Cycling competition anime "Wimpy Pedal" and two voice actors appear in the live broadcast of "Tour de France 2015! Watching the race from the same perspective as the viewers!

Two voice actors from the anime "Wimpy Pedal" will appear in the live broadcast of the "Tour de France 2015.



The "Tour de France," known as the world's most prestigious bicycle race, will be held for the 102nd time this year from July 4 to 26, with 15 million fans along the roads and TV viewers from about 190 countries around the world watching the exciting battle unfold. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the finish line being located on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

In Japan, J SPORTS, a sports TV station, will broadcast all 21 stages exclusively live, and in Race 7 on July 10, a special program "'YAMAMUSU PEDAL THE MOVIE' x J SPORTS Sohoku High School Climbers will appear," in addition to the regular race coverage! Tour de France 2015" will be broadcast live. Voice actors Daiki Yamashita (Sakamichi Onoda) and Shotaro Morikubo (Yusuke Makishima) will be invited as guests to watch the race from the same perspective as the viewers. The program will be easy to understand for beginners in road race watching, so it will be easy to watch for everyone.


In addition, AT-X will broadcast the second season of the TV series "Weak Pedal GRANDE ROAD" from July 6, and BS SKY PerfecTV! will broadcast the stage version of "Yowamushi Pedal" from 18:00 on July 4. A present campaign to win a "YAMUSUGE PEDAL THEATER" collaboration G-SHOCK and other prizes will also be held.

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