Tour de Yorkshire 2016 - Where you watching from?

[Richard A Thackeray]

It seems that I know one of the riders today

A member of one of the late-invite teams, is in my running club, & same cycling club, plus is my daughters PE tutor!! (& a damned good triathlete)

I sometimes see her out on the roads around the village she lives in, & where the running club meets up, but I had no idea about today (or that she was in such a team)
I'll be looking at the results with interest

http://teamjadan.com/
http://letour.yorkshire.com/the-asda-womens-tour-de-yorkshire-race (bottom right)

 

[Mike_P]

Plane apparently fixed at quarter to 3 so their might be some live pictures soon! Had a day of sun, torrential hail, and rain so far so was hoping to watch it on tv.

 

[Dayvo]

Yorkshire looking splendid on a Norwegian TV sports channel. Sun and a lot of colour.

 

[Pale Rider]

According to the ITV Twitter feed there is a replacement plane on the way that will arrive in time for the mens race and they intend to show "whatever we can get" from the womens race during coverage of the mens race from 2.15pm.
Major disappointment for all involved and I'm sure questions will be asked, but if the plane has to land, it has to land...

Some quickly edited / uploaded photos from Station Road, Scholes here:
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Some more at my Flick feed here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8964340@N05/albums/72157667166703190
No time to sort any more now as I'm going back out for the mens race in a little while, but I'll get the rest (plus the mens race) uploaded as and when.

Proper pics, Dave, all the riders in focus.

Excellent job.

 

[Dayvo]

Yorkshire looking splendid on a Norwegian TV sports channel. Sun and a lot of colour.

And not to mention, a good turnout of roadside fans.

 

[NorthernDave]

It is something of a disaster for the race organisers that there has been no live coverage of either race today.
As ITV have pointed out, they are totally reliant on the feed from them for the race and with no plane it meant no show. It does make you wonder what the contingency plan was?

 

[Dayvo]

Getting a bit boring watching the inactivity at the finishing line.

I know the aerial coverage is down, but what about motorbike/car cameramen?

 

[philk56]

Apparently the plane problem is such a rare occurrence the back-up was in France http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/30/womens-tour-de-yorkshire-itv-live-blackout

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Getting a bit boring watching the inactivity at the finishing line.

I know the aerial coverage is down, but what about motorbike/car cameramen?

They need the plane to relay the feed from them.

 

[Freds Dad]

They need the plane to relay the feed from them.

Does the feed not go via satellite? Surely they dont have a plane flying over every F1 race when the pictures come from the onboard camera.

 

[lyn1]

Does the feed not go via satellite? Surely they dont have a plane flying over every F1 race when the pictures come from the onboard camera.

explained in link
http://cyclingtips.com/2013/07/eyes-in-the-sky-how-the-tour-de-france-is-broadcast-to-the-world/

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Does the feed not go via satellite? Surely they dont have a plane flying over every F1 race when the pictures come from the onboard camera.

The plane collects and re-transmits the video feeds.

 

[NorthernDave]

For the benefit of anyone who was relying on ITV4 to see the race, here are some pics of the mens race as it passed through Scholes:

More here https://www.flickr.com/photos/8964340@N05/albums/72157667175384230
There may be more to follow once I've had chance to sort them.

 

[Julia9054]

Ready, steady, go . . .
Great atmosphere in Otley.

 

[Alembicbassman]

Out of Conisbrough......

Mechanical Doping !!!!