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

[Potomac]

@Sandisfan

I still don't see stage 3 replay available on peacock, and it is 730 EDT the next day.

 

[Potomac]

@Sandisfan I see it there now.

 

[Sciatic]

Reminder, especially for those of us in Pacific time zone that get up rxtracearly to watch races, that we lose the “bonus” hour we’ve had this month because Europe goes to daylight savings time tonight. So we’re back to it being a 9-hr time (adjust for Mtn, Central) difference to CET.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I'm currently watching In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem (I liked the name Gent-Wevelgem better because it's short and to the point, or rename it to just Middelkerke to Wevelgem so it's not such a mouthful) on Dutch NOS through VPN, surprised Max isn't showing it.

 

[Potomac]

Dwars door Vlaanderen.... is on Flobikes for the US, so that means VPN for me.
But I don't think it is on Australia SBS either.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Dwars door Vlaanderen.... is on Flobikes for the US, so that means VPN for me.
But I don't think it is on Australia SBS either.

I'm watching it on Belgian Sporza through VPN. Or, at least I think I'm watching it, with some of these foreign sites I'm sometime not sure whether I'm watching a live race or some older cycling replay.

 

[Potomac]

I like Sporza because their feed can do a picture in picture

 

[TheRossSeaParty]

Times like these really make me miss GCN! With a VPN you could watch every race with just one subscription. As it is I can only afford to choose one service which means getting one slice of the calendar then scrambling to find 'alternate' ways of watching other races. The end result is I watch a lot less cycling than I ever did before. This can't be good for the long term health of the sport in the US. But then again, NFL, MLB, etc are all doing the same thing with spreading their content across multiple paid platforms. It's getting to the point where I'm pining for the good old days of OLN. Just have to rant since I love watching cycling, and all the 'advancements' in TV/Streaming have led to a decline.

And I too have many picture quality issues with HBO, but only with watching cycling and not with scripted content.

 

[Sciatic]

Times like these really make me miss GCN! With a VPN you could watch every race with just one subscription. As it is I can only afford to choose one service which means getting one slice of the calendar then scrambling to find 'alternate' ways of watching other races. The end result is I watch a lot less cycling than I ever did before. This can't be good for the long term health of the sport in the US. But then again, NFL, MLB, etc are all doing the same thing with spreading their content across multiple paid platforms. It's getting to the point where I'm pining for the good old days of OLN. Just have to rant since I love watching cycling, and all the 'advancements' in TV/Streaming have led to a decline.

And I too have many picture quality issues with HBO, but only with watching cycling and not with scripted content.

If you’re comfortable with using a VPN why not just watch the streams of broadcasts from the various countries in which the races occur? You often have to register your email with the site but without a fee. That does mean, of course, watching in languages you can’t understand, but since I often end up wanting to strangle the English-speaking announcers for stupidity (this applies to other sports as well) there are also advantages to watching foreign broadcasts. The riders names are still the same so I can hear who it was that crashed or who is in the front group. The graphics give the kms and time gaps and if I missed or don’t understand what happened I ask in the race thread. That may not be the preferred way to watch races (though it for me)—but it is an option.

 

[TheRossSeaParty]

If you’re comfortable with using a VPN why not just watch the streams of broadcasts from the various countries in which the races occur? You often have to register your email with the site but without a fee. That does mean, of course, watching in languages you can’t understand, but since I often end up wanting to strangle the English-speaking announcers for stupidity (this applies to other sports as well) there are also advantages to watching foreign broadcasts. The riders names are still the same so I can hear who it was that crashed or who is in the front group. The graphics give the kms and time gaps and if I missed or don’t understand what happened I ask in the race thread. That may not be the preferred way to watch races (though it for me)—but it is an option.

Do they have an easy way to watch replays without spoilers? I am on the West Coast and work evenings, so it is basically impossible to watch anything live.

 

[Sciatic]

Do they have an easy way to watch replays without spoilers? I am on the West Coast and work evenings, so it is basically impossible to watch anything live.

Depends on which broadcast. On the races broadcast by the French language Belgian broadcasts that I often watch yes, harder to avoid on Sporza. Also can watch replays avoiding spoilers on the Swiss broadcaster, and the main Spanish broadcaster. RAI.it can be trickier. Usually have to scroll down to whatever version of “En Replay.” But it helps to make the link to the video page one of your saved favorites. Because if you go 1st to the main page you might see a spoiler.