Cycling on USA TVs, desktops, laptops, and handheld devices

[Sciatic]

Interesting comments about your VPN experiences. I haven’t that kind of problems in years, since purchasing a paid VPN service. The free ones are bad news for other reasons than just sketchy streams.

 

[Potomac]

Im paying for Surfshark.
Mixed results when watching races.
Like I said, it is hard to know where the problem is when streaming a race...the main broadcaster or the fact that it is a VPN

 

[Carols]

PR is on Flobikes I wish that place would just close up and GCN takes their races! Even if I have to suffer Kirby!

 

[Escarabajo]

So which VPN do people use here in the USA?
I read somewhere that GCN in an example was using ExpressVPN.
But I want to know what people use here before I make a mistake.
Thanks,

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So which VPN do people use here in the USA?
I read somewhere that GCN in an example was using ExpressVPN.
But I want to know what people use here before I make a mistake.
Thanks,

There are quite a lot of them that have a 1 month trial or first month money-back in case you aren't happy. If you try one of those you can't really go wrong.

 

[search]

I have no experience with using it from the US, but from Europe, as mentioned before, I use Smart DNS Proxy. After signing up, they provide a DNS address you just need to add to your router, set things up on their website, and then you can access all supported streams without ever having to do something again.

So you can switch from (for example), Sporza to Rai as you like, without having to change your VPN from Belgium to Italy, and all non-streaming platforms are still accessed from your normal IP. it also works for Smart TV Apps, Kodi, and so on (for Sporza I personally use Kodi on my TV)

 

[davidsonduke]

I use Proton bc it was well-reviewed and I was watching a lot of CX in the winter and the free Proton app has a Netherlands connection--better than UK for seeing all of the CX races.

 

[Sciatic]

So which VPN do people use here in the USA?
I read somewhere that GCN in an example was using ExpressVPN.
But I want to know what people use here before I make a mistake.
Thanks,

I've had ExpressVPN since the start of the pandemic and it's always worked fine--mainly I'm watching streams from Europsport.fr (cycling, skiing, occasional futbol) or RTBF.be (road and cross), so I don't know if other broadcasters have problems. For really big-deal events (World Cup 1st rounds) I noticed I sometimes had to switch my VPN "location" from one city to another (e.g., from Paris to Strasbourg) to reconnect when the first link is closed down. But that's never happened to me with cycling since they're obviously less concerned about viewers circumventing the broadcast rights.

 

[Escarabajo]

I've had ExpressVPN since the start of the pandemic and it's always worked fine--mainly I'm watching streams from Europsport.fr (cycling, skiing, occasional futbol) or RTBF.be (road and cross), so I don't know if other broadcasters have problems. For really big-deal events (World Cup 1st rounds) I noticed I sometimes had to switch my VPN "location" from one city to another (e.g., from Paris to Strasbourg) to reconnect when the first link is closed down. But that's never happened to me with cycling since they're obviously less concerned about viewers circumventing the broadcast rights.

Thanks!
I'll be checking that one.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

PR is on Flobikes I wish that place would just close up and GCN takes their races! Even if I have to suffer Kirby!

For the love of all that is aero I thought I was all set for P-R by subscribing to GCN+ and I already had Peacock premium, I am not subscribing to flobikes as well! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr...

I'll have to give ExpressVPN a trial and then just get my money back, come hell or high water there is no way I'm missing P-R!

 

[houtdffan]

For the love of all that is aero I thought I was all set for P-R by subscribing to GCN+ and I already had Peacock premium, I am not subscribing to flobikes as well! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr...

I'll have to give ExpressVPN a trial and then just get my money back, come hell or high water there is no way I'm missing P-R!

PR is on peacock and CNBC

RVV was the Flobikes race

 

[Tricycle Rider]

PR is on peacock and CNBC

RVV was the Flobikes race

Bless your heart, I just found it listed on CNBC (haven't checked Peacock yet), I don't even care how many commercials I have to sit through as long as I get my annual P-R fix!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

EDIT: Just checked and Peacock will be streaming P-R as well, so no need to sign up for a VPN just yet.

 

[Potomac]

9am on Peacock.
Which seems late.

 

[Carols]

PR is on peacock and CNBC

RVV was the Flobikes race

Bless you!!! Teaches me Not to trust the schedule on the internet

 

[houtdffan]

9am on Peacock.
Which seems late.

PR starts at 4:55 EDT on Peacock

The 9 am time is when CNBC picks up coverage

 

[Carols]

PR starts at 34:55 EDT on Peacock

The 9 am time is when CNBC picks up coverage

Which means we'll get commercial free at least until 9AM EDT. Hopefully they stay with the commercial free feed even when it comes on tv.

 

[Potomac]

Commercial free the entire race.
I was scared they might screw it up.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Commercial free the entire race.
I was scared they might screw it up.

I kept wondering when the commercials would come on on Peacock, delightfully and mercifully they never did.

 

[Potomac]

Where to find....

Next World Tour races

• 16/04 Amstel Gold Race
  19/04 La Flèche Wallonne
• 23/04 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
• 25/04 our de Romandie
• 01/05 Eschborn-Frankfurt

 

[Carols]

Commercial free the entire race.
I was scared they might screw it up.

I wasVery Happy!!! At 9AM when the TV music came on I was...crap commercials now. But it didn't happen .
Peacock should have Fleche and LBL. But they'll make us sweat it out until the last minute

 

[Carols]

Where to find....

Next World Tour races

• 16/04 Amstel Gold Race
  19/04 La Flèche Wallonne
• 23/04 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
• 25/04 our de Romandie
• 01/05 Eschborn-Frankfurt

See above post. GCN has Romandie. No clue on Amstel or EF.

 

[Potomac]

I finally looked at Flobikes website. They claim...

• Brabant Pijl
• Amstel
• Fleche
• LBL
• Suisse
• Poland

 

[Escarabajo]

I am assuming that everyone in the states have peacock becuase of the Tour de France. Having said that they have ASO rights. They will broadcast Fleche and Liege as well.

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www.peacocktv.com

Flobikes have those rights as well because of viewers in Canada. If you live in the States you must have Peacock and GCN. You will miss very few races. The big one was Flanders. But the rest are covered in the other 2 for the most part.

 

[Carols]

I am assuming that everyone in the states have peacock becuase of the Tour de France. Having said that they have ASO rights. They will broadcast Fleche and Liege as well.

Unavailable In Your Region

www.peacocktv.com

Flobikes have those rights as well because of viewers in Canada. If you live in the States you must have Peacock and GCN. You will miss very few races. The big one was Flanders. But the rest are covered in the other 2 for the most part.

Exactly, NBC/Peacock have always had Fleche and LBL. They'll just put it up at the last minute to make us sweat it out!!! But now they are advertising the schedule YEAH!!!!

 

[houtdffan]

I kept wondering when the commercials would come on on Peacock, delightfully and mercifully they never did.

hopefully they fired the dumb intern from the Vuelta who didn't get the memo that Peacock races are commercial free