TV Coverage

[ArnageWRC]

Ian_sUK said:

Why not branch out a bit and watch the uci mtb coverage on redbull TV? It's live and on catch up, cross country and downhill and it's free!

Absolutely!! More to cycling than just road - get to watch the world's best bike handlers do their business......then you get a genius like Mathieu van der Poel who is good at everything; CX, MTB & Road.

Saying that, Eurosport are pretty good, though it can be a lottery if you get Carlton Kirby as lead commentator, much prefer Rob Hatch.

[rastapasta]

ArnageWRC said:

Ian_sUK said:

Why not branch out a bit and watch the uci mtb coverage on redbull TV? It's live and on catch up, cross country and downhill and it's free!

Absolutely!! More to cycling than just road - get to watch the world's best bike handlers do their business......then you get a genius like Mathieu van der Poel who is good at everything; CX, MTB & Road.

Saying that, Eurosport are pretty good, though it can be a lottery if you get Carlton Kirby as lead commentator, much prefer Rob Hatch.

Yeah the MTB world championships are excellent. I go to watch them in Lenzerheide every year and its nice that you can bring your child and get really up close to the action. similarly with the CX racing. As regards to the TV coverage, the classics are excellent. The best racing of the year for sure. I remember my wife telling me however that theres something about the GT's on the TV for an entire afternoon thats strangely addictive if you invest yourself in whats going on (she had just given birth to our child last year and so was planted on the couch watching it). I tend to watch the coverage while on the spinning bike.

[Rich_W]

British Eurosport LOVE cycling! I guess its relatively cheap to produce, get the world feed, add a lead commentator (Rob Hatch or Declan Quigley - Sometimes Carlton who can be OK or bad ) Throw in an ex rider pundit (Matt Stevens, Brian Smith, Shaun Kelly, Magnus Backstedt, Tony Gibb for Track)

Easy.


Scheduling can be iffy as other sports can overrun.

But for Tour and Vuelta I watch ITV4 with Gary Imlach. Simply because the highlights are easier to watch,