Keefer Madness

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// May 28th, 2009 // Cycling, Internet / Web

Twitter and cycling, two things I spend a fair amount of time on. It seems Lance Armstrong, while not doing a whole lot on the bike in the Giro d’Italia (though he’s still working and staying within the peloton just fine), is making a stir off the bike. First, he was blamed for the rider protest of the Stage 9, where they were complaining of unsafe conditions, that ended up neutralizing that stage. Now, the press is upset that he’s been circumventing the media and tweeting away updates, rather than interviewing the media. Why can’t he do both? I think it’s asinine to bite the hand that feeds you, especially when part of Armstrong’s comeback is about raising awareness. While Twitter is growing by leaps and bounds, traditional media should still be used to its fullest potential to reach the broadest audiences, IMHO.

21 Stages, 140 Characters