NBC SPORTS :( Coverage is Terrible

[Carols]

I just finished watching my recording of the Ronde. While viewing I was totally unaware of the result or anything that happened in the race.

They totally butchered it. Dreadful editing and very difficult to follow what was happening. And to top it off they skipped from 21.8km to go to 15.8 cutting out the Kwaremont One comes back from a commercial and Cancellara and Vanmarcke are alone 1/2 over to the leading 2. Boonen and Sagan are totally out of it and I have no idea how that happened, just that it did!

Plus no order of finish shown!!!! Guess I should be thankful that I got to see some of it, but geez folks doesn't anyone know you should leave in the important moves and at least give the top 10 finishers?

 

[Afrank]

Watching the replay now at 48Km's, I'm not surprised they would do those kind of things. To see everything that happens in a race and get the full effects from it, you really have to watch it live. It's just never the same when you watch a recording later.

I remember watching the PR on my DVR last year and edited out was one of the best parts of the race IMO. Where Cancellara motored his way back into the front group. When I watched it live I thought he was out of it before he put himself back into contention.

 

[zlev11]

I just finished watching my recording of the Ronde. While viewing I was totally unaware of the result or anything that happened in the race.

They totally butchered it. Dreadful editing and very difficult to follow what was happening. And to top it off they skipped from 21.8km to go to 15.8 cutting out the Kwaremont One comes back from a commercial and Cancellara and Vanmarcke are alone 1/2 over to the leading 2. Boonen and Sagan are totally out of it and I have no idea how that happened, just that it did!

Plus no order of finish shown!!!! Guess I should be thankful that I got to see some of it, but geez folks doesn't anyone know you should leave in the important moves and at least give the top 10 finishers?

just watched my DVR recording and i agree, what a friggin' joke. it's like someone who has no idea about cycling is editing these shows. did you notice how they completely skipped the Koppenberg, too, aside from showing Devolder going over it minutes behind the leaders did? i figured if that was the only part they missed then fine, we'll get to see the entire finale...but nope! they edited out the most important attack of the whole race. i'm really glad i watched it live on the stream.

 

[Granville57]

Big Mac, How do you access Eurosport the feed. People on this thread talk about internet feeds but I have no idea how to find a one. Everything link I click on at Steephill is a dead spam/virus type of link....

That's what I am saying, spammed into oblivion on these links. Ended up paying for the Eurosport player...

Huh?

What the hell are you guys talking about?

I've been watching free streams for some time on Macs and/or PCs, doesn't matter.

Steephill has all the links, and I've never once had spam issues, etc.

For instance. I go to the main page:
http://www.steephill.tv

Click on the race I want (País Vasco, as an example here)
http://www.steephill.tv/vuelta-al-pais-vasco/

Scroll down just below the main image and click on "Live Coverage"
http://www.steephill.tv/vuelta-al-pais-vasco/#live

And there are your choices. It's critical that you get the start times for the broadcast correct, otherwise you'll likely just get adverts or some other programming. I often can only get one or two links to work effectively, but of course, one is all you need. You may have to spend a few minutes figuring out which links will work for you, but there's almost always one that does. And if you can only get one in a language you don't understand, who cares?
"Cancellara" is pronounced the same in Flemish, French, Italian and English.

And don't think for a second that I feel guilty about the free pirate feeds. If the sport can't make itself available to me through normal channels, then so be it.

And if NBC thinks I'm going to put up with Liggett & Sherwen in between their 65% of commercials, they're delusional.

Will these live feeds stream flawlessly? NO. You may very well have to refresh your browser every now and then, and there may be stutters and freezes from time to time. So try to watch with the best internet connection that's available to you. The rest is up to you.

One irony in all this is that when it comes to online coverage, I felt that NBC absolutely raised the bar with their live feeds for Tour of California and Utah (or whatever the hell it's called). I really couldn't care less about the U.S. stage races, or the commentary from Frick & Frack, but the technology they employ, the quality of the feed, and the amount of information they provide, FAR surpasses any other online coverage I've ever seen for a race.

Now if the geniuses behind this sport could figure out how to harness that Know How, and combine it with races actually worth watching, they might be on to something.

I'm not holding my breath for that to happen anytime soon though.

 

[Carols]

Not everyone is available to view live streams! I do my best but sometimes life interferes

 

[Granville57]

Not everyone is available to view live streams! I do my best but sometimes life interferes

Oh, no doubt about that. But that's another issue altogether. When a stage race is taking place on weekdays, I rarely, if ever, am able to watch the ending.

 

[Afrank]

Not everyone is available to view live streams! I do my best but sometimes life interferes

Yeah, I completely get that. I couldn't watch MSR live this year because I had my own race.