Friday, 11 February 2011

Tour de France iCal - Calendar Feed

Updated for the 2015 Tour de France!!!
Updated for the 2014 Tour de France!!
Updated for the 2013 Tour de France!
Updated for the 2012 Tour de France

Tour fan?  Want to know what stage is on at what time so you can organise your TV viewing around your work schedule (kidding - kind of)?  Want it to dynamically update your calendar as the Tour develops?

Well how's this look...



I've setup an iCal feed for the Tour De France which you can subscribe too.  If you use your iCal compliant calendaring tool (iCal.app on Mac or Outlook on PC, or your iPhone) then it will display all the stage details on the days that they happen.

You can see below that it creates a separate Calendar so won't write over the top of any other calendars you have, and can easily be toggled on and off.



As I get updates on the start times, distances and anything else I find interesting I'll update the feed and you will automagically see the updates in your calendar.

This will work (providing anybody uses it) for subsequent years of the TDF as well and will populate as the data becomes publicly available.

I've tested this on iPhone and Mac iCal, just clicking on this:

webcal://openstripe.com/iCals/icalgen.php?cal=tdf

Not sure about other clients, you may need to use the standard http protocol from other apps.

http://openstripe.com/iCals/icalgen.php?cal=tdf

Make sure you subscribe and don't just download the calendar entries otherwise you won't get any updates.

Please leave me a comment if you find this useful, it will help me find the five minutes needed to update the calendar with the stage details.

How to use with Outlook

 You can subscribe this calendar in outlook by doing the following.

"File" -> "Account Settings" -> "Account Settings" -> "Internet Calendars" -> "New" -> "webcal://shermanroad.dyndns-home.com/cals/icalgen.php?cal=tdf"

Change the Name to "Tour de France" or something meaningful for you.

You should then be able to toggle it on and off as a new calendar.

72 comments:

  1. Anonymous24 February 2011 at 19:40

    Handy thanks

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  2. Anonymous27 February 2011 at 12:47

    Brilliant! Works like a charm! Thanks!

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  3. Anonymous11 April 2011 at 16:10

    How do I download the app outlook calendar?

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  4. Anonymous11 April 2011 at 16:41

    how do I subscribe?

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  5. Rob12 April 2011 at 08:30

    It depends what Calendar client you use, if it's iCal.app then simply "Calendar" -> "Subscribe" and enter "http://shermanroad.dyndns-home.com/cals/icalgen.php?cal=tdf".

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  6. Anonymous12 April 2011 at 10:34

    Ok Thanks Rob

    Sorry to sound a bit thick - I'm using Microsoft Outlook Calendar and I've now got all the calendar entries but where is "subscribe" in Outlook Calendar?

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  7. Rob13 April 2011 at 10:13

    No problem - I've edited the post to include instructions for Outlook.

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  8. Anonymous14 April 2011 at 09:01

    Thanks Rob

    I now have the TDF as a separate calendar in outlook, just awaiting your updates as and when.

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  9. Rob14 April 2011 at 09:34

    Great, as soon as the stage times are released I'll update it this end.

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  10. Chuck26 April 2011 at 18:52

    Ummm... issues the last several days auto connecting through Outlook... It barks about an 'invalid calendar link' as in

    webcal://shermanroad.dyndns-home/cals/icalgen.php?cal=tdf

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  11. Rob29 April 2011 at 16:41

    Yep sorry about that, I had a server outage and needed to do some "re-gigging" to get things working again. Will be stable now.

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  12. Chuck29 April 2011 at 17:04

    Thanks for the app and the upkeep.

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  13. Astrid9 May 2011 at 07:04

    It's nice! Looking forward to keeping up with the tour (at work...)!

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  14. Tob31 May 2011 at 22:12

    This looks great =) Will use it for sure!

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  15. Anonymous5 June 2011 at 13:36

    Really helpful - many thanks for taking the time to organise this.

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  16. Anonymous6 June 2011 at 14:08

    Just subscribed to this on my Mac and iPhone. Very, very useful indeed. I would like to add my thanks for taking the time to create this shared calendar.

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  17. Steve Cook6 June 2011 at 20:16

    Works fine on Google Calendar. Simply go down to Other Calendars in the left column and click Add. Then choose Add by URL and paste in the http address. The calendar then appears in your list of Other Calendars. Make sure it is highlighted with a colour to ensure it is being displayed in your calendar view.

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  18. Rob7 June 2011 at 18:39

    No problem, thanks for the thanks.

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  19. Håvard19 June 2011 at 14:53

    Thank you! Works great with google calendar! Nice work!

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  20. Fantinel19 June 2011 at 21:40

    Thank you for your nice work! ;)

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  21. Gareth Rowbotham20 June 2011 at 13:34

    Great iCal calendar - thanks for doing this. Have tweeted a link to this page to spread the word!

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  22. Cycling Fan24 June 2011 at 10:26

    Excellent - Thanks!

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  23. Jon Svendsen27 June 2011 at 12:12

    Hi! Thanks for your excellent work on this calendar!

    Something is strange, though. As I just added the URL to Google Calendar, the stages show up as all day events, rather than with specific times as in your screenshot. Is anyone else seeing this issue?

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  24. Rob27 June 2011 at 17:38

    Hi Jon,

    This is because the actual stage times aren't available as far as I can tell anywhere! As soon as I find them I'll edit the calendar it should auto-update for you. If anyone knows where to get the times please let me know...

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  25. Jon Svendsen28 June 2011 at 11:17

    Found it! Follow the stage information link in the calendar entries, scroll down a bit and select the 'Time schedule' tab under 'Maps and Routes'. You'll find the start and three different estimates for the finish. I suppose these are on Paris time.

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  26. Rob30 June 2011 at 08:11

    Perfect, I'll try to update them today - just in the nick of time....

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  27. Rob30 June 2011 at 18:05

    Ok it's updated - happy viewing everyone. C'mon Bradley!

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  28. Jon Svendsen30 June 2011 at 22:37

    Excellent! Thanks again!

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  29. Anonymous1 July 2011 at 21:43

    Works great with Outlook 07' Now I won't forget which stage is on a given day.

    Great work!

    Thanks for putting this together!

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  30. Anonymous2 July 2011 at 12:02

    Perfect! Thanks!

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  31. Johannes Henseler2 July 2011 at 17:04

    awesome, thanks! i use the http link in my google calendar, working fine.

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  32. Anonymous2 July 2011 at 17:23

    Great, thanks! Using with google calendar no sweat!

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  33. Anonymous3 July 2011 at 17:43

    Wonderfull!!! Works great with Outlook 2010.
    Thanks

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  34. Christopher Tassava7 July 2011 at 04:31

    Brilliant! Thanks. The URL plugged right into my Google Calendar.

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  35. Travel Jobs16 August 2011 at 20:42

    Wow ..great job.. thanks for the update ..this is very useful to all Tour de France fan...


    .Jane

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  36. Anonymous19 October 2011 at 09:48

    TDF for 2012 was announced yesterday - I know it's a bit early, but when will you have the ical ready

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  37. Rob5 February 2012 at 19:16

    This iCal feed has now been moved to a properly hosted server. It's also been updated for the 2012 Tour.

    The article has been updated to reflect the changes.

    Let me know of any problems.

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  38. Mark13 March 2012 at 17:51

    Thanks a lot...I appreciate you putting this together!

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  39. Frits de Vroet17 May 2012 at 18:15

    Excellent. iOS feed seems to work very well. Looking forward to more updates. Is it time zone sensitive?

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  40. Rob29 May 2012 at 08:00

    Hi Frits - It's Time Zone sensitive in that it should always render the event at the correct time of day for location. I.e. if a stage was to start at 10am CET and you where in California it should read that it starts at 2am PST.

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  41. Dave9 June 2012 at 11:26

    Brilliant! Thank you for doing this. Can't wait for the Tour to start now...

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  42. sj12 June 2012 at 19:58

    awesome... thanks!

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  43. Jarrod19 June 2012 at 01:37

    This is perfect.. Thanks

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  44. Rob24 June 2012 at 16:27

    The Calendar has been updated to include the start and finish times of the stage. This does not always line up with your local TV coverage. Happy viewing.

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  45. Mike30 June 2012 at 13:25

    Thanks, keep the feeds coming!!!!!

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  46. Rob23 January 2013 at 20:31

    Updated for the 2013 Tour de France

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  47. Unknown27 May 2013 at 09:24

    Thanks for the update, worked great

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  48. Anonymous25 June 2013 at 15:12

    Thanks for the calendar. My third year of using it. Just wondering if you'll be updating the start times so it's not just an all-day event. Thanks again!

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  49. Anonymous28 June 2013 at 17:07

    Thanks :-) Works great with Google calendar :-)

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  50. Anonymous28 June 2013 at 19:50

    Sweet. Will you update the times again this year?

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  51. Rob29 June 2013 at 10:23

    Hi,

    Have updated with the start and finish times. Refresh the calendar to get the amendments through. Just in time. Half hour to go! Happy viewing all.

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    1. Anonymous29 June 2013 at 13:49

      Thanks so much! Enjoy the race.

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  52. Anonymous25 December 2013 at 12:41

    Will you update the 2014 tour de France?

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  53. Rob22 January 2014 at 13:44

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  54. Rob22 January 2014 at 14:25

    The 2014 Tour de France iCal details have been updated.

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  55. Anonymous17 February 2014 at 13:20

    Great Rob. Thank you very much!
    Much appreciated.

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  56. Unknown8 June 2014 at 23:37

    Thanks very much indeed, much appreciated!!

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  57. Unknown17 June 2014 at 05:20

    Great effort, thanks. Can I suggest that you indicate in the subject line for each stage (ie calendar event) what type of stage it is, ie ITT (individual time trial), TTT (team time trial), flat stage, intermediate stage or mountain stage. I think lots of TdF lovers would like to know that so they can decide which stages they definitely don't want to miss.

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    1. Rob25 June 2014 at 13:44

      Hey Arno,

      Great feedback thanks. I'm updating shortly with the Start and Finish times so I'll include as suggested.

      Many thanks

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    2. Rob2 July 2014 at 19:06

      I've had a quick stab at this - if you know where I can source this data from, please let me know. It used to be published on the letour website but isn't obvious to me to find.

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  58. Anonymous2 July 2014 at 15:45

    Looking forward to start and finish times (rather than "all-day events") ... are those updates still planned?

    Appreciate your hard work on keeping these updated!

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    1. Rob2 July 2014 at 16:40

      Yes - next couple of days...

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    2. Rob2 July 2014 at 17:15

      Two days was never going to work was it...

      All updated now - enjoy the next few weeks all.

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    3. Anonymous3 July 2014 at 15:56

      Thank you!!

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  59. Anonymous4 July 2014 at 20:56

    Well done.

    Be great though to have distance and stage type in brackets after stage.
    e.g. TDF: Stage 2; York > Sheffield (198k, Hilly)

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  60. Anonymous23 January 2015 at 07:39

    Hi Rob,

    Enjoying already your TDF calendar for a few years! Thanks!
    Looking forward to see the 2015 Calendar! Any update on that?
    Regards

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    1. Rob23 February 2015 at 17:13

      Hey glad you're finding it useful.

      Yeah I need to get on that! Will get it sorted in the next few weeks.

      regards

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    2. Rob14 May 2015 at 12:15

      Hey,

      It's been updated for 2015 - minus the data that hasn't yet been published. Will get that in when it's posted to letour.fr.

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  61. Endless Waterfall5 July 2015 at 15:35

    Hi,

    Can I subscribe to this calendar by using Google Calendar, rather than having to upload a separate file to the calendar?? I'm a bit of a newbie with calendars...

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    1. Rob7 July 2015 at 11:52

      Yes you should be able to, other users have done it. I think this process might be it: https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37100?hl=en

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  62. Unknown9 July 2015 at 17:45

    Thanks!

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