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Proabbly still enough. But nevertheIess I wish to disagree. From a German perspective (where the sport is finished) Armstrong's reign was the slow and painful death of professional cycling. T-Mobile, Gerolsteiner, Milram, none. Blanket coverage of all the stages on the main channels ARD and ZDF comparable to BBC coverage of Wimbledon and The Open rolled into one for three weeks. Last year I saw half an hour at the final of the Ventoux without an ad break. If you would try to do something like LMNH or Rapha's cafe "Giro" coverage people would laugh at you. The Tour used to be an enjoyable event shared by quite a few. Sadly no more.