TdF 2017

sherer

Rick Chasey wrote:

Dav1d1 wrote:

Eurosport have signed a new deal with TDF to show every minute live of every stage.

Do NOT fall into the temptation to actually watch the entirety of the TDF.

It sounds like a challenge worth taking on. Although my mean extra Kirby.

Now I just need to get the boss to give me a month off, or let me work from home for all of July

kingstongraham

Rick Chasey wrote:

Dav1d1 wrote:

Eurosport have signed a new deal with TDF to show every minute live of every stage.

Do NOT fall into the temptation to actually watch the entirety of the TDF.

Noone can have watched all of stage 3 last year.

The_Boy

KingstonGraham wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Dav1d1 wrote:

Eurosport have signed a new deal with TDF to show every minute live of every stage.

Do NOT fall into the temptation to actually watch the entirety of the TDF.

Noone can have watched all of stage 3 last year.

Pffft. Some people have no commitment.

phreak

Dav1d1 wrote:

Eurosport have signed a new deal with TDF to show every minute live of every stage.

Might that influence the racing as much as the length of stages? Perhaps not on pan flat days, but on anything selective there will be more incentive for teams to try and get air time from the gun, which could play a part.

jimmythecuckoo

I think that showing racing in its entirety is an awful idea.

Look at the last two Paris-Roubaix which has been shown from flag to finish and on both occasions the break didn't go early (or at all) and we endured some pretty turgid opening hours.

sherer

jimmythecuckoo wrote:

I think that showing racing in its entirety is an awful idea.

Look at the last two Paris-Roubaix which has been shown from flag to finish and on both occasions the break didn't go early (or at all) and we endured some pretty turgid opening hours.

True but if they get the viewing figures it might raise the profile, then Eurosport wont show repeats of cheese rolling when their's a live race on

blazing_saddles

jimmythecuckoo wrote:

I think that showing racing in its entirety is an awful idea.

Look at the last two Paris-Roubaix which has been shown from flag to finish and on both occasions the break didn't go early (or at all) and we endured some pretty turgid opening hours.

Eh?
Both the Paris-Roubaix races were excellent.
Gun to tap action. Watching the constant battling to get into the break, I don't find turgid.

That's not an endorsement of whole, flat stage coverage at the Tour.
Thems an entirely different kettle of poisson.

kingstongraham

Blazing Saddles wrote:

jimmythecuckoo wrote:

I think that showing racing in its entirety is an awful idea.

Look at the last two Paris-Roubaix which has been shown from flag to finish and on both occasions the break didn't go early (or at all) and we endured some pretty turgid opening hours.

Eh?
Both the Paris-Roubaix races were excellent.
Gun to tap action. Watching the constant battling to get into the break, I don't find turgid.

That's not an endorsement of whole, flat stage coverage at the Tour.
Thems an entirely different kettle of poisson.

Agreed, this year's Paris Roubaix was well worth covering from the start.

In the Tour, surely it's if the break does go early that you can switch off safe in the knowledge that you'll only be missing some people running around making shapes in fields.

phreak

jimmythecuckoo wrote:

I think that showing racing in its entirety is an awful idea.

Look at the last two Paris-Roubaix which has been shown from flag to finish and on both occasions the break didn't go early (or at all) and we endured some pretty turgid opening hours.

Not sure if you're being serious here, but the 2016 PR was widely regarded as one of the most exciting in modern times, and someone from the early break won the race :?

jimmythecuckoo

Blazing Saddles wrote:

jimmythecuckoo wrote:

I think that showing racing in its entirety is an awful idea.

Look at the last two Paris-Roubaix which has been shown from flag to finish and on both occasions the break didn't go early (or at all) and we endured some pretty turgid opening hours.

Eh?
Both the Paris-Roubaix races were excellent.
Gun to tap action. Watching the constant battling to get into the break, I don't find turgid.

That's not an endorsement of whole, flat stage coverage at the Tour.
Thems an entirely different kettle of poisson.

Different people have differing views.

Agree re sprint stages though, they could be soleless

(carrying on fishy puns).

imatfaal

I do hope that Eurosport show the long hours of TdF coverage on the commentary-free UCI channel as well; I find the swish-swish of tyre noise, the muted sound of the heli, and the occasional zut alors of the moto-pilot strangely relaxing - like a velophile's whale song.

RichN95.

Blazing Saddles wrote:

That's not an endorsement of whole, flat stage coverage at the Tour.
Thems an entirely different kettle of poisson.

BBC4 once showed two hours of a narrow boat going along a canal. Much of the coverage will fit into this genre. Some people just like looking at the scenery. As imatfaal notes, it might work well with just background noise.

TheBigBean

Having the option to watch the whole stage is far better than not having the option - it is not compulsory. There have been a number of stages of various races this year where it has all kicked off early and there has been no coverage. That's far more annoying.

phreak

TheBigBean wrote:

Having the option to watch the whole stage is far better than not having the option - it is not compulsory. There have been a number of stages of various races this year where it has all kicked off early and there has been no coverage. That's far more annoying.

I think what would be useful, especially for those watching online, is a kind of 'tagging' feature. You see it in coverage of football or rugby now, where certain key events are highlighted and you can go back and watch then happen. That kind of feature would be great in cycling where you might not be there to see an attack go off or a breakaway form (or a crash happen), but it nonetheless defines the stage.

bobmcstuff

phreak wrote:

TheBigBean wrote:

Having the option to watch the whole stage is far better than not having the option - it is not compulsory. There have been a number of stages of various races this year where it has all kicked off early and there has been no coverage. That's far more annoying.

I think what would be useful, especially for those watching online, is a kind of 'tagging' feature. You see it in coverage of football or rugby now, where certain key events are highlighted and you can go back and watch then happen. That kind of feature would be great in cycling where you might not be there to see an attack go off or a breakaway form (or a crash happen), but it nonetheless defines the stage.

Eurosport tries to do this in Eurosport player, when I open it to watch a race it comes up with a key moments button. However it's never actually worked for me...

blazing_saddles

The Tour roadbook is now available for download, in English:-

https://aso.wetransfer.com/downloads/25 ... 039/8dca98

imatfaal

Blazing Saddles wrote:

The Tour roadbook is now available for download, in English:-

https://aso.wetransfer.com/downloads/25 ... 039/8dca98

Thanks .

dabber

If you want the roadbook in single page format you can find it here...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2ePVIhF7aPxRjdtVUZYTlBIaU0/view