2011 Giro on DVD ?

[masking_agent]

Anyone know when the DVD of the 2011 Giro is available for sale ?

thx

 

[Thomsena]

Anyone know when the DVD of the 2011 Giro is available for sale ?

thx

What's the IMDB rating on it?

 

[Angliru]

It may not be. World Cycling Productions used to be my source for all the dvd's of the top races but they have slowly scaled back their library. They used to offer all the grand tours but stopped with the Vuelta in I believe 2005 and the Giro as of Menchov's win in 2009. It coincided with Versus not covering the events. Universal has been covering (or offering) most of the events that Versus chose weren't worth their time but this doesn't mean that they'll be available on dvd. I've frequently heard mention of a site called cycling torrents but that offers quite a few of the events that aren't available on the market in dvd form but I'm not sure of how it works since I've yet to check into it. I personally would love to add the 2010 & 2011 Giro's to my library so I'm still holding out hope.

 

[Phoenix23]

http://www.cyclingtorrents.nl is what Angrilu is talking about. It uses BitTorrent, which means that you don't have to worry about pausing downloads or having a constant internet connection. The files are big though, which means unless you compress them on your own you will need a Blu Ray or two (or like 7 DVDs) for all 21 stages. Plus if your internet provider has caps on data usage, you can chew through your allotted data very quickly. Still I'm a big fan of it because where else are you going to find old cycling stuff.

 

[rzombie1988]

I really think cycling is missing out on making events available. They have the footage, so release it. Maybe no one will buy it, but dvd's cost less then 1 cent to make.

 

[Cycle Chic]

Did anyone find the Giro 2011 on dvd ? I missed it this year. I dont want to bother with downloads so if anyone has found it for sale somewhere ??

 

[masking_agent]

nope, i'm still checking. I don't like the format of cyclingtorrents. too many restrictions.

 

[The Hitch]

Ive never tried cycling torrents. Is it good.

Im not too picky, but 2 things make cycling clips unwatchable for me.

1 Dutch commentary
2 Ligget commentary.

So would I find a lot of videos on there that are watchable?

 

[masking_agent]

Ive never tried cycling torrents. Is it good.

Im not too picky, but 2 things make cycling clips unwatchable for me.

1 Dutch commentary
2 Ligget commentary.

So would I find a lot of videos on there that are watchable?

i'm sure you'll find the eurosport commentary. they have 'em all, but creating acccounts, and seeding rates are heavily monitored. So if you don't seed what you download your account will be de-activated in a blink of an eye. It became a hassle for me as I didn't want my torrent browser constantly up and uploading when I'm at home weeks/ months later. It was slowing my home network down as well with all the uploading. Good luck

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Cyclingtorrents is useful for me, in fact i am downloading giro 2008 (full race) right now. here is Giro 2011 http://cyclingtorrents.nl/browse.php?incldead=1&search=Giro+d'Italia+2011&page=1

 

[jens_attacks]

Cyclingtorrents is useful for me, in fact i am downloading giro 2008 (full race) right now.

the aftershows,processo alla tappa with sella and the kids are a must.and all the ricco interviews

there is always also

http://www.videosdeciclismo.net/

especially spanish stuff.but cyclingtorrents is better.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

i'm sure you'll find the eurosport commentary. they have 'em all, but creating acccounts, and seeding rates are heavily monitored. So if you don't seed what you download your account will be de-activated in a blink of an eye. It became a hassle for me as I didn't want my torrent browser constantly up and uploading when I'm at home weeks/ months later. It was slowing my home network down as well with all the uploading. Good luck

although i dont seed much i havent been de-activated.

 

[kanari]

Cyclingtorrents is useful for me, in fact i am downloading giro 2008 (full race) right now. here is Giro 2011 http://cyclingtorrents.nl/browse.php?incldead=1&search=Giro+d'Italia+2011&page=1

I think it's great as well. On many of the Eurosport downloads you can choose commentary track from loads of different languages. I've experienced some problems however that my seeding ratio hasn't worked properly in the sense that it hasn't registered how much I've actually uploaded so that my ratio gets too low. However I think it's a good thing that they make sure people upload as well, I guess it's necessary for these types of sites to actually work.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

the aftershows,processo alla tappa with sella and the kids are a must.and all the ricco interviews

there is always also

http://www.videosdeciclismo.net/

especially spanish stuff.but cyclingtorrents is better.

Thank you.

 

[Cycle Chic]

I have registered on the Cycling Torrents website and had to do the Registry Booster thing. Is that safe to download in order to enable the torrent to run on my PC ??

 

[crapna]

At first I read "Vino on DVD".