(Edited) Press Release: Tour of America Reschedules for 2009
Dear Mr. Arokiasamy,
I just got what I assume is the first draft of your new press release; thanks for sending it my way.
I’ve got to say, Frank, this sucker needed work.
Luckily for you, I — in addition to being an Award Winning Blogger (2008 Weblog Award, “Best Sports Blog in the Whole World” Category) — have spent most of my career as an editor. As a favor to you, I’m sending you back your press release, edited for accuracy, honesty, and pragmatism.
Stuff I added is in red, stuff I deleted is in strikeout.
Kind Regards,
The Fat Cyclist
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
In an Effort to be Included on the UCI Calendar Re-Animate the Corpse of Its Completely Unrealistic Fantasy, Aqu, Inc. Reschedules Inaugural Tour of America Until 2009 to 2112
Pressing forward in the face of ridicule, eye-rolling, and general snorts and giggles, with route details and sponsorship agreements unwarranted bravado, Aqu also announces executive team is high on crack
LUMBERTON, N.C. – March 31, 2008 – Aqu, Inc., would-be organizers of The Tour of America (voted “least-likely to succeed” by its peers), a totally hypothetical multi-stage coast-to-coast professional bicycle road race, today announced rescheduling of the inaugural race until September 2009 or 2112, or when hell freezes over. Whichever comes first.
Since the original announcement of the Tour of America in September 2007, Aqu executives and staff members have met tried to meet with cities along the proposed route, potential sponsors and race teams. Unfortunately, not a single person has yet returned their calls. They have, however had success reaching, as well as staff members of USA Cycling and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the sport”s governing bodies. Specifically, they have reached the receptionist and night janitor, and are thoroughly looking forward to having lunch with them sometime in the next two years.
“After we announced the Tour of America last fall, we jokingly said we were going to do it hit the ground running to make the event happen in 2008,” said Frank Arokiasamy, Aqu”s president and would-be director of what would be called the Tour of America, if such a thing were to ever happen. “Everyone we have spoken with wants to see a ‘Tour de France-style” race here in the United We want to work with USA Cycling and UCI to establish this event as a compliment to the major international races, and at the same time not conflict with established races in the United States. Overall, we want to make sure the Tour of America strengthens the sport of cycling and the race calendar. In addition, potential sponsors and route cities have expressed strong support for a fall 2009 race laughs at us. I suspect this might be because we so far have not been able to get any teams to sign up, or any sponsors to sign up, or any cities to sign up. Other than that, things are going great.”
At this point, Arokiasamy began to weep.
Exact dates for the fall 2009 2112 — the first year at which this event could realistically happen — edition of the Tour of America has not been finalized, because climate change may have drastically altered the riding season by then, plus we’ll all be dead before it happens anyway. Tour of America staff are currently finalizing route details calling chambers of commerce all across America, trying to find out who the right guy is to ask if their bike race can take over their town for a day, hosting an event nobody’s ever heard of, sponsorship agreements (current sponsors include Peggy’s Bridal and Floral, All-A-Dollar, and Primal Jerseys) and proposed dates to comply with USA Cycling”s race application process. Once the application is submitted, USA Cycling will review it, find fault with it, demand a revised version submitted in triplicate, demand drug tests of every person who lives along the race route, send the proposal to committee, where it will sit for 104 years. At that point, an archaeologist will discover and submit the 2009 2112 Tour of America”s dates, along with all of the races on the national calendar, to the UCI for approval. UCI (also known as The Priests of the Temples of Syrinx) will then reject it without comment.
The Tour of America currently includes a staff of more than 25 people, including the following:
- Tour Director and Sponsorship – Frank Arokiasamy
- Race Director – Richard Dunn
- Team Relations Director – Todd Nurnberger
- City Relations Director – A.M. Noel
- Events Director – Rachel Enter-Guzman
- Volunteer Director – Rick Warren
- Marketing Director – Brian Ispen
- Merchandising Director – Auburn Collins
- Snacks - Elden Nelson
- Public Relations – Dick Pound
For more biographical information about the above staff members, please visit the About Us page.
The 2009 Tour of America is also looking for volunteers to help with city and race coordination along the race route. For more information about volunteering, please visit the Volunteer page. Please. We’re begging.
Background
Originally, we wanted The Tour of America will to be a 21-stage, 2,200 mile (more than 3,500 km) professional bicycle road race. Unfortunately, there’s no chance in the world that will happen, so we’re thinking maybe we’ll settle for a two-stage, 200-mile race. It will be the largest spectator event in the history of U.S. sports, traveling from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The event will include close to 200 riders (194.72 riders, to be precise), from 21 of the world’s elite cycling most imaginary teams in the world to participate and will boast a prize purse currently pegged at $10 million (in Monopoly money), the largest purse of any international cycling event. And hey, as long as we’re just making stuff up, let’s also say that everyone who participates gets a free pony.
On the first day of The Tour of America will start the racers will ride around in a parking structure about twenty miles from in New York”s Central Park. On the next day, we’ll have them fly across the country and finish in the San Francisco Bay Area. (To see the complete schedule, please visit the Routes page.
Until this venture by Aqu, all major international cycling races were held outside the U.S. Smaller stage races are currently held throughout the United States and draw respectable spectator crowds and provide significant economic impact to local communities. However, these races are geographically located within single states, while The Tour of America will span approximately 18 states and will travel through hundreds of towns and cities along the way. As such, the The 2009 Tour of America is expected to attract literally millions dozens of spectators along the 2,200-mile route.
Cities the racers will fly over along the race”s route include New York City, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Denver, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Napa, Santa Rosa and Palo Alto, to name a few. It will be totally awesome.l
For information about The Tour of America, please visit www.TheTourofAmerica.com.
About Aqu, Inc.
North Carolina-based Aqu, Inc. is the parent company of AquSports. Founded in July 2007 by Frank Arokiasamy, AquSports is dreams of one day being the producer and organizer of the 2009 Tour of America, a multi-stage, coast-to-coast, professional international bicycle road race. For more information about The Tour of America, please visit www.TheTourofAmerica.com your happy place, where all daydreams come true.
Comment by Jeremiah | 04.3.2008 | 10:29 am
First!
I would be nice to have this kind of event but it does seem like a real long shot.
Comment by KanyonKris | 04.3.2008 | 10:32 am
Classic Fatty sarcasm – bravo!
My cousin owns Carl’s Lube Stop and will sponsor me and a few other guys for a Tour of America team. I tuned up my bike and did my first crit this week – I’m ready!
(I think there’s a typo: “fly across the company” should probably be “fly across the country”.)
Comment by Weiland | 04.3.2008 | 10:38 am
Since it’s now 200 miles, if I organize a chapter of the Austin Fat Cyclists and register do we each get a pony or is it a team pony?
Comment by Earl | 04.3.2008 | 10:46 am
Eldon, you have got WAY too much free time.
Comment by akatsuki | 04.3.2008 | 10:49 am
I wish they would just scale back their ambitions or just work with one of the existing US tours to expand it slightly, time it right in the season, and up the prize money, etc… This race just sounds more ridiculous as time goes by.
Instead of trying to cover the entire country, they should just rotate the location between three-four locations or so (East, West, Midwest and South.)
BTW- how long did it take you to put that post together?
Comment by Bob | 04.3.2008 | 10:59 am
Good one.
I choked on my coffee at the “194.72 riders” and “free pony” and I’ve never even heard of this race.
Comment by fatty | 04.3.2008 | 10:59 am
akatsuki – about 40 minutes.
earl – you are as insightful as you are original. thank you very much for sharing your wisdom.
Comment by cheapie | 04.3.2008 | 11:00 am
no kidding suki. i took a while to read so i’m guessing it wasn’t put together in 5 minutes.
but it was well worth the effort. it’s amazing that no one close to arokiasamy is telling him it’s ridiculous. it’s like those american idol contestants who’s friends and family obviously encouraged them in spite of the fact that they suck!
Comment by Al | 04.3.2008 | 11:02 am
You owe me a new keyboard, Fatty.
Comment by Trapperdan | 04.3.2008 | 11:04 am
Excellant.
Who do I contact about this sponsor thing? I can see “Trapper Dan Trapperin’ Service” on the back of everyones jerseys and on all the KM markers they could put my logo. “Satisifaction guaranteed or double your critters back”.
My Mom would be so proud.
Comment by Lori | 04.3.2008 | 11:12 am
Fatty – Since you are in charge of snacks, I am assuming you will be bringing The Best Cake In the World!
Comment by Earl | 04.3.2008 | 11:12 am
You ARE hilarious…….. seriously. I’m glad I wasn’t drinking anything, laptop keyboards get expensive…..
Comment by steve | 04.3.2008 | 11:14 am
That one made me laugh and cackle out loud. I haven’t done that for awhile.
Comment by graisseux | 04.3.2008 | 11:18 am
This is great news for the folks at PorkoVelo! With the delay of this race, RATUSALOT won’t have to compete for publicity this year.
Comment by andrewc | 04.3.2008 | 11:28 am
sounds like a pretty bitchin bike race to me. id like to see it happen. all you haterz will be laughin when the pro peloton rolls through fresno. im totally gonna get cipollini’s autograph when he ducks into walmart for hair gel.
Comment by chtrich | 04.3.2008 | 11:30 am
Your editing skills are well crafted.
Comment by tim | 04.3.2008 | 11:33 am
i understand your cynicism.
The Tour of Britain just never works on the scale of the continental tours in Europe, and it’s not for the want of trying. For one the, all the best weather spots on the pro calendar are gone……remember this years Tour of California???? Let Levi ride (without a rain cape on)!!!!
Comment by tim | 04.3.2008 | 11:34 am
i mean: for one thing…..doh
Comment by bikemike | 04.3.2008 | 11:54 am
this will be the cycling version of the movie I Am Legend. the previews looked cool as snot, it was worth seeing if you couldn’t move anything better up your queue in Netflix. at the end of the day you wonder how the heck they paid so much money to even get this thing off the ground.
they better get Will Smith lined up to promo this thing.
Comment by Ethan | 04.3.2008 | 11:57 am
Wow. I am (pleasantly) speechless that you managed to weave not one but TWO references to Rush into this post. They were my first rock concert (6th grade). Well done Elden.
Comment by Lowrydr | 04.3.2008 | 12:15 pm
Wow if I sign up I even get a special Security T-shirt. I’m so there for this one, I can hardly wait for 2112. Oh wait I’ll be Dust in the Wind by then.
Great read Fatty.
Comment by mbonkers | 04.3.2008 | 12:36 pm
hee hee, he said Dick Pound…
I just can’t help but laugh loudly when I read his name.
Comment by BotchedExperiment | 04.3.2008 | 12:44 pm
I have a feeling the “Tour of America” is one of three things:
1) The first identity theft ring targeting professional cyclists. The ToA organization is trying to get professional cyclists to disclose personal information, so the ToA organizers can use the info to open credit card accounts, with which they will purchase above ground swimming pools, and rear projection TV’s.
2)”Dearest, Elden, I am the daughter of the Former organizer of wOrlds Largest Bicycle race. Before my father’S deAth, he had secured twelve million Us DolLars ($12,000,000.00) to put on the Race of US America. The money is in a bAnk in Canada, where corruption is of officials and those that have not released the money. I offer you OnE MillIoN Dollars US american to help me…
3) ’shroom trip.
Comment by mtnbker | 04.3.2008 | 12:56 pm
Friggin great post!
(Copy all that gooo I posted for April fools and insert here)
Comment by cyclostu | 04.3.2008 | 12:56 pm
The Priests of the Temples of Syrinx. Awesome. Ethan, my first concert too was Rush. I forsee a little 2112 in my future – like when I get home. Although Mrs. Cyclostu is not so keen on the classics, especially at high volumes.
Comment by fatty | 04.3.2008 | 1:02 pm
a personal note about rush:2112 – the only album i have listened to more times is pink floyd: the wall. i listened to each of these so many times back in high school that there is no possible way any other album can ever catch up.
Comment by aussie kev | 04.3.2008 | 1:31 pm
“cities they will fly over” awesome !!! – thats my kind of stage race
Comment by MTB W | 04.3.2008 | 1:33 pm
Ah, another Rush aficionado. Now I know why I liked you! Another great post – and this time I am not blowing wind like I was 2 days ago.
Botched: Hilarious, you are also on fire – from their fantasyland, I go with No. 3. Either that or too many road rides drafting behind diesel trucks.
Comment by bikemike | 04.3.2008 | 1:37 pm
Elden
i wonder if Neil Peart (pron. pEErt) reads your site. he’s an avid cyclist and the years have added a few choice pounds to his personal frame. you should make contact, seeing as how you have the Best Sports Blog in the Universe. i think there was a blog near Cygnus X-1 but it got sucked up by a black hole.
Comment by kentucky joe | 04.3.2008 | 1:54 pm
I would have changed the post to some other cool sounding town name but “lumberton” doesn’t make me think “fast bike racing announcement”
Comment by tim | 04.3.2008 | 2:13 pm
as a recent Rush convert (at age 46, there’s always time) I’ve just got get in on the bigging up of the prog rock masters. The mid to late seventies output and early 80’s stuff is awsome. That’s as far as I’ve got so far (Signals to be precise). It’s always great to pick up on stuff you missed out on. Like Rush, cyling…..
I’m not amazed that Neil Peart cycles but I am amazed that he is the lyrics guy in the band. Imagine John Bonham writing Zeppelins lyrics.
Comment by Big Mike In Oz | 04.3.2008 | 2:39 pm
What the letter fails to mention is that there will be no drug testing in the Tour of America. This is great news for cycling legends like Tyler Hamilton and Flooyd Landis. The main reason for no drug testing is that the entire organising committee would be disqualified because they’re obviously high.
A 5 week stage race will never get support from the [drug free] riders because a 3 week race nearly kills them and doing the same thing for 60% longer is just ridiculous.
Comment by Big Mike In Oz | 04.3.2008 | 2:40 pm
Arokiasamy, wasn’t he the guy that trained the other guy in that karate movie after he stopped being on Happy Days? I thought he was dead.
Comment by Blue | 04.3.2008 | 3:20 pm
If they really want to be able to say from one ocean to the other, they could go from Galveston, TX to San Diego, CA. The boarder patrol could help with crowd control and they could even do it in the winter.
Comment by jill | 04.3.2008 | 3:59 pm
Botched … great comment. On par with the post :-)
Comment by BellaCroix | 04.3.2008 | 4:16 pm
Friggin hillarious Fatty! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve laughed reading (and re-reading) today’s post. Brilliant. I used to laugh myself to tears reading another blogger from NY’s post but you’re the new king of bike-blog. Amazing. I’ll still read his blog and chuckle (and weep) but you’ve just scored top honors in my favorites list with this one post. Brilliant, witty, fun… if it came with a side of sex it would be absolutely PERFECT! Thanks man!
Comment by Dobovedo | 04.3.2008 | 4:33 pm
Fatty, I know you’ve done your fill of give-aways for the time being, but when you start again, your next one should be replacement laptop keyboards!
Comment by Not a cyclist..... | 04.3.2008 | 5:23 pm
Best EVER Fatty. Kudos.
Comment by axel | 04.3.2008 | 5:33 pm
oh come on, there is a whole generation of bikers out there that would do (and have done) anything for a $10,000,000 purse. Maybe this will be the long awaited start of the World Bikewrestling Federation, full of disgraced Pros. And by 2009, Barry Bonds could learn to ride a bike (and have upper body musclemass surgically removed). By 2012 these guys may be too old (unless HGH is as good as advertised!)
Comment by cyclingphun.blogspot.com | 04.3.2008 | 6:00 pm
I had to stop reading this no fewer than three times at work because of laughs approaching cackles, and snorting. I don’t know where to begin in the humor value of this post!
Comment by KeepYerBag | 04.3.2008 | 6:08 pm
Classic, Elden. One of your best.
Comment by Lifesgreat | 04.3.2008 | 6:44 pm
Will there be Velveeta, Snackmeister?
Comment by Adam | 04.3.2008 | 9:11 pm
They already have the LEADERS JERSEY’S planned out. This race is as good as already happened.
Comment by Mike | 04.4.2008 | 12:42 am
AHAHAHA, Briliant fatty!
Loved it, brightened up my morning and all that.
Possibly the best line… “Aqu also announces executive team is high on crack”
Good stuff sir. Good stuff!
Comment by Mike Roadie | 04.4.2008 | 3:22 am
Genius!
Does that mean that whomever sits at the front of the plane, wins???
Comment by jim | 04.4.2008 | 4:34 am
How did Australia ever get the Tour Down Under if America is facing such difficulties with their own attempt?
Comment by FliesOnly | 04.4.2008 | 4:54 am
OMG! That was hilarious. Thank God I had already swallowed my mouthful of coffee before I read:
“And hey, as long as we’re just making stuff up, let’s also say that everyone who participates gets a free pony”,
because that one made me laugh out loud…loudly out loud.
Great stuff.
Comment by VA Biker | 04.4.2008 | 5:02 am
You know, if you’re a wanna’ be a bigtime race promoter, you think you’d check for typos? RE: “compliment” instead of “complement” in paragraph 3.
Great post and entertaining comments, as usual.
Comment by DougG | 04.4.2008 | 6:11 am
Since we’re all Rush fans maybe they’ll sponsor the race in 2112 s long as they start it in Lakeside Park.
Comment by Bitter (formerly known as Lissee) | 04.4.2008 | 6:37 am
graisseux beat me to it, but I think RATUSALOT is a much better race.
Comment by dailytri | 04.4.2008 | 7:29 am
Egads. And to think I was going to send you the news release for the upcoming Nature Valley Grand Prix, June 11-15 at http://www.minnbikefest.com. Never mind. Just never mind.
Comment by The D | 04.4.2008 | 7:42 am
2112? Sweet! I’ll have the time and resources to attend, because that’s just after I complete my plan of becoming an astronaut-ninja-astrophysicist-supreme court chief justice-emperor-deity who also happens to enjoy a good a bike race.
Comment by fatty | 04.4.2008 | 7:43 am
VA Biker – “Compliment” vs. “complement” wasn’t even close to the worst mistake in the press release as they sent it out. They also had this:
“Everyone we have spoken with wants to see a ‘Tour de France-style†race here in the United We…”
Yes, they forgot the “States” in “United States.” Also they forgot the period at the end of the sentence.
You’ll also find this gem:
“…from 21 of the world’s elite cycling teams in the world to participate …”
And I’m pretty sure that whoever wrote that press release thinks of single quotes and double quotes as the same thing. You’ll find the following in the original press release:
…wants to see a ‘Tour de France-style” race…
…Aqu”s president …
…Tour of America”s dates…
…USA Cycling”s race …
…along the race”s route …
…and many, many more
The thing is, the idea for this entry came directly from reading the original press release. As I went through it I thought, “Wow, this thing really needs a good edit.”
The rest was easy.
Comment by dug | 04.4.2008 | 8:09 am
were you running another suck-up contest on this?
Comment by scoops | 04.4.2008 | 8:29 am
Dug’s comment (single quotes) was my first thought when I saw the number of comments and the effusive compliments. Ha Ha did he say effusive?. But to find your muse in a serious press release for a bike event, what kind of unwell person are you?
Comment by Jenni | 04.4.2008 | 8:44 am
I loved every second of that. Can you post the letter in its original form?
Comment by fatty | 04.4.2008 | 12:32 pm
jenni: here you go:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
In an Effort to be Included on the UCI Calendar,
Aqu, Inc. Reschedules Inaugural Tour of America Until 2009
Pressing forward with route details and sponsorship agreements,
Aqu also announces executive team
LUMBERTON, N.C. – March 31, 2008 – Aqu, Inc., organizers of The Tour of America, a multi-stage coast-to-coast professional bicycle road race, today announced rescheduling of the inaugural race until September 2009.
Since the original announcement of the Tour of America in September 2007, Aqu executives and staff members have met with cities along the proposed route, potential sponsors and race teams, as well as staff members of USA Cycling and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the sport”s governing bodies.
“After we announced the Tour of America last fall, we hit the ground running to make the event happen in 2008,” said Frank Arokiasamy, Aqu”s president and director of the Tour of America. “Everyone we have spoken with wants to see a ‘Tour de France-style” race here in the United We want to work with USA Cycling and UCI to establish this event as a compliment to the major international races, and at the same time not conflict with established races in the United States. Overall, we want to make sure the Tour of America strengthens the sport of cycling and the race calendar. In addition, potential sponsors and route cities have expressed strong support for a fall 2009 race.”
Exact dates for the fall 2009 edition of the Tour of America has not been finalized. Tour of America staff are currently finalizing route details, sponsorship agreements and proposed dates to comply with USA Cycling”s race application process. Once the application is submitted, USA Cycling will review it and submit the 2009 Tour of America”s dates, along with all of the races on the national calendar, to the UCI for approval.
The Tour of America currently includes a staff of more than 25 people, including the following:
Tour Director and Sponsorship – Frank Arokiasamy
Race Director – Richard Dunn
Team Relations Director – Todd Nurnberger
City Relations Director – A.M. Noel
Events Director – Rachel Enter-Guzman
Volunteer Director – Rick Warren
Marketing Director – Brian Ispen
Merchandising Director – Auburn Collins
For more biographical information about the above staff members, please visit the About Us page.
The 2009 Tour of America is also looking for volunteers to help with city and race coordination along the race route. For more information about volunteering, please visit the Volunteer page.
Background
The Tour of America will be a 21-stage, 2,200 mile (more than 3,500 km) professional bicycle road race. It will be the largest spectator event in the history of U.S. sports, traveling from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The event will include close to 200 riders, from 21 of the world’s elite cycling teams in the world to participate and will boast a prize purse currently pegged at $10 million, the largest purse of any international cycling event.
The Tour of America will start in New York”s Central Park and finish in San Francisco Bay Area. (To see the complete schedule, please visit the Routes page.
Until this venture by Aqu, all major international cycling races were held outside the U.S. Smaller stage races are currently held throughout the United States and draw respectable spectator crowds and provide significant economic impact to local communities. However, these races are geographically located within single states, while The Tour of America will span approximately 18 states and will travel through hundreds of towns and cities along the way. As such, the 2009 Tour of America is expected to attract literally millions of spectators along the 2,200-mile route.
Cities along the race”s route include New York City, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Denver, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Napa, Santa Rosa and Palo Alto, to name a few.
For information about The Tour of America, please visit http://www.TheTourofAmerica.com.
About Aqu, Inc.
North Carolina-based Aqu, Inc. is the parent company of AquSports. Founded in July 2007 by Frank Arokiasamy, AquSports is the producer and organizer of the 2009 Tour of America, a multi-stage, coast-to-coast, professional international bicycle road race. For more information about The Tour of America, please visit http://www.TheTourofAmerica.com.
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Comment by KT | 04.4.2008 | 12:42 pm
Their PR on their own webpage is about as bad in grammar, punctuation, proper use of words (as in, maybe they should have someone write this stuff who has English as a FIRST language– or write it in their mother tongue)… I could go on, but it’s too painful.
Or should that be, it”s to
Great job with the editting, Fatty– they should hire you; if nothing else, you’d get a good laugh and blog fodder out of it.
Comment by graisseux | 04.4.2008 | 3:03 pm
I’ve already commented on this one but I had to add a couple of insights after doing a bit of research(slow day at work). I visited the tour’s unbelievably amateurish website and took a look at the stages. Anyhow, the course map shows a line going right through the middle of Utah and yet when I went to the “volunteer” link, none of the locations for volunteering were in Utah. Apparently the race doesn’t even go through Utah. So did they just go in Microsoft Paint and draw a squiggly line through the country and call it good? They’ve got the course route going through the middle of Nevada even though the race goes through Vegas. Not to mention the race goes through NM and AZ yet the official squiggly line runs many degrees north of either of those states. These oversights must be the result of the “tentative” nature of the course. I was surprised to see the racers will be flying from MO to CO. What? Kansas isn’t good enough for you? Leaving out that one state somehow brings this absurd dream into a realistic endeavor? I say if you’re gonna do this thing, do it all the way.
Comment by Don (cyclingphun.blogspot.com) | 04.4.2008 | 4:59 pm
OH! by the way… Thanks for dating us with the RANDOM Rush references. Dare I say, you might have chose more obscure references? Seriously though… really dug that.
Comment by Big Mike In Oz | 04.4.2008 | 5:09 pm
Jim,
“How did Australia ever get the Tour Down Under if America is facing such difficulties with their own attempt?”
We got the Tour Down Under by not being a greedy pig. The Tour Down Under isn’t a 3 week Grand Boucle. It’s not even a 2 week wannabe. The Tour of America on the other hand wants to start out twice as big as the biggest race in the history of cycling. It’s a template for failure. And without alienating all the good Americans, it’s a very arrogant stance to take and probably detrimental to the sport.
Comment by Jenni | 04.5.2008 | 3:36 pm
Exact dates for the fall 2009 edition of the Tour of America has not been finalized. Awesome.
Thanks for the full letter. It was almost as funny as your version.
Comment by Rushchick | 04.5.2008 | 5:31 pm
Love the Rush reference. Best band in the world. Love to listen to “Natural Science” when climbing a big hill.
Comment by Big Mike In Oz | 03.30.2009 | 7:38 am
Hah, the last time there was any meaningful updates made to the ToA website was April 4th, 2008. The day after this blog entry showed them up for what they really are.
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