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

[Tricycle Rider]

I'm hoping this link will work today for Montreal because I don't want to have to subscribe to Max for just one race, and currently Cyclingfans isn't listing any links I could use with a VPN. Crap...

UPDATE: the Facebook link search had posted for the Montreal race seems to be working for now, I'll enjoy it while it lasts.

Thanks for the heads-up, search!

Another update: the Facebook link surprisingly didn't have any hiccups at all (I was definitely expecting some toward the end of the race like at Tiz), so thanks again, search!

 

[Potomac]

I looked the profile for:
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Sep 20, 9:35 AM

and it looks really boring. I'm giving this 1.1 race a pass.

 

[Carols]

That's interesting.
Do you remember if they broadcast that last year?
Or is it a case of "An American won the last edition, so now we should broadcast it?"

They've carried Paris-Tours for many years. I never bothered to watch it, boring parcours.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

NBC/Peacock always had it because its an ASO race. But IMHO it hasn't been boring since they added the gravel sectors and more undulating finale.

 

[Potomac]

I might halt my Max subscription after Lombardy. The we are watching, that isn't cycling, is Big Bang Theory

 

[Carols]

I might halt my Max subscription after Lombardy. The we are watching, that isn't cycling, is Big Bang Theory

I was considering doing the same thing. But I'm watching House of the Dragon. When I turn on MAX for cycling next year, I can catch up on the episodes I missed.

 

[Potomac]

I was considering doing the same thing. But I'm watching House of the Dragon. When I turn on MAX for cycling next year, I can catch up on the episodes I missed.

There's only 18 total episodes, and season three isn't due until .....time unknown.
Just time trial your way to the finish and don't look over you shoulder.

 

[zlev11]

anyone know what's going on with Giro dell'Emilia? it was on GCN+ last year but it's not on the MAX schedule and it's also showing as region blocked on Flobikes.

 

[Sciatic]

anyone know what's going on with Giro dell'Emilia? it was on GCN+ last year but it's not on the MAX schedule and it's also showing as region blocked on Flobikes.

Rai.it via VPN for the 2-week-long Italian road racing extavaganza.

 

[Potomac]

Peacock Black Friday deal, $19.99 for a whole year.
And....this offer is for renewals too, not just new customers.

Just saying

 

[Sciatic]

Peacock Black Friday deal, $19.99 for a whole year.
And....this offer is for renewals too, not just new customers.

Just saying

Thanks! Even though I didn’t use it much it’s too good a deal to pass up!

 

[Rob5091]

The US media companies are rumoured for big changes when 2025 & Trump comes around. NBC/Peacock begin already by splitting off some offerings into a new company -
https://deadline.com/2024/11/comcas...major-restructuring-linear-assets-1236182014/

 

[CPT. Z]

Fom the Xfinity 'deal' page:

Offer - $19.99 for 1 Year

Offer applies to your first year only. After, your Peacock Premium plan will auto-renew on an annual basis and you will be charged $79.99/year or the then-current subscription fee plus taxes until you cancel.
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I am currently paying for Peacock at 7.99/month. It doesn't look like this deal is for customers like me who are already subscribed.

 

[Potomac]

The US media companies are rumoured for big changes when 2025 & Trump comes around. NBC/Peacock begin already by splitting off some offerings into a new company -
https://deadline.com/2024/11/comcas...major-restructuring-linear-assets-1236182014/

That article doesn't mention Trump at all. Why are you linking it to Trump?

 

[Rob5091]

That article doesn't mention Trump at all. Why are you linking it to Trump?

Well Trump is due to be President and he's promised tax cuts and less regulations for businesses, so it'll be a "favourable atmosphere" for dumping unprofitable bits or M&A's. Of course companies have learned to be on at least talking terms with Trump after he tried to block AT&T from purchasing Time Warner.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Fom the Xfinity 'deal' page:

Offer - $19.99 for 1 Year

Offer applies to your first year only. After, your Peacock Premium plan will auto-renew on an annual basis and you will be charged $79.99/year or the then-current subscription fee plus taxes until you cancel.
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I am currently paying for Peacock at 7.99/month. It doesn't look like this deal is for customers like me who are already subscribed.

Good question... I have Xfinity also and am subscribed to their $15/month deal that includes Peacock, AppleTV, and Netflix. The $19.99 for 1 year of Peacock certainly sounds great, but being I want to keep my life simple I'll stick with the package I currently have.

 

[Potomac]

I'm assuming 2025 will be very similar to 2024 regarding viewing options in America.

 

[Carols]

I'm assuming 2025 will be very similar to 2024 regarding viewing options in America.

I'm not counting my chickens just yet. It seems every year they find a way to make us buy something new. That being said I bought the annual $20 Peacock special and am still paying monthly for MAX. It has other shows and movies I've liked.
LOL I hope they move cycling to TUBI, it's free!

 

[Potomac]

No surprise here, but just letting people know the Tour Down Under is on the Peacock schedule.

And the Mallorca races on Max's schedule.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

No surprise here, but just letting people know the Tour Down Under is on the Peacock schedule.

And the Mallorca races on Max's schedule.

I just have the regular Peacock now instead of the super duper premium plus Peacock, I'm wondering how many ads I'll have to sit through. (If it's too unbearable I'll have to go with the VPN option.)

 

[zlev11]

I just have the regular Peacock now instead of the super duper premium plus Peacock, I'm wondering how many ads I'll have to sit through. (If it's too unbearable I'll have to go with the VPN option.)

there's usually no commercials even on the lower tier except for the Tour and Vuelta.

 

[Potomac]

TDU women's on Peacock tonight.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

TDU women's on Peacock tonight.

Thanks for the heads-up!

Another heads-up is Peacock, the streaming channel itself, is listing the men's race now, first day of racing will be on January 20 (rather than the 21st) because the Aussies are something like 500 hours ahead. (I'm still trying to wrap their time zone around my head but with little success.)

 

[CPT. Z]

I watched a good chunk of The Tour Down under this evening on Peacock. Of course I appreciate the ability to see a race on the other side of the world but jeez, the producer of the race must be deaf or else the B-Team was running the broadcast. The enviornmental sounds were significantly too loud in relation to the commentary.

I enjoy hearing the sounds of the peoton rolling down the road and the sounds of the spectators, too. But on stage 1, the mics were jacked way up and the constant wind noise, car noise, sirens etc. were mentally draining. It was difficult to follow the race coverage going on beneath the sonic hash.

On top of all that distracting noise, it sounded like 'Race Radio (?) was coming through on top of everything else. What an audio mess.

As long as I'm bitching about cycling broadcast sounds - The fake helicopter noise that accompanies a helicopter shot bugs me. Do we really need a sonic cue that were viewing things from a helicopter? I guess it's supposed to amp up the viewer's excitement level or something. 🙄

On to Stage 2 ...

 

[Potomac]

I was annoyed at first, but then I actually liked the audio incompetence