Liège - Bastogne - Liège : Sunday April 22th 201é

[karlboss]

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/video/2164840078/LiegeBastogneLiege

live now

solid quality too

 

[DominicDecoco]

People who watch cycling will watch the race.

People who watch superbikes are already watching the superbikes.

Remember the fuss when VS or whoever it was cut the end of the Tour of California for hockey? Superbikes fans would have every right to be annoyed if their coverage was cut short before the finish to go live to something where there's still at least a couple of hours left to go.

Eurosport's priorities are not alienating those viewers they do have, since they don't have the biggest budget in the world. They're still providing plenty of cycling coverage, but this way they're not alienating another key audience.

It's all good and well. but sports where the 'athletes' aren't bothered riding a bike without a motor because of pure laziness are not to be included in this reasonable explanation. That's a well known Eurosport-rule.

 

[Bala Verde]

Is Cataldo sent out to the front to set something up for Chavanel?

 

[karlboss]

Is Cataldo sent out to the front to set something up for Chavanel?

we can hope, chavanel could be underestimated here.

 

[Bala Verde]

we can hope, chavanel could be underestimated here.

At least this move takes the pressure off the team to chase down the escapees.

 

[vcampbell]

People who watch cycling will watch the race.

People who watch superbikes are already watching the superbikes.

Remember the fuss when VS or whoever it was cut the end of the Tour of California for hockey? Superbikes fans would have every right to be annoyed if their coverage was cut short before the finish to go live to something where there's still at least a couple of hours left to go.

Eurosport's priorities are not alienating those viewers they do have, since they don't have the biggest budget in the world. They're still providing plenty of cycling coverage, but this way they're not alienating another key audience.

I don't want them to stop the superbike coverage, but that's fact, that cycling is the least important.
Show the podium ceremony from an indifferent sport what takes 15 minutes, when we know that the cycling coverage should have started half an hour ago? Of course!
Show the 11th finisher in a monument, when we should show a tennis replay? No way!!!

That's my problem.

 

[Bala Verde]

peloton going pretty hard. In 15k they took off around 2m

 

[will10]

we can hope, chavanel could be underestimated here.

Chavanel has never done anything in the Ardennes though.

 

[nvpacchi]

Did only Eurosport lose the live picture?

 

[Bala Verde]

Uran dropped on the Wanne?

 

[canyonball]

Eurosport is on. Interview with some contenders (Laura Meseguer making an appearance too ).

Very excited for this race. Voeckler \o/

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Uran dropping?

 

[Lexman]

Uran had trouble with following the bunch...

 

[Trofinios]

Crash in FW must have been bad for Uran.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Uran dropping?

Cpt. Uranium, please.

 

[karlboss]

Chavanel has never done anything in the Ardennes though.

sort of my point, he's strong and in form, can climb a bit. However only a fool would count him a contender. So if he tries a counter attack, could well be given leeway, especially if he links up with cataldo

 

[Bala Verde]

Sammy the mullet changes bikes.

 

[karlboss]

sanchez problem

 

[Fourier]

sanchez problem

he does not seem particularly enthusiastic about racing today

 

[DominicDecoco]

Look at the percentages of that hill. Insane.

 

[cineteq]

he does not seem particularly enthusiastic about racing today

At the beginning of the race he seemed like he was partying all night long...

 

[DominicDecoco]

he does not seem particularly enthusiastic about racing today

Well, he's not going to laugh at a bike change on such a difficult point in the race.

 

[nvpacchi]

Sanchez should go for Uran style mullet

 

[veganrob]

Sanchez should go for Uran style mullet

Friends don't let friends wear mullets

 

[hrotha]

You guys say "mullet" when you actually mean "kind of longish hair".