Tour of Rwanda 2013 coverage?

[fujisst]

I fully comprehend the typical European, N. American, and Australian bias of this site, but come on - there's bike racing in other parts of the globe as well. You folks can't see within and above your biases to post results from a UCI sanctioned race in Africa?

 

[Aapjes]

2012 winner: Darren Lill (SA)
PCS Ranking: 930

The rest of the top-10 is also filled with local African racers.

In other words: this race has an inflated ranking as 'foreign aid' to African cycling, but has pretty much no international talent competing. So why would anyone outside Africa care? So on a website with very little African visitors, you can't complain about it not being reported on. Especially since you could easily put your money where your mouth is and do a Tour of Rwanda results thread yourself. Nobody is stopping you, except for your misplaced sense of entitlement.

 

[theyoungest]

2012 winner: Darren Lill (SA)
PCS Ranking: 930

The rest of the top-10 is also filled with local African racers.

In other words: this race has an inflated ranking as 'foreign aid' to African cycling, but has pretty much no international talent competing. So why would anyone outside Africa care? So on a website with very little African visitors, you can't complain about it not being reported on. Especially since you could easily put your money where your mouth is and do a Tour of Rwanda results thread yourself. Nobody is stopping you, except for your misplaced sense of entitlement.

Every crap criterium in Australia is reported on, so the OP has a point. This website is very Anglocentric, but of course that isn't really news.

 

[Aapjes]

Every crap criterium in Australia is reported on, so the OP has a point.

But a criterium like the Noosa Subaru crit has riders that people actually know from big races like McEwen, Howard, Sagan, Cantwell and Durbridge. Of course the criterium is not a serious race, but many people have favorites and like following them. The Tour of Rwanda is not a serious international race and has no big names showing up. So it is in fact less interesting than that particular criterium.

It's a simple fact that this (English) website has an audience and has to pay reporters to report on races, so they will only report of races that interest a decent part of their audience. I have heard no argument why CN is wrong in ignoring a local, low level race like this.

This website is very Anglocentric, but of course that isn't really news.

A Dutch website has more focus on Dutch Riders. A German website will have more focus on German riders. An African website will have more focus on African riders. Being upset by this is like being upset at getting wet when it rains.

 

[Boardslide]

http://twitter.com/TRwandaCycling/status/402706535966859264/photo/1
Here' a photo of the crowds

 

[jens_attacks]

what are the best teams here? Tsutsi Cycling Team or Hutus Pizzahut?

 

[theyoungest]

But a criterium like the Noosa Subaru crit has riders that people actually know from big races like McEwen, Howard, Sagan, Cantwell and Durbridge. Of course the criterium is not a serious race, but many people have favorites and like following them. The Tour of Rwanda is not a serious international race and has no big names showing up. So it is in fact less interesting than that particular criterium.

It's a simple fact that this (English) website has an audience and has to pay reporters to report on races, so they will only report of races that interest a decent part of their audience. I have heard no argument why CN is wrong in ignoring a local, low level race like this.

I don't even mean the Noosa criterium, although if this race were held anywhere else than in Australia it would have gotten little to no attention. I regularly see races and riders on the front page whom literally no one cares about except a few Aussie locals.

Of course that's fine, but I imagine as an African fan you're not really served by this website, while as an Aussie you are overly served.

A Dutch website has more focus on Dutch Riders. A German website will have more focus on German riders. An African website will have more focus on African riders. Being upset by this is like being upset at getting wet when it rains.

And what should a website that claims to be the "world centre of cycling" focus on?

 

[Aapjes]

Of course that's fine, but I imagine as an African fan you're not really served by this website, while as an Aussie you are overly served.

Sure, but how many Australian visitors are there compared to African visitors? If there are 10 times the visitors, then I disagree that they are overly served. Australian eyeballs are also worth a lot more to advertisers than African eyeballs.

And what should a website that claims to be the "world centre of cycling" focus on?

But that is not an argument in favor of crappy local races like the ToR. At most it is an argument against other content on this site that doesn't have a worldwide audience.

 

[fujisst]

2012 winner: Darren Lill (SA)
PCS Ranking: 930

The rest of the top-10 is also filled with local African racers.

In other words: this race has an inflated ranking as 'foreign aid' to African cycling, but has pretty much no international talent competing. So why would anyone outside Africa care? So on a website with very little African visitors, you can't complain about it not being reported on. Especially since you could easily put your money where your mouth is and do a Tour of Rwanda results thread yourself. Nobody is stopping you, except for your misplaced sense of entitlement.

Did I touch a nerve?
It's a UCI sanctioned race. Period. Get over it.
There are no other road races currently, why shouldn't it get any coverage from 'CyclingNews'?
Expand your horizons, as your world view is exceedingly narrow.
Unplug and go for a bike ride.

 

[Opalius]

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/137958-Tour-of-Rwanda-2013-Stage-2-Rwamagana-raquo-Musanze

Sort of incredible that Team MTN Qhubeka can't do it better.

 

[Aapjes]

Did I touch a nerve?

No, I just like to argue with people who say dumb things. Furthermore, you made a thread with this aggressive statement: "You folks can't see within and above your biases..." So if anyone's nerve was touched, it is yours.

It's a UCI sanctioned race. Period. Get over it.
There are no other road races currently, why shouldn't it get any coverage from 'CyclingNews'?

There are no other races currently because this is the off season and no serious cycling happens on the road. So there is no need for any coverage of non-serious events by cyclingnews. Some non-serious events are of interest to a decent part of the cyclingnews audience, so they get coverage. That doesn't mean that other non-serious events also deserve to be covered.

You only have to look at the winners of this and last year to see that this race has no significant (or even mediocre) worldwide draw. I don't see how being sanctioned makes a race worthy in any way, shape or form. The quality of the field & racing is what makes an event worthy and being sanctioned merely provides incentives for riders to attend and make the race good. But the 2.2 ranking clearly didn't do this at all.

Expand your horizons, as your world view is exceedingly narrow.

Not caring about (at best) 3rd tier cycling events doesn't mean I have a narrow world view. Or is this just an attempt to insinuate that I'm racist for not caring about this particular African race?

Anyway, you refused to answer my question why you are unwilling to provide coverage of this race on the forum. Don't you think it is hypocritical to expect others to cover this event, when you could do the same job yourself? Don't you think it is worth your time? If not, why should it be worth cyclingnews' time?