Talk:Tour DuPont

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Why did they cancel this race? I assume sponsorship, but why didn't any other sponsors step in? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.174.71.38 (talk • contribs) 16:14, 19 December 2006‎ (UTC)

This is now addressed in more detail in the article. Cordless Larry (talk) 17:38, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

edition

In the proposed DYK and in the entry at present (DuPont withdrew their sponsorship of the race after the 1996 edition) the word "edition" is used in a way unfamiliar to this American. I also have no familiarity with cycling. Is it sports lingo? I suspect it will be peculiar to many readers. And it's easy to restate. First two years. Especially if we say that it's an annual event. Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 23:56, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

I only initially used it to introduce a bit of variety in the language used in the article really, Bmclaughlin9, but it is commonly used in cycling. See Tour de France, where it is used quite a lot (and note that it also features in the cycling race infobox there). I'm open-minded about changing it in the DYK, though. Cordless Larry (talk) 00:00, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

GA Review

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Tour DuPont/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 19:39, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Will review tomorrow. MWright96 (talk) 19:39, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

General

• All mention of the word organiser(s) should be organizer(s) since the event occurred in the United States

Lead

• Delink United States per WP:OVERLINK

Origins of the Tour DuPont

• Wikilink 1987 Tour de France
• " who had finished second in Paris-Roubaix that year," - missing "the"
• "in his first year as a pro," - professional

DuPont sponsorship

• "of local government in Greenville, South Carolina," - missing "the"
• "with Armstrong finishing second for a second successive year." - reptition of second
• "The final edition of the race, held in 1996, was also won by Armstrong, who became the first and only rider to win two editions of the race back-to-back" - reptition of "race". replace with event in its second mention

Legacy

• "Organisers Packer and Plant organised another race," - Organizers and I think arranged would be better in the second mention to avoid reptition of the same word.

References

• no dead links

Good work so far. On hold. MWright96 (talk) 06:32, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, MWright96. I have made the appropriate changes in this edit. The only one that I haven't made is changing "Paris-Roubaix" to "the Paris-Roubaix". This might be a difference between British and American English, but to me, "the Paris-Roubaix" sounds odd. The (British?) media refer to the race without using the definite article. Perhaps it's like sports teams, which take the definite article in American English but not in British English? Cordless Larry (talk) 07:13, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

That is correct. However, it's nothing serious to stop me promoting this to GA status. MWright96 (talk) 07:25, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.