Hollywood movie speeches and cycle races

I don't know why we've never thought of it before....but all we really need is a piece of Hollywood speech-making at each cycling race. Then there will be no communication problems at all. Allow me to explain:
How many cycling races have you done where there's often a lot of announcing that needs to get done? The normal procedure (that I've been subjected to anyway) is that there is one public announcement system that briefs the riders at the starting line. So if your race has 10 start batches (for example), then already from four batches back you're hearing about the sharp corner on Main Road; or the roadworks; or the water points...or whatever. Not that there's anything wrong with this system per se. Its effective and the message certainly gets drilled into you. But could it be done better? With Hollywood's help - yes.

How? Simple. Ever noticed in the movies how the hero can address thousands of people by simply raising his voice? It doesn't matter if bombs are going off, or horses are charging and farting around....simultaneously everyone stops what they're doing and everyone is listening - intently! I know MD's of companies who struggle to do this when they have put an invite in 12 peoples diaries 2 weeks in advance and provide an agenda as well! In the movies, the orator just stands aloft and stares intently into the eyes of the masses as he gives us a real tear-jerking, don't-you-wish-you-were-an-American speech.... More often than not the scriptwriter will included lines such as "this is your destiny", "today is your day", "this is your time", with other pearler phrases like "freedom", "choice", and "fate" thrown in for good measure. I really don't mind the clichés and schmultz that accompanies these scenes. I'm just fascinated with the ability these guys have in being able to talk to thousands of people without a massive PA system. Now I can't really see Mel Gibson with his blue face and dog-skin costume holding a loudhailer on a cold Scottish moor...... "Squaaaak! Is this thing on? Hello?....Egh - Dougal! Ken ya hear me, laddie? Yes you! With the red beard and pigtails...about 650 metres from me?.... (loud screeching feedback!! SQUAAAK)...eh! Fokkers! Okay...now, we know how this goes, ya ken?"....and he'd sit astride his horse, rallying the troops with his megaphone. The use of a megaphone or loudhailer makes more practical sense - but it sure would mess up the movie.

Tends to mess up the whole emotion of the scene - but its really the only way anyone is going to hear anything...

But imagine if we had Gerard Butler at the start of a cycle race in his Spartan 300 garb. "Cyclists! Today.... you ride in Stellenbosch. Today.... you climb the hills. Today..... you climb the mountains. Today you conquer the singletrack!", at which point we all shake our water-bottles and cheer....even the fat dude in group H who is 744 metres away from the speech-maker - his bottle is up in the air and he's cheering and hugging the guy next to him and they are READY!! For anything! And then the start gun goes and its shit and thunder for the next 3 hours....ah, beautiful.

This is what we need at the cycle races - one voice; one message; clearly understood.

They say ventriloquists can "throw" their voices. Well, they're rank amateurs compared to a Hollywood stirring speech. The greater the threat of Earth/your life coming to an end; the further message can spread by one speaker; over distance.

I recently watched Pacific Rim. Great fun movie for the boys! These massive robots (I mean MASSIVE 15 storey size chaps!) need to combat even bigger sea monsters - all very original. But the factory where these robots are made must be the size of 10 Olympic stadiums (at least). You could land a jumbo jet in this warehouse! But at that time when the world is about to end, our fearless Marshal gets up to give the rousing "fight to the death at all cost" speech....and suddenly everyone is there and you can hear a pin drop! Anyway - I digress. Just saying that it would be great to have this skill/ability when briefing cycle races. That's all.

I love the attentiveness of the front row of heroes. Anyway - everyone can hear this guy in an otherwise enormous and noisy factory. He didn't even need to send out a memo with a meeting time, place, and agenda.