint-Étienne at around 16:20 CET (11:20am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Nice live video streaming on cycling.tv is scheduled to begin at 14:35 CET (9:35am U.S. Eastern).  Eurosport's Paris-Nice live coverage is scheduled to begin at 14:30 CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern).

- We recommend you open our Twitter feed in a separate window now.  If ever we have a server outage, we will update on Twitter and direct you to a live coverage page on another server.

- If you are able to watch Paris-Nice via satellite, MJ Ray has you covered in our cycling via satellite blog here.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Paris-Nice.