Tour Down Under - Spoiler

[martint235]

Ok so it can be a little boring as there's just the one hill but I do like the TDU. It doesn't look like it's on ITV4, any none Sky channels got it? I've got Freesat and can't see it on any of the channels.

 

[Steve H]

It's on the Sky Sports channels - shame I haven't got Sky Sports!

This link is a good one for seeing what cycling and athletics is coming up and on what channel is shown on...

Athletics on TV

 

[ianrauk]

Cheers for that Steve. Very helpful for the recording...

 

[Dayvo]

This might be of help nearer the start: http://cyclingfans.com/

 

[dellzeqq]

could they not call it something else?

 

[totallyfixed]

Can't get excited about the tour down under, I like my road racing same as my veg, in season. Right now watching skiing especially the Biathlon and cross country.

 

[DiddlyDodds]

Slippery slope for cycling on TV , now Sky have seen the rise in popularity of cycling and are starting to buy up the tv rights it will the last most people will see of cycling on TV , just look at boxing , when it was on ITV it was massive in this country remember Frank Bruno , after Sky got hold of Boxing most people never watched it again .

 

[beastie]

Slippery slope for cycling on TV , now Sky have seen the rise in popularity of cycling and are starting to buy up the tv rights it will the last most people will see of cycling on TV , just look at boxing , when it was on ITV it was massive in this country remember Frank Bruno , after Sky got hold of Boxing most people never watched it again .

Just precisely which cycling have you been watching on terrestrial TV?

Sky under the guise of British Eurosport have been the only channel to cover cycling in any depth for the past 10 years.

 

[cyberknight]

Posted a similar thread, seems it is on freeview from 27th jan

 

[Noodley]

Just precisely which cycling have you been watching on terrestrial TV?

you mean to say you've missed it all?

 

[beastie]

you mean to say you've missed it all?

Nnnnoooo. I watched it on Eurosport ! ;-)

 

[oldroadman]

Just precisely which cycling have you been watching on terrestrial TV?

Sky under the guise of British Eurosport have been the only channel to cover cycling in any depth for the past 10 years.

ITV4 have covered the TdF, ToB highlights, and Tour Series. BBC will cover track world cups and a few others, then claim they are a "cycling" channel because they cover Worlds (this year) and Olympics. Eurosport cover every major tour, the classics, and plenty of other stuff.
Now, which is the cycling channel?

 

[Hip Priest]

Eurosport will have enough on throughout the year to keep me satisfied. I'll follow the TDU in print and online, plus I think ITV are showing a review of it towards the end of Jan.

 

[beastie]

ITV4 have covered the TdF, ToB highlights, and Tour Series. BBC will cover track world cups and a few others, then claim they are a "cycling" channel because they cover Worlds (this year) and Olympics. Eurosport cover every major tour, the classics, and plenty of other stuff.
Now, which is the cycling channel?

Well I'm aware that BBC shows track, and the road worlds, and that ITV shows the tour, but Eurosport covers road and track in depth throughout the season. It is where I prefer to watch , with Imo better commentary and analysis than the terrestrial channels. So Obviously Eurosport is THE cycling channel.

 

[cyberknight]

Well I'm aware that BBC shows track, and the road worlds, and that ITV shows the tour, but Eurosport covers road and track in depth throughout the season. It is where I prefer to watch , with Imo better commentary and analysis than the terrestrial channels. So Obviously Eurosport is THE cycling channel.

Assuming they actually show the program at the listed time, at least 3 times last year i got home to find i had recorded tennis or some other sport even though sky + clearly said it had recorded cycling.