Nightshift Sports: Tour de France, Stage 10

17 July 2018 Context The Tour de France, the world’s greatest long-distance bicycle race, goes on at the same time France is playing in the world’s largest single sports event. What a year and maybe, just maybe, the Franco rise to the top of the sports world is one of the reason’s why this year’s …

Nightshift Sports: Tour de France, Rest Day 1

16 July 2018 Editors Note: The Nightshift Staff made a scheduling error regarding the Tour and missed the first rest day, which was Monday, 16 July 2018. Instead, we headlined the coverage as Stage 10, but that’s on the 17th. Context The Tour de France, the world’s greatest long-distance bicycle race, goes on at the …

Nightshift Sports: Tour de France, Stage 8

14 July 2018 Context Today is Bastille Day, the national day of France (similar to the American Four of July). Tomorrow, France plays Croatia in the finals of the World Cup; it’s a good year to be a fan of French sports and athletics. The Tour de France, the world’s greatest long-distance bicycle race, goes …

Nightshift Sports: Tour de France, Stage 5

11 July 2018 The Tour de France, the world’s greatest long-distance bicycle race, is on. The Tour is being covered by Nightshift Sports as part of our coverage of  The Golden Season of Classic Sports.  To get you in the mood and increase your enjoyment of the 2018 Tour, Nightshift Sports has put together a set …