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Friday, April 26
Cycling fans will be waking at dawn this month to watch live coverage of the Tour de France. If they can wait 12 hours, French restaurant Brasserie Joe will show each day's racing at 6 p.m. with food and drink specials tied to that day's region of the tour, and the Outdoor Life Network is teaming with three Lincoln Park bars to show delayed coverage of some of the stages. On July 17, the Tyler Hamilton Foundation will raise funds with a breakfast viewing in Lincolnshire.