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2010-08-27

Vuelta a Espana

Filed under: Coverage,Eurosport,Live Events,Road racing — MJ Ray @ 12:10+00:00

What a shame! I can’t see any Vuelta programmes on Spanish channel TVEinternational yet – currently listings are visible for Sat and Sun so far. TVEI is on a wide range of satellites with show times apparently only published a few days ahead. The official Vuelta site claims it is on TVE, but I don’t see it. Most of the channels listed are pay-TV junk only available to buy in a few small areas.

Eurosport to the rescue! Eurosport International (19e) has Vuelta shows in the late afternoon most days, although it’s at 21:30 CET on Saturday (but still live).

Again, I’ve not spotted coverage on RAI yet, but the listings are late to appear. Is anyone else is covering this race free-to-air? What’s happened? Is Unipublic asking too much money for the rights?

2010-08-22

Eneco Tour and Grand Prix Ouest France-Plouay

Filed under: Coverage,Eurosport,Live Events,Road racing — MJ Ray @ 11:33+00:00

The Eneco Tour is continuing with live coverage today (Sunday), tomorrow and Tuesday on Eurosport International (19e) at about 14:45 CET until the stage end and highlights usually about 08:30 CET and around 13:45 CET the following day.

The Grand Prix Ouest France-Plouay is available live and Free-to-air on both France 3 (5w) from 15:20 CET and Direct 8 (13e) from 15:30 CET.

So, who’s in form for the Veulta? See for yourself!

2010-07-03

Tour de France 2010

Filed under: Coverage,Criticism,Eurosport,ITV,Live Events,Road racing — MJ Ray @ 04:51+00:00

And so it begins again!

itv4 (28e) has live coverage every day for the first time. Start times are between 1500 and 1700 BST, with highlights daily at 1900-2000 BST (except today when it’s at 2000), repeated the following day at 1300.

France Television is the home broadcaster and you can watch live tour coverage on France 2 (5w) most days starting at or before 1420 CET. There’s often a short programme earlier at 1250 or 1300 CET for the village départ on France 3 (5w). There’s a coverage guide in French on the France Television site. Generally, the pictures are what you’ll see used as a base by all the other broadcasters.

Italian channel RAI Due (13e) has the live stages again this year, with highlights later on RAI Sport píu (13e). Earlier in the day, RAI Sport píu is showing the Giro d’Italia femmini if you’d like to watch that.

Either the Spanish-language channels suck, my TV guides suck or both. I can’t find any free-to-air coverage from Spain at all.

In German, Eurosport (19e) has live coverage daily about the same time. Once again, expect it to have added features like Planet Armstrong: Season 2, interviews, guest summarisers and slightly irritating competitions scrolling across the bottom of the screen.

ARD and ZDF (13e and 19e) have come back to their senses after a couple of bad years. This year they’re showing live coverage, but still starting about an hour later in the stage than some broadcasters (1530 CET or so). Maybe next year will see full coverage.

Have you spotted any more free-to-air coverage? Any particularly good (or bad) presentations of the Tour? What do you love or hate about the shows? Leave a comment and praise Phil or lament Duffy Duck if you like…

2010-06-07

Criterium Du Dauphiné

Filed under: Coverage,Eurosport,Live Events,Road racing — MJ Ray @ 11:09+00:00

Bernie S wrote in: “Dauphine broadcast on RAISport 2 new channel on Hotbird [13e] from 1800cet Sunday 6 June, no info on rest of week.Its also on German Eurosport on Astra [19e] and from 1500cet during week”.

Thanks Bernie! The RAI listings for today and tomorrow on teletext only seem to show RAISport 1. Anyone got listings for Sport 2?

As usual, Klack offers pretty good Eurosport listings.

I think the race might also be available in analogue free-to-air on France 4 on 5w, which is irritatingly scrambled in digital.

2010-05-26

Tour Series

Filed under: Coverage,ITV,Road racing — MJ Ray @ 06:14+00:00

The Tour Series, the Tour of Britain’s city centre circuit racing sister, started last night at Canary Wharf and it’s on satellite today, free-to-air at 28e right now on itv4 or in an hour on itv4+1.

For the next few weeks, it should be every Wednesday and Friday on itv4 at 19:00 BST (UTC+0100). Maybe see you at a race later on.

2010-05-08

Giro d’Italia

Filed under: Coverage,Eurosport,ITV,Live Events,Road racing — MJ Ray @ 10:58+00:00

Grand Tour Time! The first one of 2010 kicks off. As you’d expect, the Tour of Italy starts anywhere except Italy: this year it’s Amsterdam.

Coverage is where you’d expect: Rai Tre daily from 1515 CET, with preview before that, aftershow after it and highlights later on Rai Sport Pìu, both free-to-air at 13e. See Rai Teletext’s sport page for exact details.

It’s also on Eurosport at 19e if you prefer it in German or that’s where your dish is pointing.

Sadly, once again, it seems that none of the free-to-air French or English channels are showing the Giro. Come on itv4 – home of cycling, but only one grand tour?

2010-04-25

Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Filed under: Coverage,Eurosport,Live Events,Road racing — MJ Ray @ 10:57+00:00

One of my favourite races, Liege-Bastogne-Liege is still on free-to-air satellite TV.

Eurosport (19e) is showing it from 14:00 CET until 17:00, with highlights tomorrow 14:00-15:30 CET.

France 3 (5w) show the race from 15:20-17:15 CET.

Have you seen LBL on other free channels? Please, let me know in a comment here, on identi.ca or on twitter.com.

2010-04-18

Amstel Gold Race

Filed under: Coverage,Eurosport,Live Events,Road racing — MJ Ray @ 10:21+00:00

A volcanic ash cloud has grounded most of northern Europe’s flights and excluded some competitors, but the Amstel Gold Race is still on free-to-air satellite TV.

Eurosport (19e) is showing it from 15:15 CET until 17:00, with the Presidential Tour of Turkey following it. Highlights are shown tonight 23:45-00:20 CET.

RAI Tre (13e) shows it from 15:05 until 16:50.

Have you spotted it on other channels? Please, let me know in a comment here or on identi.ca or twitter.com.

2010-04-11

Paris-Roubaix

Filed under: Coverage — MJ Ray @ 09:19+00:00

Paris-Roubaix, the Hell of the North with its cobbled sections, is on France 2 (5w) from 1330, Rai Sport (13e) from 1400, Rai Tre (13e) from 1510 and Eurosport (19e) from 1435. Highlghts are on Eurosport tomorrow 0030-0118 and 1130-1300. All times CET. Read more general coverage at cyclingfans.com.

2010-04-05

Tour of the Basque Country

Filed under: Coverage,Live Events,Road racing — MJ Ray @ 09:34+00:00

And the cycling keeps on coming… ETBsat (19e) has the Tour of the Basque Country daily, starting at 16:35 CET today. If you haven’t watched ETB (which I think identifies itself in the EPG as Euskadi TV) since last season, note that its transmission details changed last November.

Read other race coverage at cyclingfans.com for a fuller introduction to the race. The tour is on some Eurosport versions, but not the freetv one. Have you found the race on other free-to-air channels? If so, please leave a comment to tell us.

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