2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 14: Cervere - Bardonecchia 168KM

[deValtos]

So since I'm a total n00b about tv coverage explain me this.
Why can we get live pictures of the journalist interviewing colombian and british fans on the climb but no live pictures of the race?

I'm not remotely an expert but I think the basic principle is the moto cameras have to send their images to the helicopters which then relay the images to the tv stations (?) or something like that, but when the weather is bad the helicopters can't get up. The fixed cameras on top of the climb don't need to relay to the helicopters (maybe just to a nearby tower since they are close in range) so they can show images. A very rough answer that's probably not entirely correct but gives you an idea

 

[T-Nielsen]

I could cry.

 

[jens_attacks]

Mikkel Condé v2.0 ‏@

Officially: There won't be any TV-images of today's stage. Only those from the finish area. Just like in 2008 https://twitter.com/mrconde/status/335759379561328641 … #giro


is this for real?

 

[luckyboy]

Eurosport showing WATTS?

 

[Eshnar]

At the start of the coverage we had pictures (eg Battaglin crash) but we don't now. What happened? Was the plane up in the air but later ordered down or those initial pictures didn't need the plane?

it was ordered to land

 

[djlovesyou]

I can't wait for one of those guys to appear out of the mist.

"Tonight Matthew, Mauro Santambrogio is.......Avril Lavigne"

 

[stetre76]

I'm ok with not racing up mountains when it isn't safe, but I can't accept that there can ever be weather that justifies starting the race but not broadcasting any pictures.

So for you it would be ok to let the helicopters fly even if it's dangerous and might even result a helicopter crash?

Yeah, it's a pity there are no live pictures, but I guess the families of the pilots are more than glad to see their family members safe on the ground...

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I thought we had live pics for a minute there.

 

[nesocip]

Maybe the crafty Italians will bring like 100 km of cables and 40 cameras and we will have live coverage of the climb from stationary cameras!!!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Mikkel Condé v2.0 ‏@

Officially: There won't be any TV-images of today's stage. Only those from the finish area. Just like in 2008 https://twitter.com/mrconde/status/335759379561328641 … #giro


is this for real?

yes, if you read this topic i already told you once before sporza told us so

 

[max_powers]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzHmhgjL2pc

Wiggins does what we all want do now against camera's.

Wiggout biting the hand that has fed him

 

[Fatclimber]

Thanks, all caught up on the Live Whining Tracker, now off to the CN tracker.

 

[cineteq]

So since I'm a total n00b about tv coverage explain me this.
Why can we get live pictures of the journalist interviewing colombian and british fans on the climb but no live pictures of the race?

Grosso modo. The images coming from the motorbikes need to be relayed to aircrafts, since there are no telecom networks on those mountains. From the aircrafts, they're relayed to a satellite and then received by RAI.

What you see at the finish is relayed to a satellite.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

At least it gives Eurosport an excuse to dig out the oh-so-hilarious Watts compilations.

Ha ha ha that skier just fell over ha ha ha

 

[Miburo]

Mikkel Condé v2.0 ‏@

Officially: There won't be any TV-images of today's stage. Only those from the finish area. Just like in 2008 https://twitter.com/mrconde/status/335759379561328641 … #giro


is this for real?

Which stage was that?

If i remember correctly we got coverage for all the stages.

That epic stage that kyrienka (i think) won where di luca together with il falco went crazy. That was awesome

 

[Escarabajo]

They said that Sky is on the attack!!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Peloton at 30km
lead group at 25km

 

[cineteq]

They said that Sky is on the attack!!

I hear more that they're controlling the race.

 

[Panda Claws]

Colombians everywhere!

 

[T-Nielsen]

At least it gives Eurosport an excuse to dig out the oh-so-hilarious Watts compilations.

Ha ha ha that skier just fell over ha ha ha

To the tune of "Now you die"

French humour.

 

[DominicDecoco]

but I can't accept that there can ever be weather that justifies starting the race but not broadcasting any pictures.

Well, then it's a case of you not knowing how they broadcast the pictures into your tv. Do you genuinely think RCS and RAI have no interest in showing us pictures as soon as it's possible?

I don't...

 

[One Eyed Aussie]

They've moved into the valley between big mountains, bad weather above nowhere else for the signal to go.

The plane was ordered down some minutes later.

it was ordered to land

Thanks guys.

 

[nesocip]

You have live pictures from the finish because they have a TV truck with a satellite dish there, and cameras are connected to the truck via cable.

With motos, its different. Motos relay video feed to helis, and helis relay the feed to a plane which relays the feed to a satellite. Break the chain at any link, and there are is no live video.

What will happen today, is that motos will record the video to some kind of physical media, and once that media gets to the TV truck, and video from all motos get edited together you will have highlights. Probably an hour or so after the race ends.

You will have last 350 meters live though, because its covered by stationary cameras (same ones that are interviewing the fans). I hope i explained it right.

 

[spalco]

So for you it would be ok to let the helicopters fly even if it's dangerous and might even result a helicopter crash?

Yeah, it's a pity there are no live pictures, but I guess the families of the pilots are more than glad to see their family members safe on the ground...

Don't be ****ing dramatic, there has to be a way.

 

[Escarabajo]

Peloton at 30km
lead group at 25km

They said that they are in the middle of the ascent.