are they mad?
I see from the londonist blog (http://www.londonist.com/) that there is an announcement due about London's bid to host the start of the Tour de France. Why?Is this another attempt to rub johnny frenchman's aristocratic nose in it, or maybe a statement of entente?
According to the Independant, (http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/article337951.ece), this is not the first time that stages of the tour have taken place in England and it seems very likely that the race will in fact come here. I know it is an international event, but it is so essentially french; the clue is in the name I guess.
This begs the question, what quintessentially english and prolonged sporting event could we offer them in exchange? The first test in the Parc des Princes perhaps, or the Derby in the Champs Elysee? As major sporting events seem to be becoming increasingly stateless and political, what next? Suggestions gratefully received.
posted by Lampy @ 1/12/2006 11:17:00 am
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