Tour silliness
Los Angeles Times columnist Chris Erskine has been dutifully following the Tour de France and has found some aspects cycling’s premier race to be confusing, like:
“Who are these race team sponsors and do they realize this is not really a good way to advertise? Other than RadioShack and teams that have the word “bank” in their names, I’d wager six out of four Americans haven’t a clue. Astana? Garmin-Transitions? Euskaltel-Euskadi? Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da?
“What’s with the parade of bonbons at the finish of each stage? It looks like the race route has been visited by the Marshmallow Man from “Ghostbusters.”
“About the outfits worn by the models/presenters: Do they send them down the line to the girls in the next city or do they all have their own? I ask because those leatherette looking pantsuits appear a tad ill-fitting.
“And how do they decide who gets to wear what? ‘I’m sorry. Since you’ve drawn the short straw you must wear the pink polka-dot skirt that is made out of an open umbrella.’”
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