Does anyone else find this year's Versus transmission of the Tour deeply annoying? They keep yapping and they do not show the race! Could they talk while we get to see race?
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07-20-2011, 04:18 AM #1
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07-20-2011, 04:35 AM #2
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E u r o s p o r t has great coverage, fewer and shorter commercials, in-depth commentary. It's great to not have a TV!
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Does anyone else find this year's Versus transmission of the Tour deeply annoying? They keep yapping and they do not show the race! Could they talk while we get to see race?
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07-20-2011, 04:37 AM #3
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Are you watching the live coverage or the primetime show? IMO, the live show during the day is much better. Originally Posted by pll
Does anyone else find this year's Versus transmission of the Tour deeply annoying? They keep yapping and they do not show the race! Could they talk while we get to see race?
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07-20-2011, 04:43 AM #4
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Watching right now. It took until 7:24AM to see the first image of the race... I can see in online sites the race images always start earlier than Versus. Originally Posted by Becky
Yeah. I should just ignore the TV. But it is so much nice to see the sights and the guys in a bigger screen. Originally Posted by tulip
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07-20-2011, 05:28 AM #5
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Well they always start with a pre-game show. It used to be a solid half-hour, and they would run a big show opening sequence when the race coverage began like they were two separate programs. Now they go to the live feed earlier and treat it like it's all one show.
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07-20-2011, 07:06 AM #6
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Tour de Norvège! Whoo hoo!
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07-20-2011, 07:10 AM #7
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Yeah, I have Eurosport In Real Time...it's like a family...
There is an "Inside the Team Bus" section pre-race and tons of interviews at The Depart...as well as re-cap of the previous Stage.
Brilliant descending, great television and well done EBH.
Nice to see the little countries getting a look in.
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07-20-2011, 07:39 AM #8
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Once again, Voeckler is my hero! Although I'm very happy for EBH's win, especially after yesterday's frustration.
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Voeckler for me, too. Anyone else will be disappointing at this point. He's put up quite a fight. It's hugely unlikely, but that's my dream.
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No women's stage race in France this year. There used be a race, but it funding problems. There are several stage races for women (you'll spot some listed in Cycling News), but about the only one for which I have coverage each year is the Giro Donne. Originally Posted by blue_angel
PS: You can find some coverage for the Giro Donne in YouTube. For example, here's this year's stage 1.Last edited by pll; 07-20-2011 at 08:50 AM.
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