Quote Originally Posted by lawnchick22 View Post
Couple of reasons, I think.
Not a lot of excitement there...flat stages, no KoM jersey, a 2k TT. It may be considered more of a 'training' ride and.....

the recent doping scandals
None of those things would stop me from coming (obviously, since I even watched it on tv). Boonen making his comeback, Fabian, Cav (who took a good fall in the tt), O'grady, a bunch of guys I'd love to see. I'd pay to watch them train. Who am I kidding, I'd pay to watch them bowl.

I suspect there's another reason, because even if the entire populace cared about doping, the heat, or thought the race would be boring, there should be some people who would be at least a little curious to see some of the world's finest athletes compete in their backyard. There was almost no one. It was weird. I can't help but wonder why this race is put on there. Someone is obviously paying big money for it. Why?