Tour de Luxembourg at home

Tour de Luxemourg finishes on a climb on Montée de Clausen. Before finishing there, the parcours makes loops. My new apartment is actually on the loop part of the parcours. That means that I can stay home or even stay in bed to watch the riders go multiple times. Of course, I won't be at home nor in bed when the race comes.

I will visiting Luxembourg tomorrow. I went there when I had a job interview late in November. I went there last week when I applied for the Birth Certificate at the Japanese Embassy. I also found, of course the kind help with my boss, this apartment. 

I am planning to move my stuff during Christmas (24-25th). I will be moving there on New Year' Eve. By the time I am in Luxembourg, it will be already New Year's Day. No time to celebrate. 

Race watch schedule 2009

So the saison 2009 is just around the corner. I have no plan to visit Tour Down Under in Australia but as many races in Europe as humanly and financially possible. Here is the preliminary schedule for the upcoming season.

Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne (Belgium) March 1st (Sun)
Paris-Nice Prologue (France) March 15th (Sun)
Critérium International (France) March 28 - 29th? (Sat - Sun)
Ronde van Vlaanderen (Belgium) April 5th (Sun)
Paris - Roubaix (France) April 12th (Sun)
Rund um Köln (Germany) April 13th (Mon)
Amstel Gold Race (Holland) April 19th (Sun)
Liège - Bastogne - Liège (Belgium) April 26th (Sun)
(Henninger Turm) (Germanry) May 1st (Fri)
Tour de Romandie (Switzerland) May 3rd (Sun)

ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) releases the detailed race plans only one or two weeks ahead of the events. I don't like it but I have to accept it. My concern is that the prologue venue in 2009 might not be near Paris since in 2008 it was too remote from Paris (Amilly) and I gave the race up. 

The previously-called Rund um den Henninger Turm will be presented with another name in 2009 since the title sponsor Henninger Brewery is no more there.  For that matter, Team Saxo Bank - IT Factory will be also presented under another name.  

In 2008, I drove to Switzerland to see the last stage but I will have to be probably no show in 2009 since the schedule is too tight.

The schedule above is not yet set. If Team Saxo Bank does not participate in one of the above, I won't probably visit them.

I hope there is someone out there who reads this.