Eurosport coverage of Giro - any good? Worth getting?

snakeeater
snakeeater Posts: 113
edited May 2008 in Pro race
Thinking of upgrading my Sky package to an extra mix which includes eurosport, but was wondering if the tv schedule for the giro is being met more or less.

From past experience eurosport used to replace cycling coverage with other sports geared towards the british audience which pi $$ ed me off no end.

I think the Giro is more interesting then the other grand tours hence my desperation to watch it.

So should I get it or forget it?

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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Forget it if any of the cyclingfans streams work for you!
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  • snakeeater
    snakeeater Posts: 113
    calvjones wrote:
    Forget it if any of the cyclingfans streams work for you!

    Thats the point - they dont work when I'm at work as there is a bandwidth limit so I need to see a highlights program in the evening when I'm at home. Or do cyclingfans.com have highlights programs available?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    This week has been okay so far. Couple of days have had a 15-20 minute delay because of tennis, but even then we still got a good 50 or 60 kms.

    French Open starts next week though, so we'll see.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    In a word, no.
    No Plan de Corones, No live mountain stages in the third week, unless you have ES 2. Shorter coverage of the biggest stages, on there, too.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    snakeeater wrote:
    calvjones wrote:
    Forget it if any of the cyclingfans streams work for you!

    Thats the point - they dont work when I'm at work as there is a bandwidth limit so I need to see a highlights program in the evening when I'm at home. Or do cyclingfans.com have highlights programs available?

    http://cyclingfans.com has a section below their daily updates called "Behind the scenes, interviews, race video clip archives" that has a bunch of links. I've never tried it, but it sounds like what you're looking for.

    Oh cool! They have a new live streaming option with video and english commentary!

    Dawn

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