Professional Cycling For the Fans - The Lance Effect (in pictures)

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bdcheung
03-13-09, 12:05 PM
Google Trends for...
(and note this includes all countries, not just the USA)

"Tour of California" (Lance did not participate until 2009):
http://home.gwu.edu/%7Ebdcheung/toctrend.png

"Tour down under" (Lance rode the race for the first time in 2009):
http://home.gwu.edu/%7Ebdcheung/tdutrend.png

"Tour de france" (Lance retired in 2005):
http://home.gwu.edu/%7Ebdcheung/tdftrend.png

billallbritten
03-13-09, 12:36 PM
That's a useful tool. It apparently is a better for epidemiological prediction than CDC reports. I.E., graphing by geograpical location searches for "flu symptoms" apparently accurately predicts flu outbreaks a week or so before CDC reports catch up.

How 'bout that Paris Nice 6 today?
stevel610
03-17-09, 07:22 PM
Sweet tool. I hope you keep it updated.

recursive
03-19-09, 02:16 PM
Sweet tool. I hope you keep it updated.

Yes, bdcheung, please keep google trends updated for us. Thanks! :thumb:
bdcheung
03-19-09, 05:36 PM
I'll try, but there's so much Interwebz and only one of bdcheung.
embankmentlb
03-23-09, 02:39 PM
Tour de Georgia is the same way. Love him or hate him, Cycling need a hero.
Metzinger
03-23-09, 02:46 PM
Cycling need(s) a hero.

Maybe this guy will break into cycling:
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu128/Kyos-Art-Is-A-BANG/other%20stuff/1_galerie_hiro.jpg
Hezz
03-23-09, 08:50 PM
Today Velo news pretty much confirmed this theory. The bigger story was Lance falling compared to the winner of the stage.
TallRider
03-24-09, 02:39 PM
somebody won the stage? I just know that Lance crashed. (seriously, that's what I know. although I am confident that somebody won the stage.)
40 Cent
03-24-09, 03:27 PM
somebody won the stage? I just know that Lance crashed. (seriously, that's what I know. although I am confident that somebody won the stage.)

It's the double edge sword of the Lance effect. When he's around the other cyclists get a little extra light shed on them, when he's not, it's like a black hole. Joaquin Sobrino's biggest win to date and you gotta dig to find news about it.
John1992
03-25-09, 08:52 PM
somebody won the stage? I just know that Lance crashed. (seriously, that's what I know. although I am confident that somebody won the stage.)

I heard that once Lance went down they stopped the race and sent everyone home. Why bother going on?