Originally Posted by
WalksOn2Wheels
Now you're just being a curmudgeon to the nth degree. These guys aren't paid to entertain you. They're paid to put a bike on top of the podium, no matter what it may take. If you are a cycling fan, you are going to find it to be good sport either way. I mean, what exactly, at this point, would entertain you?
Obviously, the term professional is lost on you. To be a pro, you get paid. To get paid, you need revenue. The only sources of revenue for cycling, is sponsorship, or more importantly, television. Television's only purpose is entertainment. If it doesn't enterain me, I turn it off. And for those sporting events that require a ticket (I am partial to hockey), if it doesn't entertain me, I leave the venue.
Without that entertainment THOSE GUYS DON"T GET PAID. Why exactly would anyone watch if it didn't entertain them?
Stage 18 was entertaining. Stage 19 was somewhat interesting but AC's attack was pretty much inconsequential. BTW, golf and bowling don't entertain me, I don't watch either. I will play them on occasion, that can be entertaining.
Do you watch these cyclists to see how fit they are? I mean, what is there other than entertainment?
Let me rephrase that: These guys aren't paid to entertain
you. Myself and the majority of the posters so far found the race very entertaining. We don't know what your problem is.
Again: what, exactly, would have to transpire for a Tour to "entertain" you. Evans rode a hell of a race, was strong, and showed he wanted it. Thor (the world champion) had some great victories and what is more entertaining than watching someone who isn't know for climbing to take an uphill victory in the rainbow jersey? Contador, though he was pretty much guaranteed to lose, attacked on the last stages for the hell of it. And speaking of strength and determination, Voekler was an inspiration for sure. It's always fun to Watch Cavendish kill it on the sprints, and that was present on more than one finish, and he didn't always win it.
Let me be direct: What would entertain you? What do you require?