Looks like we’re in for even more Postal-centric coverage at Le Tour this year. OLN has signed on as an official sposor of the team.
From cyclingnews:
*Outdoor Life Network will also sponsor the USPS-Berry Floor squad this season: OLN will debut a weekly 13 part half hour High Definition TV documentary on five time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong and the United States Postal Service Pro Cycling Team. OLN’s show should provide viewers with unprecedented access to Lance and the USPS-Berry Floor squad, not only focus on racing, but perhaps inspired by MTV’s “Real World” franchise, but go “behind the scenes showing what transpires when the team members are off their bikes.” *
Besides alleged “tension and drama”, we’ll may have even more scary moments like Floyd Landis drinking gallons of coffee, watching massive quantities of pasta being devoured in team meals and perhaps even hear a few of Chef Willy’s racy (and certainly not ready for prime time) post prandial stories. The last time OLN sponsored a pro cycling team, it was Mercury, who never got to the Tour De France, so at least we can be sure that the cable network’s documentary will cover USPS-Berry Floor and Lance Armstrong in his quest for a sixth consecutive Tour win.