Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
To be even more practical, relatively few people in North America want to watch any kind of bicycle racing, live or on TV. Probably even fewer give a darn about anything related to UCI rules or the existence of recumbents.
That must be changing or why would NBC (via NBS-SN) have broadcast both the TdF, and the Vuelta, all stages. We watch the morning full race and the evening prime time recap. It sucks you in. I figured that my wife and I were unusual until I was in tavern in mid-Ohio and asked if they could turn on of the many TVs to the Tour. As the place filled I was shocked to see how many were watching and even down-voted a guy that wanted to watch something else.