"John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Out of 148 riders finishing the race, not one is from Japan (or any
> Asian country, I believe). Just strikes me as odd somehow.
>

I take it you were following the TDF on JSkySports3.

The last three weeks have been a rather pleasant departure.  Finishing work
at 9.30 every evening and then Le Tour until midnight - especially once
JSkySports got their act together and started broadcasting the French
commentary on the sub-channel.

I hope they generated enough new customers with the live coverage to justify
repeating it every year. I signed up just for the TDF and the Rugby World
Cup in October - which if my memory serves me correct was also broadcast
primarily on JSkySports3 the last time in 1999.

Congratulations to Armstrong.  Now if only that other famous Texas native
could learn to negotiate his way around the French landscape.

--
jonathan