Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
I suspect the engineers at VS did their own timing/graphics
installation and then tied into TdF official timing when the riders
crossed the line.It certainly looked pretty lame. I also noticed that
they went to the French graphics for a bit midway through the show so
they could absolutely report reality, but then switched back to their
5-7 sec off margin. Notice to that Phil and Paul were announcing to
the correct times so the numbers we were seeing were downstream of
theirs. I bet they switched back to the bogus timing because there was
sponsorship crap on the VS timing banner.

The live German feed (available on the 'net) did exactly the same thing, so
there appears to be more to it than that.

Aw, and I was having so much fun blaming Festina.

~bob s.