North American coverage of endurance sports hit its high point when Lance was riding for U.S. Postal. But once his celebrity star fell, the U.S. didn't have one of those classic races on its own turf to maintain the interest level
Agreed.
For get about the doping for a moment - with Lance winning the Tour de France every year, cycling and endurance sports started to get some coverage. It was starting to get hip. There were big increases in people following and paying attention to cycling.
. . and then all gone!
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
Agreed.
For get about the doping for a moment - with Lance winning the Tour de France every year, cycling and endurance sports started to get some coverage. It was starting to get hip. There were big increases in people following and paying attention to cycling.
. . and then all gone!
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog