Originally Posted by
bvfrompc
As others have already said, I think your premise is wrong, Floyd had his 15 miutes two years ago, I don't think most Amercians would know or care about the last two years.
Win or he will get as big as Bobby Julich has. Bobby who?
That said, its refreshing to live in Golden, CO where most of my neighbors know who VDV is, who he is riding for and how he is doing. Of course most of them can put the hurt on me on the road as well whihc isn't the cool part, or maybe it is.
Not sure what premise you are referring to. I was just asking for an opinion.
However, in response to many posts, I disagree that "your average sports fan" doesn't know about Landis. That simply isn't true. Yes, you "average American" might not know who he is, but those people watching ESPN, listen to sports talk have a substantial knowledge of the situation concerning Landis. Since Landis interest in the TdF has gone down in this country and if VV wins some, not all, will take notice.