Is the Giro being shown on terrestrial television?

crispybug2

Not being in possession of either Sky Sports or Eurosport just wondering if the Giro is on TV. I've checked ITV schedules and it's not being shown so is it available to us mere humble fans?

Cleat Eastwood

Sadly not - ned boulting tweeted as much the other day - check out steephill for some feeds.

RAI have it live on the web too.

sungod

there's http://www.eurosportplayer.co.uk/

not sure if/how there's giro coverage, i'm not on uk at the moment so it won't let me connect to check

CambsNewbie

crispybug2 wrote:

Not being in possession of either Sky Sports or Eurosport just wondering if the Giro is on TV. I've checked ITV schedules and it's not being shown so is it available to us mere humble fans?

No Sky Sports or Eurosport? Are you in prison and had your satellite channels switched off?

fast as fupp

not everyone chooses to subscribe to the murdoch empire

napoleond

fast as fupp wrote:

not everyone chooses to subscribe to the murdoch empire

Subscribe to Eurosport player for a month, it's a fiver.

dynamicbrick

If you rummage around on the internet, you'll be able to find live feeds of the race from a variety of channels. The picture quality is poor though.

I use Eurosport Player on the iPad, mainly cos I can never evict the missus and/or kids from the TV when the cycling's on. £2.99 a month, and it's pretty good. Also available on Android and Windows (with Silverlight) Cancel when the season finishes.

Yes, it's a subscription to the Murdoch Empire, but if you want to watch, you gotta pay

fast as fupp

thats what i do- eurosport palyer on the ipad fed to the telly via apple tv- works well (usually)

eurosport arent owned by $ky -theyre owned by TF1 and Discovery Communications.

verylonglegs

Is cycling likely to go the same way as some other sports, Sky obtaining sole UK rights? Just has that kind of sad inevitable feeling about it once someone at Sky HQ notices more affluent middle class males are watching a bike race on a summer sunday afternoon than the cricket or motor racing they already show.

fast as fupp

if that happens it will be viewed solely on the intersnide!

Rigged

verylonglegs wrote:

Is cycling likely to go the same way as some other sports, Sky obtaining sole UK rights? Just has that kind of sad inevitable feeling about it once someone at Sky HQ notices more affluent middle class males are watching a bike race on a summer sunday afternoon than the cricket or motor racing they already show.

That's something I fear, particularly considering they just covered the Tour de Romandie.

lucan2

fast as fupp wrote:

thats what i do- eurosport player on the ipad fed to the telly via apple tv- works well (usually)

ooh, how does that work? I've got the i-pad and a eurosport subscription but I'd like to link it to a bigger screen if possible. How do I connect it to the TV? Or is 'Apple TV' hardware rather than software?

fast as fupp

http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/s ... s/apple_tv

plugs into your telly with a hdmi lead

FatTed

For those of you with a smart phone
Apple https://itunes.apple.com/it/app/giro-di ... 88460?mt=8
Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ta.it.giro
windoze http://www.windowsphone.com/it-it/store ... 251504e961
from
http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.co.uk/

daviesee

FatTed wrote:

For those of you with a smart phone
Apple https://itunes.apple.com/it/app/giro-di ... 88460?mt=8
Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ta.it.giro
windoze http://www.windowsphone.com/it-it/store ... 251504e961
from
http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.co.uk/

Free for the iPhone and I have an HDMI adapter to connect to the TV so why not? :P

Although I already have Eurosport Player, it will add another scheduling (at my convenience) option.

Thanks.

laurentian

daviesee wrote:

FatTed wrote:

For those of you with a smart phone
Apple https://itunes.apple.com/it/app/giro-di ... 88460?mt=8
Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ta.it.giro
windoze http://www.windowsphone.com/it-it/store ... 251504e961
from
http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.co.uk/

Free for the iPhone and I have an HDMI adapter to connect to the TV so why not? :P

Although I already have Eurosport Player, it will add another scheduling (at my convenience) option.

Thanks.

So, numpty question here,

If I have an iPhone, download a free app and buy a wire that connects iPhone to TV, I can watch the Giro live?

If so, what lead do I need?

FatTed

No idea i am too dumb for a smart phone let alone apple tv

daviesee

laurentian wrote:

So, numpty question here,

If I have an iPhone, download a free app and buy a wire that connects iPhone to TV, I can watch the Giro live?

If so, what lead do I need?

This one - http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MD098 ... av-adapter
Not cheap but I tried a cheaper Ebay version that made the colours all wrong and now I can use my phone on a big screen almost everywhere for everything while traveling. An Apple TV will be more expensive again but more convenient in operation. *Other alternatives are available but I use Macs so their hardware makes my life simple. Personal choice, no point flaming.

I doubt the App will show the race live, but maybe. It looks like you will get highlights after the fact.
I will be working or simply out and about during the races anyway.

laurentian

Thanks!

Gazzaputt

I use Virgin Anywhere can stream Sky Sports or Eurosport to nominated devices (laptop, iPad, tablet, mobile etc). Sky have the same thing I think.

daviesee

I think the point of this thread is for those who don't have Sky or Virgin, or similar on TV.

forward_loop

daviesee wrote:

laurentian wrote:

I doubt the App will show the race live, but maybe. It looks like you will get highlights after the fact.
I will be working or simply out and about during the races anyway.

Its one of the best race aps out there. Last year it did show the race live iirc

kingofthetailwind

Do you get highlights/repeats on the Eurosport player?

napoleond

It's effectively having Eurosport, it shows ES1 and 2 live...

Graculus

Can you watch ESplayer through a Playstation 3?

(sorry if that's a dumb question, but my son is away :oops: )

Rigged

Graculus wrote:

Can you watch ESplayer through a Playstation 3?

(sorry if that's a dumb question, but my son is away :oops: )

No, I'm afraid you can't.

smoggysteve

Free to air on German Eurosport. Yet another example of the UK ripping you off.