Eurosport commentary

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Thanks for the news about San Juan. Nice to get the cycling fix a bit earlier than usual.

Jose Been is leaving Eurosport after they offered her a reduced roster. Have only heard her a couple of times commenting on women's races in the UK and she seemed pretty good. I suppose The Netherlands isn't short of expert commentators though?

She wasn't quite popular with the flemish viewers, who Eurosport is targetting by buying the exclusive rights to races like the Giro. Her thick accent was rather annoying for flemish viewers.

 

[argyllflyer]

Eurosport will have brief highlights of the TDU in the UK every day, the time is variable.Likely to be the host broadcaster package with Liggett. 6pm for stage one on Tuesday night.

 

[argyllflyer]

Re: Re:

Thanks for the news about San Juan. Nice to get the cycling fix a bit earlier than usual.

Jose Been is leaving Eurosport after they offered her a reduced roster. Have only heard her a couple of times commenting on women's races in the UK and she seemed pretty good. I suppose The Netherlands isn't short of expert commentators though?

She wasn't quite popular with the flemish viewers, who Eurosport is targetting by buying the exclusive rights to races like the Giro. Her thick accent was rather annoying for flemish viewers.

In the English-speaking world, Sean Kelly's accent can only be described as 'thick' and while I've tuned my ear to it over the years, it must be difficult for the more casual listener.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

Thanks for the news about San Juan. Nice to get the cycling fix a bit earlier than usual.

Jose Been is leaving Eurosport after they offered her a reduced roster. Have only heard her a couple of times commenting on women's races in the UK and she seemed pretty good. I suppose The Netherlands isn't short of expert commentators though?

A shame, I always enjoyed her commentary although she gets a little too enthusiastic at times, but I can relate.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Eurosport will have brief highlights of the TDU in the UK every day, the time is variable.Likely to be the host broadcaster package with Liggett. 6pm for stage one on Wednesday night.

Is it being shown live by anybody?

 

[sprints n stones]

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Eurosport will have brief highlights of the TDU in the UK every day, the time is variable.Likely to be the host broadcaster package with Liggett. 6pm for stage one on Wednesday night.

Is it being shown live by anybody?

Depends where you are not in UK, just highlights.
If you're in Europe it on Global cycling network, allegedly.

 

[sprints n stones]

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Eurosport will have brief highlights of the TDU in the UK every day, the time is variable.Likely to be the host broadcaster package with Liggett. 6pm for stage one on Wednesday night.

Is it being shown live by anybody?

Depends where you are not in UK, just highlights.
If you're in Europe it on Global cycling network, allegedly.

And in certain European countries their own home channels live as well, France L' Equipe for example

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Eurosport will have brief highlights of the TDU in the UK every day, the time is variable.Likely to be the host broadcaster package with Liggett. 6pm for stage one on Wednesday night.

Is it being shown live by anybody?

Depends where you are not in UK, just highlights.
If you're in Europe it on Global cycling network, allegedly.

The YouTube channel? Really? And if so, I wonder if Ireland is considered U.K. or Europe for rights purposes. Irish and U.K. broadcast rights are often sold together.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

The down under classic is on highlights tonight at 6.15 and the TDU on from Tuesday at 6.15. Suppose they have to show that other sport live, the one with a bat and ball.

 

[argyllflyer]

The down under classic is on highlights tonight at 6.15 and the TDU on from Tuesday at 6.15. Suppose they have to show that other sport live, the one with a bat and ball.

And it is, as ever, the most mis-named event of the season! A crit around Adelaide's city centre. Will probably watch anyway, such is the hunger for a bit of cycling!

 

[Armchair cyclist]

The down under classic is on highlights tonight at 6.15 and the TDU on from Tuesday at 6.15. Suppose they have to show that other sport live, the one with a bat and ball.

Or not: combined ski-ing overran the first 15 minutes of scheduled broadcast, and now they are showing some snooker from 4 years ago as filler before live snooker: no update to the EPG as to when and if the cycling will be on, and of course they don't have channel announcers to explain between programmes.

Ho hum.

 

[sprints n stones]

The down under classic is on highlights tonight at 6.15 and the TDU on from Tuesday at 6.15. Suppose they have to show that other sport live, the one with a bat and ball.

Or not: combined ski-ing overran the first 15 minutes of scheduled broadcast, and now they are showing some snooker from 4 years ago as filler before live snooker: no update to the EPG as to when and if the cycling will be on, and of course they don't have channel announcers to explain between programmes.

Ho hum.

This is really, really annoying. Has anyone managed to watch Eurosport coverage yet. They seem to be putting every other sport on. I'm going to record the 23.20 alleged coverage in the hope they have run out of other sports by then!
Seen the last kilometre on a video coverage and know that probably was the most exciting part but want to see the build up and what form the riders are in. Grr

 

[argyllflyer]

Unless it was shown, unlikely to be shown now I'd have thought. Might turn up on the ES PLayer but nothing yet.

 

[search]

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Eurosport will have brief highlights of the TDU in the UK every day, the time is variable.Likely to be the host broadcaster package with Liggett. 6pm for stage one on Wednesday night.

Is it being shown live by anybody?

Depends where you are not in UK, just highlights.
If you're in Europe it on Global cycling network, allegedly.

The YouTube channel? Really? And if so, I wonder if Ireland is considered U.K. or Europe for rights purposes. Irish and U.K. broadcast rights are often sold together.

on the TDU website it says that GCN will cover it live online, yes, but Dan Lloyd said on Twitter that this is not true

https://twitter.com/daniellloyd1/status/1083452397597442053

so better watch out for a l'Équipe21 or a Ziggo Sport stream

 

[Robert5091]

http://www.biciciclismo.com/es/rtve-y-eurosport-retransmitiran-la-challenge-de-mallorca-14-01-2019

La difusión televisiva seguirá siendo uno de los puntos más importantes de la XXVIII edición de la Playa de de Palma Challenge Mallorca, evento y garantía de repercusión y difusión de la imagen de Mallorca en el exterior volviendo a contar con la cobertura diaria de Radio Televisión Española (Teledeporte), IB3, este año con una nueva incorporación, como es la del gran especialista en ciclismo Eurosport, (Europa - 54 países) Eurosport Asia (16 países en Asia) llegando a más de 170 países.

Google translate

Television broadcasting will continue to be one of the most important points of the XXVIII edition of the Playa de Palma Challenge Mallorca, event and guarantee of repercussion and diffusion of the image of Mallorca abroad, reverting to the daily coverage of Radio Televisión Española (Teledeporte), IB3, this year with a new incorporation, such as the great specialist in cycling Eurosport, (Europe - 54 countries) Eurosport Asia (16 countries in Asia) reaching more than 170 countries.

more in Spanish at http://vueltamallorca.com/challenge-mallorca/

 

[Nirvana]

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Anyone knows if an eventual YouTube live coverage video is going to disappear at the end or is uploaded and can be watched later?

I checked this channel https://www.youtube.com/user/globalcyclingnetwork/videos?disable_polymer=1 (it's the only one labelled Global Cycling Network) for stage 1 but there is nothing available now.

 

[Tim Booth]

Supposedly, San Juan live on Eurosport 2

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Supposedly, San Juan live on Eurosport 2

Like they gave daily highlights of TDU?

 

[argyllflyer]

Supposedly, San Juan live on Eurosport 2

Like they gave daily highlights of TDU?

Different employing your own commenatators to do a race than to buy in the Aussie international production of TDU (which seems to have been shown stages 3-, on Player anyway).

San Juan in the schedule at 9.30pm on ES2 from Sun night.

Herald Sun and Cadel also in there too at various points.

 

[argyllflyer]

Duplicate

 

[Tim Booth]

Supposedly, San Juan live on Eurosport 2

Like they gave daily highlights of TDU?

Different employing your own commenatators to do a race than to buy in the Aussie international production of TDU (which seems to have been shown stages 3-, on Player anyway).

San Juan in the schedule at 9.30pm on ES2 from Sun night.

Herald Sun and Cadel also in there too at various points.

San Juan in the schedule at 6.30pm on ES Player from Sun night

 

[argyllflyer]

Supposedly, San Juan live on Eurosport 2

Like they gave daily highlights of TDU?

Different employing your own commenatators to do a race than to buy in the Aussie international production of TDU (which seems to have been shown stages 3-, on Player anyway).

San Juan in the schedule at 9.30pm on ES2 from Sun night.

Herald Sun and Cadel also in there too at various points.

San Juan in the schedule at 6.30pm on ES Player from Sun night

Good spot, wonder if just a mistake or... ? Shall tune into find out.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm on the link that's supposed to have started 15 minutes ago.
Still just telling me - in a million different languages - that the programme will start soon.

 

[argyllflyer]

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I'm on the link that's supposed to have started 15 minutes ago.
Still just telling me - in a million different languages - that the programme will start soon.

Has now started.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yeah, well… I'm impatient.