cycling,the french seem biased to anyone else winning tour of france why?

Answer 1

Happyface, are you called that because you are always drugged up to your eyeballs?
It's a French thing. It's like when a sporting event is held in England the English expect to win it even though they have no chance. National pride I suppose you could call it.
Us Scots can't wait to get gubbed and knocked out of everything because it interferes with our drinking time. ;-)

Answer 2

One of my best and oldest friends is French, so I'm not too prejudiced! But there is a trait, embedded deep in the French psyche, that prevents them from accepting that they can some times be inferior - whether it be in sport, literature, scientific prowess, art or food. (But they are always the winners in 'fiddling' EU rules!)

And it isn't just the Tour de France cycle race that the French hate losing... some of us are old enough to recall the Monte Carlo Rally being won three times in a row, back in the early 60's, by the British designed and built Mini Cooper. On the fourth year the Mini Cooper again came first, but this was too much for the French and they protested that the Mini's auxiliary lights were mounted a few cms too high and therefore the car should be disqualified. As a result of this whinging, and to the astonishment of all the non French competitors, the (French!) judges gave victory to Citroen. The Mini driver remarked that all the special stages had taken place in daylight, so lights were immaterial to his win; and so, to make the point, he took a standard Mini Cooper from the local showroom, and went over the final stage in a time that bettered the Citroen's. But the French still insisted on taking first place! (NB Many years later a French journalist admitted that "money had changed hands" on that occasion).
But you will be pleased to know that, in my own little way, I got back at the French for this slight... 7 years ago, while on vacation with my French friend in the Beaujolais region, we visited the village used for the film 'Clochemerle'. It happened to be the annual village fete day, and, after sampling a couple of the local wines, I was persuaded to take part in a few events. Well, I am proud to say that Perfidious Albion beat the French in a boules competition (I'd never played boules before, either!). And Britain also scored an excellent victory (in cycling, no less!), when I won the, "Put a short, thin stick through a wedding ring dangling over the centre of the road while riding a drop handled bike" event. That showed the unsporting blighters! :- )

Answer 3

For the reason it being the Tour de France

Answer 4

Because they've not won it themselves for so long and after all they put all the work in so they would want a French winner.

It's the same with us and Wimbledon although there won't be an English winner again in our lifetime

Answer 5

Because I believe it began as essentially a French competition and is closely associated with the culture.

Answer 6

National pride. If we had a tour of the USA, I think I'd prefer an American won. Doesn't that make sense?

Answer 7

What, do you mean to say Lance Armstrong, Miguel Indurain, Greg Le Mond, Eddie Merck's et al were all French?

Answer 8

"Generations of Frenchmen took great pride in not tripping over their rifles while surrendering to the Germans." - Frank Kelly Rich

It's because they want to be able to root for their own. It's their race, after all.

Answer 9

Because they don't like anyone that's not French, hence a large percentage of the French population never holidaying outside France. (thank God)
Anyway, those riders are always drugged up to the eyeballs - why don't you get interested in a decent sport.

Answer 10

Cos theyre contrary - even during their heyday there would be rumbles of discontent over that breton (Hinault).

Robert :-)