Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti

[pastronef]

If he beats VDP in San Remo and Roubaix I think that may be my tipping point to never watching cycling again. Preferably someone else entirely wins though.

I think you are too dramatic, but I also understand your dislike. I'd watch in any case, whatever happens. I can't stand VDP so I prefer if he gets beaten and the only one capable of is Pog
but surely I'd love if none of them wins
and I'm probably in the wrong part of the forum ahah, doping talk not included in my post. do I think about doping when VDP and Pog smash themselves up the Poggio? no, not at all.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Fewer people watching means less sponsorship, fewer teams, less racing being broadcast, fewer races: not sure how that is to be hoped for no matter what rider you prefer.

Teams and money dustribution need a huge overhaul as well. Current model is outdated. So i would not mind if they started feeling the pain as reult of bad management from the uci on all accounts.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Teams and money dustribution need a huge overhaul as well. Current model is outdated. So i would not mind if they started feeling the pain as reult of bad management from the uci on all accounts.

So how would fewer people watching, a hope you expressed, benefit the sport?

 

[aphronesis]

So how would fewer people watching, a hope you expressed, benefit the sport?

That loss of revenue might force a rethinking from the UCI. Short of scandal, which is how they’re managing the issue, it seems unlikely.

 

[KoopaCycling]

So how would fewer people watching, a hope you expressed, benefit the sport?

Cause more people watching , or a status quo in viewership would mean nothing changes.
It's only when they are practically forced to change that they change.

mind you some crazy billionaire who sets up an alternative calender or buys out races and moves independently may kick UCI behind in a frenzy as well. Ultimately UCI will reign supreme. But just like the ABA forced the NBA to do better, same could apply to the UCI.

 

[peterfin]

is there really fewer people watching? did you see the crowds at Strade Bianche? I mean, Pog and Strade/Sanremo/Roubaix reach the big public, not just us fans here analyzing the race moves and watts. I too wished he could get caught on Saturday or I'll wish he loses the TDF (but I wish he beats VDP in Sanremo-Roubaix)
I understand he's too strong. te race was over 15 minutes after the broadcast started on Sat
but I don't know if the viewing is lower

Watching the race along the route is different than watching it on television. My family likes being in that crowd too, for the atmosphere and the excitement of seeing the riders up close, but they almost never watch a race on television. People who watch in on television get bored these days. I guessed that he would attack 80 km out and when that actually happened I didn't watch the race anymore. I briefly checked the battle for second a few km from the finish. So I assume actual time watched is at risk of going down even if a similar number as before are still watching it briefly.

 

[Squire]

Watching the race along the route is different than watching it on television. My family likes being in that crowd too, for the atmosphere and the excitement of seeing the riders up close, but they almost never watch a race on television. People who watch in on television get bored these days. I guessed that he would attack 80 km out and when that actually happened I didn't watch the race anymore. I briefly checked the battle for second a few km from the finish. So I assume actual time watched is at risk of going down even if a similar number as before are still watching it briefly.

I wonder if the stream broadcasters track stuff like how long/when during the race people watch and not just pure numbers. When it was clear that Seixas wasn't closing the gap, I switched off and went and did something else. And I guess a few others did so as well.

And yes, pointing to the amount of people along the route and whether they seem to be enjoying themselves or not, says nothing about whether they approve of how extremely un-competitive these races have become. There was really nice weather and the race is growing in stature. Of course there are going to be a lot of people out and about and they will cheer anyone.

 

[Unchained]

I wonder if the stream broadcasters track stuff like how long/when during the race people watch and not just pure numbers. When it was clear that Seixas wasn't closing the gap, I switched off and went and did something else. And I guess a few others did so as well.

And yes, pointing to the amount of people along the route and whether they seem to be enjoying themselves or not, says nothing about whether they approve of how extremely un-competitive these races have become. There was really nice weather and the race is growing in stature. Of course there are going to be a lot of people out and about and they will cheer anyone.

Yes they track it. They can tell when you turned on, off, how often you visit the channel, the subject. They have algorithms that steer content to you based on what you watched within the program. So if Seixas is sucking and you tune out, they know, if Seixas is successful and you watch until the end, they know, and they know if you prefer your Seixas in the morning, afternoon or evenings..