Cycling on Television (TV)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00zmyxb/British_Olympic_Dreams_Episode_2/

Wiggo on BBC ONE show now.

Cool!

Grupetto shirt (looked like Dave Mac) spotted in the crowd during pursuit! :)

Fucking hell, what a save by Remy!

Plus one. How did he stay on and how did that Astana rider end up under that van?
What a great finish...

What a great finish...

Agreed, Tondo stacking on the line as well. The Astana boy nearly lost it a few times on the run in. Excellent stuff.
p.s, re; The Astana rider under the van. It wasn't made clear how he ended up there. Hope he's okay.

Gilbert is a monster; Chuck Norris on a Canyon

tense finish, today, shame wiggo and sky didn't give it a proper attack, not that Martin would have struggled to keep up

Rawwrr!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DQmN89ChO4

It was an awesome finish today :)

tense finish, today, shame wiggo and sky didn't give it a proper attack, not that Martin would have struggled to keep up

summed up my feelings exactly... it's a shame, but Martin is ten times the rider Wiggarello is. ever since last years TDF i always feel that the Wiggidy-wag is always struggling to hang in with the big boys, and his time-trialling is always 2nd or 4rd best, never enough to blow away a big favorite.

it's almost like he's wigan athletic, and Tony Martin is Man. Utd, to use a crass analogy.

Yeah no doubt Tony would have had him, but shame didn't give it a try.

I know that Paris Nice isn't the tour but I can't imagine Wiggo have that much of a chance anytime soon

I suppose Wiggins didn't want to risk losing potential UCI points.

Nice one Cadel

I wonder what OPL are planning for MSR this Saturday. Is their priority going to be protecting Gilbert or an attempt to set up Greipel?..

Gilbert for sure.

Who's Greipel?

Hah!

Gilbert for sure.

Who's Greipel?

He's fatter than you.

A funny moment about 16 minutes into Eurosprorts coverage of stage 7 of the tirreno adriatico yesterday when one of the riders 'took out' a spectator's mobile phone with his shoulder. Sadly I can't find any footage on the web.

A campaign trying to get ITV to show more cycling on TV from the Comic: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/519467/call-for-itv-to-broadcast-more-cycling.html

I didn't realise ITV had the rights to so much. Makes me wonder why, when they show so much plop on ITV 1-4, they don't show Paris-Roubaix etc.

Probably costs them a few pence more but it'd be great watcing it on a big TV rather than a tiny laptop. You'd think it would attract a fair few viewers... perhaps not.

I'd like to see it stay with Eurosport. I don't want it all commercialised, filled with ads and shit.

MSR today.

^fair dos But given all its faults at least ITV is free to air*.

*unless Eurosport is too - don't know I don't have a dish.

No idea. But have watched ITV and Eurosport Tour coverage I'd definitely want to keep Eurosport.

I'd agree if I had a choice, I remember watching the TdF for the first time on Eurosport with Duffield doing the commentary and that was amazing. Much better coverage and for longer.