If you’d like to watch Quick Step’s Boonen and Devolder or Lotto’s Hoste racing on home turf, the Rond van België / Tour de Belgique is on RTBF Sat at 19 east on Wed 28 May 14:00-15:45 CET, Thu 14:00-16:00 CET, Fri 14:00-15:45 CET, Sat 14:00-16:20 CET, Sun 14:00-16:05 CET. Ideally timed for watching just before the Giro stage finishes…
2008-05-27
2008-05-26
Giro d’Italia week 3
Just noticed that the coverage info on the main site has fallen off the bottom of the page and there seems to be some hiccough with the archives. Here’s what I’m watching:-
RAI has the best coverage on 13 east: RAI Tre 15:15-17:00 CET daily live coverage. Extra features and weekend extra live coverage on RAI Tre and RAI Sport Sat.
Eurosport Germany is on 19 east 16:00-17:15 CET daily live coverage, but often delayed and cut short by tennis live coverage from the French Open. Saturday’s stage is advertised as 15:00-17:30 CET and Sunday as 16:30-17:30 CET. On weekdays, the previous stage is usually summarised earlier in the day.
Tuesday is a rest day, though.
2008-04-27
Liege-Bastogne-Liege
The race to the bulge and back is live on RTBF-Sat (19 east) 1345-1710 CET today (Sunday), with Eurosport (19e) joining at 1400, France 3 (5w) joining at 1505 and ARD (13e and 19e) joining coverage at 1605 CET.
Highlights are on Eurosport 1400 CET Monday and RAI Sport Sat (13e) 2000 CET.
2008-04-21
La Fleche Wallone
Eurosport (19 east) shows this mid-week one-day race 1400-1630 CET on Wednesday 23 April. RTBFsat (19e) will be there 1335-1640 CET. France 3 (5w) lists it 1455-1640 CET.
Bernie S wrote in: “RTL Luxembourg are covering Fleche Wallone and LBL and I see they are on
Astra but I have never watched the channel so I assume it would be the same
prog as their live stream over the net. Fleche 1400 cet, LBL 1500 cet” – I’ve only seen the RTL.lu channel on 19e used for news in Luxemburgish, but I’ve not really been checking it much.
2008-04-19
Amstel Gold
The Amstel Gold is on Eurosport (19east) 1515-1700 CET on Sunday 20 April, RTBF Sat (also 19e) 14:15-16:15 CET, RAI Tre (13e) 15:45-18:00 CET and RAI Sport Sat (13e) 17:00-18:00 CET.
New this time, it’s also on young French digital channel W9 from 14:50 CET which is sometimes in the clear on 19e and 13e (I’ve not checked yet today), as well as terrestial digital in France.
RAI Sport Sat also show coverage of the Giro d’Oro and the Gran Fondo del Montello from 22:45 CET.
2008-04-16
Scheldeprijs
Bernie S again wrote to let me know that the Scheldeprijs/GP de l’Escaut is on RTBF Sat (19e) from 15:05 – 17:10 CET today. Check CyclingFans for online coverage and news updates.
2008-04-12
Tour of Turkey
DSF (19 east) will show this UCI Europe Tour race:-
13.04.2008 Sunday 16:00 CET (Istanbul Criterium),
14.04.2008 Monday 15:30 CET,
15.04.2008 Tuesday 15:30 CET,
16.04.2008 Wednesday 15:45 CET,
17.04.2008 Thursday 15:30 CET,
18.04.2008 Friday 15:30 CET,
19.04.2008 Saturday 15:00 CET,
20.04.2008 Sunday 15:15 CET
Update: Bernie S emailed “Apparently Tour of Turkey is being carried by TRT International on Astra (19e) and Hotbird (13e)” Today’s schedule and it appears to be UTC+3.
2008-04-11
Klassika Primavera
Bernie S writes again “ETB Sat (19east) are transmitting Klassika Primavera from 1200 – 1400 cet on Sunday 13”.
Paris-Roubaix
It’s Friday night, I used to be in Norwich, it’s time for the Hell of the North! (reference)
The brilliant Bernie S tips again that “Both ARD (19 east and 13e) and RAI Tre (13e) are covering Paris Roubaix from 1530 CET on Sunday.” What’s more, France 2 (5w) has coverage from 1330 CET and Eurosport (19e) is there 1630-1730 CET.
Highlights are on Eurosport 1100 and 1530 CET on Monday, 1115 CET on Tuesday.
