Cycling on TV “not so highly rated”

Must be this one.
Must be this one.

http://www.project-survey.com/surveys/uk-bbcsurvey/

Suggest you all join and tell them how much you like cycling on TV. 😉

I think if you were to add a
I think if you were to add a ball to the sport of cycling, and races were won by the rider who crossed the finish line with the ball in tow, ratings would be high. 8}

Chain Reaction advertises on
Chain Reaction advertises on Eurosport when the cycling is on, too, and most of the ads are cycling related (the two most repeated ads during cycling coverage being Garmin-Transitions (“Hi, I’m Tyler Farrar…”) and Sidi’s amazingly ridiculous series of adverts with pro-cyclists dressing in ridiculous outfits (or no outfit at all, in the case of Pozzato)).

@cborrman – I can see that
@cborrman – I can see that cycling on TV won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but it sounds like you just aren’t that bothered about watching cycle racing (as opposed to other forms of cycling). I’m not sure that TV coverage is really the issue, as much as interest in the racing.

For me, the beauty of cycling as a sport is about the effort of the athlete and the drama of the race. There are loads of races that are dull, but that’s not because of the TV coverage, it’s because of the racing. What the TV coverage does do is give a good variation between shots following or riding ahead of the riders, and overhead helicopter shots which give the overall perspective. Sure, having shots from the racers’ bikes would be great (and that is being worked on – some riders in this year’s tour had go pro cameras on the back of their bikes, set up by their teams) but cycle racing isn’t as scientific as F1, and is often more about who’s head is in the game than who has the best power output and gear selection(see Voeckler in this year’s tour, for example, but there are soooooo many others). So long as you can see the riders, it can be a great sport to watch (and if you want to see a great bit if descending, followed by a motorbike, search youtube for Cancellara’s descent in the yellow jersey in 2010, trying to catch the peloton after a puncture – amazing stuff, and brilliantly captured on camera).

So, to say that cycling coverage is rubbish without additional data misses the point, for me. I’m not saying that I’d oppose more camera angles and more data being available. But a good race, for me, is not about the numbers (though the numbers certainly add something, don’t get me wrong) – it’s about the spectacle, and the effort, and the competition. In my view, you can capture all that from a helicopter and motorbike….

I thought Wiggle and Evans
I thought Wiggle and Evans had some ad’s on ITV 4 when they had the TdF on or was it purely Halfords?

But as i never watched ITV 4 i don’t know

The manufactures names you mention, they are mainly American, so i guess they would focus their advertising budget on TV exposure, not to say they don’t have a market for products throughout the world, just a larger one over there?

Indirectly maybe, but you
Indirectly maybe, but you don’t see any Sky products on their shirts, not like the massive sky logo’s on their cycling team

Just had a thought, but can’t
Just had a thought, but can’t back it up with any info from google, but i’m sure there was a ruling somewhere involving Sky and them not being allowed to sponsor a football team and show them on live tv??

So if they can’t sponsor a football, then how would it be looked upon by owning a cycling team and showing them live 😀