Cycling Fans on Satellite Pro-cycling satellite race coverage

The UCI’s top event is on this week in Varese, Italy and is covered all over the shop. Men’s U23 Individual Time Trial is on Tuesday, Women’s ITT on Wednesday, Men’s ITT on Thursday, Men’s U23 Race on Friday, Women’s Race on Saturday and Men’s Race on Sunday.

English-language coverage is on BBCi and BBC-2, free-to-air at 28e and also online, but don’t include the U23 races. Shows are Wednesday 1300-1600, Thursday 1200-1630, Saturday 1200-1545 and Sunday 0930-1630 all BST. BBC Two highlights ahows are on Saturday and Sunday 1800-1900 BST.

German-language coverage on Eurosport (free-to-air at 19e, also in English on analogue) is probably the most comprehensive. Shows are on Wednesday 0045, 0830, 1230, 1400 (live), 1815, Thursday 0030, 1145, 1300 (live), Friday 0030, 1300 (live), 2345, Saturday 1300 (live), Sunday 1030 (live) all CET.

French-language coverage is on France 3, free-to-air at 5W, with shows at Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday at 1500 CET.

Italian-language coverage is on RAI Tre and RAI Sport piu, usually FTA at 13e, at similar times to France 3.

Also on 13e, SLO2 has coverage on Thursday, Friday and Sunday at 1500 CET.

So of the major European languages, Spanish is the only one I’ve not found…

What with all the other racing, I missed that the Tour of Poland is on TVP Polonia (free-to-air at 7e, 13e and 19e) most days from 1515-1700 or thereabouts. See TVP’s website for listings.

I’m still busy watching the Vuelta, but Bernie S wrote in: “RTBF Sat again. GP Wallonie, with another programme in the middle it would appear.”

So that’s on RTBF Sat (free-to-air at 19e) Wed 17 Sep 2008, 1445-1735 CET. (Source)

I’m not sure whether I’ve watched any RTBF coverage for a few months. It’ll be interesting to see how it looks/feels after watching the Tour of Britain.

Bernie S writes: “This used to be our World Cup race (Rochester Classic et al) which the germans pinched after the Tour success of Ullrich and it’s on Rai Sport Piu [free-to-air at 13e] Sunday 8 September 1430-1530 CET”