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Oh, I agree about events in the US with the history and pageantry - definitely. I would think that the Super Bowl is the only thing we have that comes anywhere near as close to grabbing the "entirety" of the countries attention the way Le Tour does in France, kwim? Thats more of the analogy I was trying to make ... I know that even with Lance winning 7 only a very small portion of the population here gives a rats azz about bike racing.
As for crashes and narrow roads ... it just seems to me that the narrowness of the roads is leading to more interaction with extraneous personnel and fans ... I've seen fans interfere with riders on mountain roads, which are necessarily narrow (the musette bag and Lance's handlebar on Luz Ardiden some years ago as an example) - but generally the flat stages don't have so much interaction. From what I've watched over the years anyway. Most of the crashes have been harmless, normal racing ... riders overcooking corners on descents (is it bad that I was sad that Vino crashed so horribly, but happy that I don't have to watch him ride anymore?) is nothing new ... but the sheer number of pile-ups before the first rest day is just nutty to me. I'm probably wrong about the narrow roads contributing ... LOL
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