Giro on Italianl TV

[flipteez]

My wife and I will attend the Giro this year. We are thinking of taking a portable TV so we can watch the race while we wait for the peloton to pass. I see that at the races in Belgium and wonder if anyone can tell me if this would work in Italy.
Is every stage on Broadcast TV and would there be a strong enough signal in most places that the race goes to be able to pick it up?

 

[Eshnar]

Every stage is broadcasted ofc, but I have doubts you'll manage to get signal in many areas, especially if you go to see mountain stages. For the flat or reasonably hilly stages you should be fine. Make sure your tv can receive DTV signal, because there's only that in Italy since a few years.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

If you happen to have an internet connection - ie. via mobile phone, or a wifi in a nearby bar
you could see the Giro live on line via the site rai.tv.

But internet "live" generally often 40 secs behind the digital terrestrial signal.

The bar nearby may also be persuaded tune their tv in the corner to the Raisport/Rai3

 

[AJ101]

The internet coverage is really good. Lots of town squares have got free municipal wifi but that won't help you during the race itself if youre up a mountain. TIM & WIND do special month long data and voice packages but you'll probably eat through the data allowance if youre watching TV on your tablet/phone etc.

Now if you're with a provider at home like Three that do free data packages throughout Europe then you'd be laughing!