Why no pro-racing reports on this site?
TheDrunkMonk
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I posted a question in the BikeRadar section, probably too ranty and incoherent to warrant a reply, but why don't the results for UCI Pro Tour races get reported here?
No results for Tour of (Yawn) Qatar, Tour of Oman or Andelucia now. If Rapha Condor's new kit warrants a headline under the road racing section of the site for over a week, why doesn't Fabien Cancellara winning a stage race, or my mate Edvald Boasen-Hagen beating him in the time-trial get in here? I know they're 'warm-up' tours, but there's some big, big names and big teams in there, why don't they get reported on a cycling website? My beef is the BBC are providing better coverage (not good, just better) and they list cycling as 'Sports Other'.
No results for Tour of (Yawn) Qatar, Tour of Oman or Andelucia now. If Rapha Condor's new kit warrants a headline under the road racing section of the site for over a week, why doesn't Fabien Cancellara winning a stage race, or my mate Edvald Boasen-Hagen beating him in the time-trial get in here? I know they're 'warm-up' tours, but there's some big, big names and big teams in there, why don't they get reported on a cycling website? My beef is the BBC are providing better coverage (not good, just better) and they list cycling as 'Sports Other'.
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You do realise that Future Publishing own www.cyclingnews.com don't you?0
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You do realise BikeRadar is the sister site of cyclingnews.com :?:0
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TheDrunkMonk wrote:My beef is the BBC are providing better coverage (not good, just better) and they list cycling as 'Sports Other'.
They don't, not on news.bbc.co.uk/sport.0 -
I certainly haven't seen a lot of anti-racing reports
OK, I'm off0 -
Take your point and there has been some interesting racing this year which we could have covered. But we need to spread our resources carefully, especially if we've got a site like Cyclingnews.
Don't worry, we will be posting more pro race reports as the season gets into full swing.Jeff Jones
Product manager, Sports0 -
No I didn't realise they had this sister site. Nice site. I feel weird now, have I been encouraged to leave bikeradar....?
Eau Rouge, I concede my "Sports other" comment may have been a little out of date, but the point still stands... besides look where your url redirects to when you click "Cycling"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/default.stm Showing their true colours methinks
Other Sports? I'm disgusted. Surely that's the Winter Olympics.0 -
TheDrunkMonk wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/default.stm Showing their true colours methinks
Other Sports? I'm disgusted. Surely that's the Winter Olympics.
That link address is just a historical artifact from a few years ago. Cycling has it's own section nowadays, with it's won tab in the menu - and that's still the link. There isn't any real need to change it. The BBC's cycling producer posts on this very forum sometimes, so he might be along to tell you what's what.Twitter: @RichN950 -
TheDrunkMonk wrote:
None of those are actually real though, are they? You're getting worked up over a web address. Isn't that overreacting a little?Twitter: @RichN950 -
Jeff, I've been meaning to ask-
Is that yourself in the photograph or someone who's been photoshopped to appear cool?0 -
Tusher wrote:Jeff, I've been meaning to ask-
Is that yourself in the photograph or someone who's been photoshopped to appear cool?
Shhhh i believe it is both."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
Thanks Rich for checking the url's for me and pointing out that they aren't real.
In my worked up state I've obviously obviously suffered a complete mental collapse and can no longer tell the difference between reality and er... that other one that I struggle with.0
