We just got rid of the Euro football carpet bombing and Wimbledon short-skirt oogling and lo! now they're at it again on all channels with the annual asthmatic's race.
Do I have to live in a cave in Afghanistan to get away from all this overblown nonsense ?
(gets back on couch, grumbling)

French people are owners of their self image, and the image of their property. This is the "French law"

If they were take pics of my house, I ll ask them to take it down, it is "informatique et liberte" (Computer and Freedom law)
I hope a French news paper will pick it up, probably a lot of fun for google :)
STOP INVADING OUR PRIVACY! There is a difference between a fast camera on TV, and a static picture on google!! it is call blur!

who?

Perhaps the Tour organizers intend to avoid stupid fans from immersing themselves in front of the racers.

Very disappointed at your cynical attitude to the most wonderful sporting spectacle of the year.
What other event features sustained athletic heroism over 3 weeks, fascinating team tactics and scandals and takes place in the ever changing beautiful backdrop of the French countryside.
Forget football, cricket, tennis, golf, rugby etc (yawn) - the TDF is the only time of the year it's worth turning the telly on for sport.

Cheers, Robin