No American team in the Tdf 2008?

[Bob Martin]

in 553208 20070819 072448 Steve McGinty <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:32:00 -0700, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>> Doesn't Versus's broadcasting contract with the TDF expire in 2008? I
>>>> bet that ASO would be excited to promote an USA based team to help secure
>>>> future viewers and revenue.
>>>
>>> I'd rather see Eurosport America
>>
>>You prefer David Duffield to Phil Liggett? Plus Eurosport has no equivalent
>>to Paul Sherwin (hope I'm not butchering the spellings) who's actually the
>>sharpest of any of them, in my opinion. Hearing him in person, you'd think
>>he's too smart to have been a bike racer.
>>
>>--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
>>www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
>>
>British Eurosport's A-team is now the excellent David Harmon with Sean
>Kelly. DH is doing a great job in getting much more out of Kelly, who
>seems more relaxed than when he was with Duffers.

I don't think DH is a patch on DD.

 

[Donald Munro]

Steve McGinty wrote:
>>British Eurosport's A-team is now the excellent David Harmon with Sean
>>Kelly. DH is doing a great job in getting much more out of Kelly, who
>>seems more relaxed than when he was with Duffers.

Bob Martin wrote:
> I don't think DH is a patch on DD.

Depends where he puts the patch.