Wher'd u Get That Jacket?
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Do you think mainstream America actually sits down and watches the Tour de France? Just look at OLN's ratings this year and you will see the answer is a resounding no. There is no ball to follow, so they don't understand it. It is surprising that NASCAR is so popular, given that there is no ball, but the car at the head of the oval amounts to the same thing.
The sprints in the last 10 seconds of that stages - Mahr noted that people watch those (on highlights) and I think he is right about that.
As regards his comments - truth hurts. The fact is nobody does care about watching it - but they do care who wins. Especially if it is an American, it makes them (the American Public) happy and proud.
Probably a fairly tense situation and his joke lightened the mood - he did his job. Don't have such a thin skin!