Ride the Tour de France with Google Earth.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google (Google, Mountain View, CA, www.google.com) The largest search engine on the Web, founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University students. In 1996, they developed their "BackRub" search engine, named after its unique page ranking method (explained below). Inc.:
WHO: Google Earth
WHAT: Follow the Tour de France From Space with Google Earth
WHERE: On the Tour de France website at: www.letour.com
WHEN: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Sunday, July 23, 2006
WHY: Fans of the Tour de France can now follow all 3,000 km of the
race from space with the help of Google Earth.
From July 1-23, cycling fans can visit every stage of the race virtually using Google Earth's satellite imagery Satellite imagery consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made from artificial satellites. History The first satellite photographs of Earth were made August 14, 1959 by the US satellite Explorer 6. , enabling users to fly over all 20 legs of the race, including the famous mountain competition. Not only will users be able to view the course terrain in 3D, but with one click they can get information about the race of the day and the various stages (including the town hosting both the departure and arrival and the average time for each rider). The Tour de France Tour de France World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and on Google Earth A 3D mapping program from Google that covers the entire globe from satellite images. Requiring a download for Windows, Mac and Linux desktops, a street address can be searched, and the views can be zoomed down to the individual building all the way up to a satellite's view of the globe. is available in French, German, Spanish Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. There are several hydroelectric stations on the river. and English so that worldwide cycling enthusiasts can follow this classic race and discover Europe. The new service is available on the official website of Tour de France: http://www.letour.com/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/400/r2_google_earth.html For more information, please see today's Google Blog post at: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/ |
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