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	Tour de France Soundtracks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The album was recorded for the 100th anniversary of the first Tour de France bicycle race.
		The cover art is similar to that of their 1983 single "Tour de France".
		A short 'jingle' was supplied to the television broadcaster Eurosport for use in their coverage of the 2003 Tour de France.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tour_de_France_Soundtracks (262 words)

	Bernard Hinault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His first place Tour de France achievements were in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985.
		In the 1980 Tour de France he was forced to abandon while wearing the yellow jersey because of a knee injury, but he returned to victory in the following two years, 1981 and 1982.
		In the 1985 Tour Hinault's lieutenant Greg LeMond was under strong pressure from Koechli and his team manager to support Hinault and not try for a victory of his own.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bernard_Hinault (1161 words)

	Tour de France 2004: welcome on the official website
		Its name evokes the Princesse de Lamballe, friend of Marie-Antoinette and innocent victim of the massacres of September 1792, during the Revolution.
		The final kilometres were raced in the stadium of Parc des Princes up until 1967, then on the municipal track of Vincennes, before coming to their current arena of the Champs-Élysées in 1975.
		• The Tour de France in the Walloon region
	www.letour.fr /2004/presentationus/villes_03.html (543 words)

	Kraftwerk - Tour De France
		While most of Kraftwerk's back catalogue quickly made the transition to CD, "Tour De France" somehow got left in the wilderness, largely because it was only ever released as a single.
		There's the basic French single version, the original extended mix, and the François Kevorkian remix that appeared on the 1984 release (the single was released to coincide with the Tour De France in both 1983 and 1984).
		It's not a tremendously exciting video, I must admit - three minutes of fl and white Tour De France footage - but it's noteworthy that the music itself is the German language version of the track, rather than the more familiar French version.
	www.awrc.com /review/k/tour_de_france.html (296 words)

	BBC - Classic Rock/Pop Review - Kraftwerk, Tour De France Soundtracks
		Tour De France Soundtracks is the embodiment of modern art in it's purest and truest form.
		Nice to have the remix of the original Tour de France, but the new version (and all the other tracks) are a bit dull.
		Not only Tour de France 2003 is the album of the week, TDF2003 is the most important music event of the century and also probably will turn itself into one of the most important titles of the electronica in the history.
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/classicpop/reviews/kraftwerk_france.shtml (11887 words)

	KRAFTWERK Tour De France Soundtracks
		So, it took no less than the centenary of the Tour de France, by far one of the most demanding sports events on the planet, for the German masters of electronic music to come out of their retreat.
		Presented in an almost identical artwork to the 1983 Tour De France 12” and the unreleased Techno Pop album, which was originally due that same year, Tour De France Soundtracks still feeds on some of the minimalist structures championed by the band in their heyday.
		Tour De France Soundtracks, if not as defining a piece of recording as Radio-activity or Trans-Europe Express, still credibly fits in with most of the current electronic movement.
	www.themilkfactory.co.uk /reviews/kraftwerk_tourdefrance.htm (599 words)

	Kraftwerk - Tour de France soundtracks - Groove Unlimited
		It's also a remake of the planned 1983 "Technopop" album which was aborted due to a bycicle accident of Ralf Hütter and the analog-digital upgrade of the Kling Klang Studio.
		Professing their love of the fusion of humans and technology, Kraftwerk took the analogy to its furthest limit with 1983's ''Tour De France''.
		Tour De France Soundtracks is exactly that: a series of musical concept pieces designed to reflect the ultimate European sporting celebration of muscle and titanium.
	www.groove.nl /cd/2/28956.html (507 words)

	In Music We Trust - Kraftwerk: Tour De France Soundtracks
		They recently released a remixed and reduxed version of their 1983 "Tour De France" single, which served a purpose, considering the event had celebrated its 100th birthday this year.
		Tour De France Soundtracks is an entire album of Kraftwerk still pushing their original sound and with four takes of the title track to boot.
		Things may not have changed for the German wizards over the past 30 years, but they're still as relevant today as they were back when they were the only computer geeks around pushing this kind of music.
	www.inmusicwetrust.com /articles/62e11.html (241 words)

	Dummies::A Few Dramatic Tour de France Moments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Sudden, spectacular moments make the Tour de France what it is. Racing can change in an instant, whether from a rider's quick acceleration, an unseen obstacle in the road, or a cyclist's unscripted emotional finish-line reaction.
		Great Tour moments are etched in race lore, and they occur in an instant, year after year — always when least expected.
		Tour riders have a love-hate relationship with the famous and infamous race peaks, and nothing speaks to the severity of the climbs (and to the race directors who devise their ascents) like Lapize's outburst.
	www.dummies.com /WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3083.html (1541 words)

	KRAFTWERK UNIVERSE - Kraftwerk Seattle concert reviews compiled by Frank X. Cordero
		Monday night's selections from their latest album, "Tour de France Soundtracks" (yes, it's about biking), were, of course, thematically predictable: the well-timed huff and puff of a biker's breathing, the rhythmic grinding of a chain, and footage of bike races.
		Tour de France Soundtracks never actually becomes quite that funny (unless the fussy ostinatos all over “Vitamin” count, and they might), but Kraftwerk’s modesty can still overwhelm.
		Taken in that light, “Tour de France” seems to be both a bid to symbolically return to the point just before everything went wrong and defy their mortality, both as creative individuals and as human beings.
	djfrankx.tripod.com /SeattleReviews.htm (2045 words)

	Tour de France II quiz -- free game
		This cyclist was the first Columbian to win a stage in the Tour de France.
		This American won the Tour de France in 1986, 1989 and 1990.
		This Frenchman was the first cyclist to win the Tour de France three times in a row (1953-1955).
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=26923 (227 words)

	Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News
		Unlike some rules of the Tour de France, such as the Team Time Trial, where one needs a calculator, stop watch and an honours degree in mathematics to follow the result, the Young Riders White Jersey Competition is very simple to follow.
		Between 1983 and 1986, the Young Riders Competition was only open to those making their debut in the race, but since 1987 the competition has remained open to anyone young enough to qualify.
		Winner of the Tour de Catalogne and outstanding in Dauphiné Libéré, he is one of the favourites for the competition.
	www.dailypeloton.com /displayarticle.asp?pk=8204 (1277 words)

	Kraftwerk: Tour de France Soundtracks: Pitchfork Record Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		"Tour de France"-- not a particularly classic entry in their singles catalog in the first place-- was left to drift into nothingness, and all was tidily swept under the mouse pad.
		In fact, when the three-part "Tour de France" single was released earlier this year, many fans were disappointed: it would take more than modern tweaking to turn its thin melody and almost non-existent lyrical concerns (even for Kraftwerk) into something interesting.
		Perhaps the only really disappointing aspect of Tour de France-- beyond the still-not-that-great version of the title song (which ends the album)-- is that it emits a muted, comfortable aura rather than the immediately striking tone of their classic releases.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/k/kraftwerk/tour-de-france-soundtracks.shtml (951 words)

	Hour.ca - Music - Spin - Tour de France Soundtracks - Kraftwerk
		Tour de France Soundtracks, their first album in 12 years, takes from modern techno of the last decade as techno took from them previously, and the result is a slightly more spacious, sterile and club-ready offering, though nowhere as imaginative as one might have expected from these former innovators.
		The chilled, occasionally septic and unexpectedly stand-off-ish Tour de France is ultimately not nearly as much fun, fun, fun on the autobahn.
		But "Tour de France Soundtrack" has a sound that is not as innovative as I would have expected.
	www.hour.ca /music/spin.aspx?iIDDisque=1505 (679 words)

	Cycling Hall of Fame.com
		Born on August 12, 1960, Laurent Fignon rose to prominence in the 1983 Tour de France.
		Fignon went on to win the Tour de France that year in front of Angel Arroyo of Spain and Peter Winnen of Belgium.
		Fignon appeared destined for victory in the 1989 Tour de France, but was denied victory there by Greg Lemond who overcame a 50 second deficit in the last stage, a short 15 mile (25 km) time trial.
	www.cyclinghalloffame.com /riders/rider_bio.asp?rider_id=31 (315 words)

	Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: When LeMond reached the Tour podium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		To start with, four-time Tour winner Bernard Hinault had left Guimard's roster in a huff and formed a new team for French businessman Bernard Tapie, The title sponsor was one of Tapie's companies, a chain of health food stores, La Vie Claire.
		Roche won the Tour de Romandie in his buildup to the Tour, while his fellow Irishman Kelly racked up 16 wins before July, including Paris-Nice, the Critérium International, Tour of the Basque Country, Tour of Switzerland, Paris-Roubaix and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
		He was relaxed and ready to prove that his 1983 Tour victory was not a fluke.
	www.velonews.com /news/fea/9113.0.html (1842 words)

	Redback Rock :: KRAFTWERK - Tour De France Soundtracks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Smooth as Vienna coffee, Tour De France Soundtracks epitomises the formulaic minimalist beats, catchy melodies and deadpan vocals Dusseldorf pioneers Kraftwerk are famous for.
		The first four tracks - from Prologue to the third mix of the single, Tour De France Etape 3 - at best are liquifying journeys through the millennial Gallic landscape.
		Reprising the album is a joyous remix of the 1983 Tour De France single - the masculine breathing and beats contrasting with that familiar atmospheric sound and ticker tape vocals.
	www.redbackrock.com /12180,02,2.html (266 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Tour De France Soundtracks: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Continuing to explore the theme of movement, men and machines that spawned the marvellous Autobahn, Trans-Europe Express and 1983's landmark single "Tour De France", Soundtracks is basically an expanded version of the latter, right down to the cover art.
		The sound of groundbreakers building bridges, Tour De France Soundtracks may not prove as hugely influential as Kraftwerk's early music, but it is nevertheless a winning return.
		Released to commemorate the centenary year of the cycle race,the UK top twenty single, 'Tour De France 03', is included.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000A4G4N (993 words)

	www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
		This new suspicions comes less than a year after Raimondas' wife Edita was arrested with a variety of banned substances in her car on the final day of the 2002 Tour de France.
		Sevilla finished the 2001 Tour in 7th overall, but was forced to abandon on stage 16 in 2002 due to illness.
		Originally released in 1983, Kraftwerk's Tour de France remains a cult classic from the enduring electro band.
	www.cyclingnews.com /news.php?id=news/2003/jun03/jun13news (1164 words)

	Professional Cycling Palmarès Site \| Exploits: Tour 1983 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Shortly after his victory in the 1983 Tour de France, Cyclist Monthly sent Jean-Marie Leblanc (now the organiser of the Tour de France, but in 1983 L'Equipe's senior cycling journalist) to find out.
		I did take part in the Tour of Sardinia, Tirreno-Adriatico, the Criterium Internationale, the Tour of America, the Tour of the Vaucluse, the Tour of Spain and the Tour of Switzerland [this for a 22 year old 2nd year professional!] but that is a life I enjoy.
		I often had the intention of attacking during the Tour, to take the yellow jersey, particularly when I was lying second.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /veloarchive/exploits/tour83f.htm (1691 words)

	Tour De France History, Winners & Cartoon Fun by Brownielocks.
		Then there are some team members who are the logistics support (along the same lines as a race driver has a pit crew to help him?) in which their sole purpose is to clear a path for the team's leader, even if it means giving him your bike or say tire if need be.
		And since it covers the entire country of France, it is estimated that 14.6 million live viewers stand along the roads to catch a glimpse of the racers as they go by.
		The Arc de Triomphe was originally commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 and is the monumental tomb site for their Unknown Soldier (who is buried in the center).
	www.brownielocks.com /tourdefrance.html (1196 words)

	Tour De France
		Sometimes the Tour can get into a rut in the first few days because most of the stage is run on the flats and it is really the last kilometer where the excitement begins.
		It is very interesting to see the Tour De France wrap up with a Stage that doesn't have much of an impact on the final General Classification.
		In fact in the television Tour era in North America (Beginning in 1983), only 1 Tour has ever been decided on the final day - Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon in the 1989 classic - and that was a time trial.
	home.comcast.net /~wac02/2003TourDeFrance.html (2284 words)

	Tour De France Soundtracks Music at Shop Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		First off is their 1983 "Tour de France (CD Single)" featuring three excellent interpretations of their ridiculously catchy original tune, including some quite wonderfully integrated sound bytes of heavy breathing a buzzing derailleur gears.
		And then, if that's not enough, mix it all up even more with their "Tour de France 03 (CD Single)" featuring four more, subtly different, versions of the first three tracks from the "Soundtracks" album.
		As you may by now suspect these guys are dedicated "velo-men" who know a bit about how to keep your legs turning, and if you put the whole 11 tracks together and hit the "shuffle" button you'll see why because you've got just about the best possible accompaniment to a serious blast on the pedals.
	www.shopireland.ie /music/reviews/B0000A4G4N (752 words)

	VeloNews: 2003 Tour de France Special Coverage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The first stage of the inaugural Tour de France, sponsored by the sports newspaper L'Auto, leaves Montgeron, just outside the Paris city limits, at precisely 3:16 p.m.
		Eugène Christophe is the first one to don it, with the reintroduction of the race after four years of World War I. Creation of bonuses for winners of the stages.
		The Festina Scandal rocks the Tour as the race starts in Ireland for the first time, while drug raids by French police on team hotels almost force the Tour to be abandoned on two occasions.
	www.velonews.com /tour2003/news/articles/4229.0.html (1402 words)

	Professional Cycling Palmarès Site \| Exploits: Tour 1983 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Of all the managers who assembled at Fontenay-Sous-Bois ready for the start of the 1983 Tour de France, Cyrille Guimard was perhaps feeling more apprehensive than most.
		Five times a winner of the Tour in his seven years as a manager, the chances of a sixth win nonetheless appeared remote.
		Making a blinding start in his first Tour was the twenty one year old Belgian Eric Vanderaeden, best known then as a pursuiter, who won the prologue to claim the first yellow jersey ahead of Raleigh's Bert Oosterbosch.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /veloarchive/exploits/tour83a.htm (806 words)

	Electro masters ride again / Kraftwerk's latest evokes bike rhythms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Now comes the conceptual "Tour de France Soundtracks," not so much a comeback album as a place marker, a reminder that founding members Florian Schneider and Ralf Hutter are still alive and well, working with their comrades in their refitted Kling Klang studios.
		The new tracks on "Tour de France" don't really sound new, but they don't sound retro, either: Where retro music is hyper-conscious of time, this album exists outside of time, in a Kraftwerkian space where the pure, clean sound of machines hasn't changed after decades of technological and musical revolutions.
		Those who come to "Tour de France" looking for a dose of electronic futurism along the lines of "Man Machine" and "Trans Europe Express" will be disappointed.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/08/17/PK275296.DTL&type=printable (654 words)

The Tour de France Results Service - 1995</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Tour</b> <b>de</b> <b>France</b> record: Second <a href="/topics/1990-Tour-de-France" title="1990 Tour de France" class=fl>1990</a>, third <a href="/topics/1991-Tour-de-France" title="1991 Tour de France" class=fl>1991</a>, second <a href="/topics/1992-Tour-de-France" title="1992 Tour de France" class=fl>1992</a>, stage wins 3, King of the Mountains <a href="/topics/1991-Tour-de-France" title="1991 Tour de France" class=fl>1991</a>, <a href="/topics/1992-Tour-de-France" title="1992 Tour de France" class=fl>1992</a>. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Tour</b> <b>de</b> <b>France</b> record: Winner <a href="/topics/1991-Tour-de-France" title="1991 Tour de France" class=fl>1991</a>, <a href="/topics/1992-Tour-de-France" title="1992 Tour de France" class=fl>1992</a>, <a href="/topics/1993-Tour-de-France" title="1993 Tour de France" class=fl>1993</a>, <a href="/topics/1994-Tour-de-France" title="1994 Tour de France" class=fl>1994</a>, stage victories 9. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Tour</b> <b>de</b> <b>France</b> record: Fifth <a href="/topics/1994-Tour-de-France" title="1994 Tour de France" class=fl>1994</a>, stage wins 1, King of the Mountains <a href="/topics/1994-Tour-de-France" title="1994 Tour de France" class=fl>1994</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.cyclingnews.com /results/archives/letour/tdfnews.html</font> (1220 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><script language="JavaScript">  </script> <script language="JavaScript">  </script> <script language="JavaScript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <br> <p style="margin-left:30px;font-size:13px;"><b>Try your search on: <a href="http://www.qwika.com/find/1983 Tour de France">Qwika</a> (all wikis)</b></p> <form action=http://www.factbites.com/search.php><table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td background="/images/f1.gif"><table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0 background="/images/b.gif"><tr><td><img src="/images/f2.gif" width=38 height=37 alt=" "/></td><td><table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td><a href="/"><img src="/images/f3.gif" width=95 height=37 alt="Factbites" border=0 /></a><img src="/images/b.gif" width=15 height=1 alt=" "/></td><td valign=bottom><input type=text size=30 name=kp><img src="/images/b.gif" width=2 height=1 alt=" " /><input type=submit value=" Find » " class=b2></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><span class=f> <a href="http://www.factbites.com/about_us.php">About us</a> | <a href="http://www.factbites.com/why_use_us.php">Why use us?</a> | <a href="http://www.factbites.com/reviews.php">Reviews</a> | <a href="http://www.factbites.com/press.php">Press</a> | <a href="http://www.factbites.com/contact_us.php">Contact us</a> <br />Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with <a href=http://www.factbites.com/terms_and_conditions.php>terms</a>.</span></td></tr></table><img src="/images/b.gif" width=450 height=1 alt=" " /></td></tr></table></form> <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-317061-4"; urchinTracker(); </script> </body></html>