Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Yes, the funny part was the announcer's trying to explain this to the viewers without taking away the excitement from the winners. I don't really think too many Americans will be interested in cycling events, sadly.
I still contend that the shorter more aggressive nature of some track events, especially the madison, would be a better way to get North American TV audiences into cycling. Road racing is about strategies that stretch over hours and kilometres and you have the understand why riding with 20 guys in a paceline makes you so much faster then the lead 4.
I still hope it catches on though.