Elite male WC road race

[Electress]

You didn't watch BBC expecting anything other than a UK-interest-then-major-acheivers-if-we-have-to commentary did you?

If anyone joins their commentary team, in any sport, any disinterested sense of the value of the sport and importance of the result is surgically removed.

Although they dedicated several hours of broadcast time to the event, there was no mention of Ponferrada in the daily sport headlines through the evening, because Swift didn't make top ten.

If British competitor didn't do well, it didn't happen.

As a Briton, I totally agree with you and I find it a dead bore. I wish they'd grow up already and focus on the race and what is really happening and not some allow delusions of UK glory to get in the way of what they're seeing.

Then again, Eurosport and ITV are no better. I get sick of the run down on Froome / Sky and seeing everything anyone is doing in the context of what it means for them.

Altogether not an overwhelming race for me. Been a bit Meh.

 

[arvc40]

It's only 3 years since Cav was world champion, other countries have waited much longer.

Many Teams could have won the race with Cavendish that year. Does not say much for strength of team as a whole.