Tour??? In U.S.???

[Klueless Noobie]

Do U know why does T.D.F. always take place in France???

[Laurent]

since 80's they talk frequently to start the tour in New York for the prologue but the issue has
never been fixed.

"Klueless Noobie" <klueless_noobie@yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de
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> Do U know why does T.D.F. always take place in France???

[Brianb]

klueless_noobie@yahoo.com (Klueless Noobie) wrote in message
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> Do U know why does T.D.F. always take place in France???

Same reason the Indy 500 always takes place in Indianapolis.

[David Ryan]

brianb wrote:
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> klueless_noobie@yahoo.com (Klueless Noobie) wrote in message
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> > Do U know why does T.D.F. always take place in France???
>
> Same reason the Indy 500 always takes place in Indianapolis.

So why was Woodstock held in Bethel?

[Jiyang Chen]

Because it's a Tour of France. Although they go through other neighboring European countries.

"Klueless Noobie" <klueless_noobie@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Do U know why does T.D.F. always take place in France???

[Sam]

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> Do U know why does T.D.F. always take place in France???

Clue #1: What is the name (not some abbreviation)? As Bob Roll would say it is the "tour day
frantz" afterall.

Stages have been held elsewhere.

As cool as it sounds to have a North American stage, it was impractical before and less so now for
the security reasons that some place will throw up and the difficulty of getting from NA to
France---with the SST offline, you are talking 8 hours of flying time (from the east coast) and that
really screws your sleep up so the first few days would be a joke.

I would rather see our own stage race...

[Raptor]

Sam wrote:
> "Klueless Noobie" <klueless_noobie@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>Do U know why does T.D.F. always take place in France???
>
>
> Clue #1: What is the name (not some abbreviation)? As Bob Roll would say it is the "tour day
> frantz" afterall.
>
> Stages have been held elsewhere.
>
> As cool as it sounds to have a North American stage, it was impractical before and less so now for
> the security reasons that some place will throw up and the difficulty of getting from NA to
> France---with the SST offline, you are talking 8 hours of flying time (from the east coast) and
> that really screws your sleep up so the first few days would be a joke.
>
> I would rather see our own stage race...

Sure. But perhaps the prologue could work here. It's largely symbolic after all, essentially run
strictly to pick a yellow jersey wearer. And it could be separated from stage 1 by two days to deal
with jet lag and logistics.

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[Sam]

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> brianb wrote:
> >
> > klueless_noobie@yahoo.com (Klueless Noobie) wrote in message
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> > > Do U know why does T.D.F. always take place in France???
> >
> > Same reason the Indy 500 always takes place in Indianapolis.
>
> So why was Woodstock held in Bethel?

Cheap pasture land?