What point should I watch from?

[RedheadDane]

To answer the question directly, then always standing at the side of the route.

I think the question was for "What should I do if I'm otherwise occupied when the race is happening, but I still want to watch a replay?"

 

[Wyndbrook]

I think the question was for "What should I do if I'm otherwise occupied when the race is happening, but I still want to watch a replay?"

Yes I know,

 

[AmRacer]

Two to five minutes before the most exciting decisive move happens.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes I know,

I suppose if you stand by the side of the road, you might want to go back and watch all the parts you missed because they didn't happen in the 5 minutes it took the riders to get past where you were standing.

 

[tobydawq]

I suppose if you stand by the side of the road, you might want to go back and watch all the parts you missed because they didn't happen in the 5 minutes it took the riders to get past where you were standing.

Definitely. Plus there is often no reception.

 

[RedheadDane]

Definitely. Plus there is often no reception.

They couldn't get reception where I was "watching" stage 3 back in 2022. I can imagine what it would be like in the mountains...
And you'll be surrounded by drunk idiots...

 

[tobydawq]

They couldn't get reception where I was "watching" stage 3 back in 2022. I can imagine what it would be like in the mountains...
And you'll be surrounded by drunk idiots...

That depends where you are. There weren't many drunk idiots on the Pic de Nore back in 2018, I can tell you that. But I only found out Cort had won the stage an hour after it had happened.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

To answer the question directly, then always standing at the side of the route.

I did that twice when the Tour went through Kent (SE corner of England), and a couple of times for Tour of Britain), but in flat areas it's very brief entertainment.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Two to five minutes before the most exciting decisive move happens.

Which is what I was hoping this thread might become: advice as to when to start watching from to be just before the "exciting decisive move happens".

 

[RedheadDane]

That depends where you are. There weren't many drunk idiots on the Pic de Nore back in 2018, I can tell you that. But I only found out Cort had won the stage an hour after it had happened.

I'll skip the discomfort, and just watch on tv/streaming.

 

[tobydawq]

I'll skip the discomfort, and just watch on tv/streaming.

okay

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'll skip the discomfort, and just watch on tv/streaming.

You can do that from the side of a road, too.

 

[RedheadDane]

You can do that from the side of a road, too.

You can skip the discomfort of being by the side of a road, from the side of a road?
Even watching a replay would be preferable to that...

 

[RedheadDane]

Two to five minutes before the most exciting decisive move happens.

Two problems:

1. Sometimes, the decisive move means that everything from that point onward gets rather un-exciting.
How exciting was SB really after the decisive move?
In that case, it's all the stuff leading up to the decisive move that's actually more exciting.

2. Sometimes, it's really hard - even in hindsight - to know what the decisive move was.
What was the decisive move in GW?
Was it VDP forcing that selection?
Could you even argue that it was Milan's attack? Tiring VDP out, paving the way for Pedersen's win?

Of course, both those races are races you'd probably benefit from watching in their entirety, then go invade the TV producers' office to complain about the fact that they didn't provide full-race covering.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

In the hope:
a) that it is of use to some who have been working or otherwise occupied this afternoon, and
b) that others will take up tha habit so that I (among others) will be able to take advantage of it in the future

Dwars door Vlaanderen (men's)
77-56 (73 to 62 is you're pushed for time), 28-20, last 10

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Route Adelie
Not the biggest names, and the commentators didn't seem to know who anyone was, but a decent will they/won't they. Last 10 k worth a look, I can't say whether there is much significant before that.

 

[Fantastico]

A suggestion might be to watch the video at double (or faster) speed. Then quickly switch back to regular speed when things get interesting.
Or keep it at high-speed, marvelling at how quick VDP is.

I also think Discovery+ has little markers for interesting stuff on the process line at the buttom of the screen.

Whenever I re-watch a race in the evening, which rarely happened lately due to a lack of time, I use a similar approach. The Eurosport Player (similar for Discovery+ now) allows to fast-forward in steps of 10 seconds, so I usually use a few clicks to skip something between 30 seconds and a few minutes (depending on the overall racing situation) and then I re-evaluate if something relevant happened.

 

[OliviaBaker]

Whenever I re-watch a race in the evening, which rarely happened lately due to a lack of time, I use a similar approach. The Eurosport Player (similar for Discovery+ now) allows to fast-forward in steps of 10 seconds, so I usually use a few clicks to skip something between 30 seconds and a few minutes (depending on the overall racing situation) and then I re-evaluate if something relevant happened.

same here. hehe