Old 07-10-06 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Helmet Head
Isn't Discovery Channel a competitor of OLN? Why would they favor them over Levi and Gerolsteiner?
Have you seen Bob Roll decked out in Disco kit in the Trek sweepstakes commercials that run every 10 minutes during the OLN broadcasts?

For some reason, people think LANCE = USA = DISCOVERY, so OLN has followed that tack for a while now, even though George is the only American on their Tour team.

However, I do think they have been more even-handed in covering the Americans each day than in the past. Yes, they are focusing on the US riders, but that is understood, being as OLN is broadcasting to a US audience.

That's one reason I check out the daily videos out on places like VeloNews.com. They interview riders and don't just edit them down to two question / two vague-answer sound-bites. The internet is sometimes a useful tool...
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