Yes and no. I think a race that had started in the Lance years would run the risk of being overly associated with the Lance years, and would probably be running into the same troubles (increased cost of operations, less governmental assistance than European races receive, calendar clashes with more traditionally popular races) the ToC is this year, but with the addition of a bunch of photos from the race’s early years of America’s most-talked-about-cyclist, possibly in a leader jersey, possibly even on a final podium (in Atlanta, Sacramento, Austin, wherever).
What America needs is a face that becomes as recognized as Lance’s, but squeaky clean and without the baggage. And plaster that face all over the rebooted ToC, or whatever WT event they come up with to replace it.
What America needs is a face that becomes as recognized as Lance’s, but squeaky clean and without the baggage. And plaster that face all over the rebooted ToC, or whatever WT event they come up with to replace it.