where to watch the Tour de France in Chicago

We'd love to watch the Tour de France -- does anyone know about bars / restaurants in Chicago showing daily feed or access to VERSUS cable?

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by clp on July 5, 2010 at 4:13pm

I don't think the Handlebar has TV's. But the barkeep at Sheffield's in Lakeview (1000 W. School St) agreed to put The Tour on the TV in the back bar, despite lots of Cubs fans wandering the neighborhood with nowhere to go (game was in Arizona). And Sheffield's has an amazing line-up of microbrew taps. Good times.

Versus broadcasts the Tour multiple times each day, padded with interesting other bike racing programming.

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Permalink Reply by dav on July 5, 2010 at 4:35pm

Jury's on Lincoln was happy to put it on for me.

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Permalink Reply by Julie Hochstadter on July 5, 2010 at 10:27pm

Archies or Piece?

Or someone should set up a viewing party of at least one of the stages...

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Permalink Reply by Julie Hochstadter on July 5, 2010 at 10:53pm

Unfor we wont be watching our local favorite....read about it here.

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on July 6, 2010 at 1:05am

Yes, unfortunately the first two stages have been quite crash-filled.

Hopefully stage 3 will have more rubber staying on the road - or cobbles.

Julie Hochstadter said:

Unfor we wont be watching our local favorite....read about it here.

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Permalink Reply by Julie Hochstadter on July 6, 2010 at 6:46pm

Apparently I have it on Direct TV. Viewing party sometime?

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Permalink Reply by Ali on July 7, 2010 at 8:18am

Small Bar Logan was happy to put it on (without sound) between World Cup matches last weekend.

The Versus iPhone app is also pretty awesome if you're without a TV nearby (no cable). I've been excited to stream it on my phone at work too. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/official-versus-tour-france/id377208...

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Permalink Reply by dan brown on July 7, 2010 at 1:25pm

YES ! (thursday ???)

Julie Hochstadter said:

Apparently I have it on Direct TV. Viewing party sometime?

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Permalink Reply by lauren sailor on July 7, 2010 at 7:22pm

i caught some of stage 4 earlier today at Cal's. drink at Cal's! it's at 400 S. Wells, and the bar entrance is on Van Buren. they get versus, and will likely be happy to change the channel to Le Tour (if it's not already on). the four or so bartenders who work there are all riders.