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I had a flight two years ago that left me in Paris, for the first time in my life, for about 6 hours and as luck would have it, it was the day of the final stage of the Tour de France where they basically race around the Champs de Elysées approximately 10 times. There were helicopters above, I managed to run past the Eiffel Tower and get to the cyclists for their last 2 or 3 turns and the thing that surprised me, although it is probably true of most sports events, was there really was not that much excitement in the people watching the cyclists go by. It was actually quite depressing to see how little excitement there was, and in most of the places the crowd was no more than say two people deep. One sometimes gets an impression from television coverage that millions of people are lining the streets of an event and are all dedicated to the event and while they might be excited the first time people go past them, or in the Comrades Marathon when the first five or ten runners go past them, they seem to lose enthusiasm quite quickly. I imagine that cycling is probably one of those events, and if they are riding 150 kilometres in a day, you really are not going to see much by lining the street to watch the peloton blur passed you in approximately 15 seconds and that is that! Without television, I very much doubt the sport would have the popularity it does.
Johannesburg based attorney specializing in personal injury matters including Road Accident Fund claims and medical negligence matters. My interests include golf, reading and the internet and the way it is constantly developing. I have a passion for life and a desire for less stress!