Critérium du Dauphiné 2025, June 8 - 15

[RedheadDane]

Welcome to France.

The Dauphiné has been this way since forever.

It also used to be that way for the Tour... If that can change.

 

[Rackham]

It also used to be that way for the Tour... If that can change.

I think a middle ground could be found whereby the stages later in the week (mountains specially) should have full tv broadcast.

Obviously today's stage is an example that leans towards not broadcasting from km 0 because there's just two guys who rode off to show their jerseys and that's it. I doubt anyone would seriously find this interesting at the moment.

 

[Lequack]

No TV coverage for the first 3 hours? Looks like we will only get the last 50-60 km.

Luckily you can watch Tour of Slovenian in the meantime

Tour of Slovenia 2025, June 4 - 8

More hot racing this year. This year the racing comes a bit sooner, so it doesn't clash with so many other races like in previous years. Only the last stage is on the same day as the start of Dauphine. Pog has won this race a few times in the past, but this year he's doing the Dauphine after a...

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[RedheadDane]

Obviously today's stage is an example that leans towards not broadcasting from km 0 because there's just two guys who rode off to show their jerseys and that's it. I doubt anyone would seriously find this interesting at the moment.

Yes, but it could have been a crazy battle to get in the break.
I am of the very un-humble opinion that it is better to have coverage of a race that turns out to be boring, than to not have coverage of a race that turns out to be exciting.
People can always decide to not watch the boring race.

 

[Bolder]

Yes, but it could have been a crazy battle to get in the break.
I am of the very un-humble opinion that it is better to have coverage of a race that turns out to be boring, than to not have coverage of a race that turns out to be exciting.
People can always decide to not watch the boring race.

IMO only GTs and monuments are worth broadcasting from km 0.

 

[RedheadDane]

IMO only GTs and monuments are worth broadcasting from km 0.

Like I said, you're free to not watch the whole thing.

 

[Red Rick]

Like I said, you're free to not watch the whole thing.

And that freedom not to watch it makes it so that most people will not watch kilometer 0 of a Dauphine sprinter stage, which in turn makes it a complete waste of money.

 

[RedheadDane]

And that freedom not to watch it makes it so that most people will not watch kilometer 0 of a Dauphine sprinter stage, which in turn makes it a complete waste of money.

Have the race on in the background, while watching other races, doing some cleaning, or whatever.
Organisers won't know a difference.

 

[fenns]

Early start today. I guess to avoid clash with Roland Garros.

 

[RedheadDane]

Early start today. I guess to avoid clash with Roland Garros.

They're riding across the courts?!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Like I said, you're free to not watch the whole thing.

If the likes of us are not going to watch it, where do you think the advertising hits that pay for the broadcast will come from?

 

[RedheadDane]

If the likes of us are not going to watch it, where do you think the advertising hits that pay for the broadcast will come from?

Who watches the advertising?

 

[Froome]

The final 70 km are a bit like a classic stage. If the pace is high, maybe we will see a battle between the best riders in the end of the stage.

 

[Ulle97]

Finally the day is here. Remco returns and begins his quest with proper preparation to dismantle the Pogacar hype train.

 

[AmRacer]

Finally the day is here. Remco returns and begins his quest with proper preparation to dismantle the Pogacar hype train.

But not the Jonas train?

 

[Rackham]

Jonas signing an autograph for Jannik Sinner before the stage

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[Bolder]

Like I said, you're free to not watch the whole thing.

Right, sorry, wasn't clear. I meant from a broadcaster's perspective. They need eyeballs to justify the expense and to be able to sell ads.

 

[RedheadDane]

Right, sorry, wasn't clear. I meant from a broadcaster's perspective. They need eyeballs to justify the expense and to be able to sell ads.

Like I said; technically they don't need the eyeballs.
They simply need people to be logged in on Max/D+/Whatever service people are watching on.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Like I said; technically they don't need the eyeballs.
They simply need people to be logged in on Max/D+/Whatever service people are watching on.

And they won‘t get more people to do that by broadcasting more hours of cycling.

 

[Potomac]

Like I said; technically they don't need the eyeballs.
They simply need people to be logged in on Max/D+/Whatever service people are watching on.

If more people would stream it, they would do it. Very simple.

 

[RedheadDane]

And they won‘t get more people to do that by broadcasting more hours of cycling.

They certainly won't by broadcasting fewer hours.
You people keep acting as if you can only watch one race at a time...

I'm just trying to convince you to trick the broadcasters.
Log in/turn on your TVs, then do whatever. Not like the broadcasters will know what nobody is actually actively watching...

 

[Potomac]

American viewers are doomed. I was hoping that Peacock would just pass on an international feed but no luck.
We get Bob Roll and Christian Vandevelde.

 

[AmRacer]

They certainly won't by broadcasting fewer hours.
You people keep acting as if you can only watch one race at a time...

Not everyone consume cycling as you do.

 

[RedheadDane]

Not everyone consume cycling as you do.

But I can't be the only one watching multiple races at a time... Like for example; right now you can also watch Catalunya. Brussels will go live later.

 

[Potomac]

But I can't be the only one watching multiple races at a time... Like for example; right now you can also watch Catalunya. Brussels will go live later.

Slovenia, Brussels, and this Dauphine stage all in the same day? That's too much excitement. I would be in danger of a heart attack.