[Gkam84]

Kittel
Cavendish
Galimzyanov

Kittel
Cavendish
Galimzyanov
Greipel
Kruopis
Selig
Steegmans
Sutton
Sohrabi

So only one different from you rjl

[Gkam84]

GER
GBR
RUS
GER
Lithuania
GER
GBR
RUS
GER
Lithuania (whats the shortened?)
GER
BEL
AUS
جمهوری اسلامی ایران

[Gkam84]

I also have three men
I also have three men different, 1 star and 2 DS, but still formatting my time

[Gkam84]

Normally the smoke appears in
Normally the smoke appears in the hall of mirrors 😉

[Gkam84]

I did wonder, it doesn’t give
I did wonder, it doesn’t give someone much time to get down there if they aint localish……. i.e from my wee Scottish village 😉

[Gkam84]

It was something i was
It was something i was looking at doing to make the fantasy game easier to play on mobile phones and tablets, but I was just gauging interest in it

[Gkam84]

I know what you mean
I know what you mean charliemac74, but unless some of the other channels step up and start covering things a little better then its only a matter of time.

I know Qatar is a “smaller” profile race than the grand tours, but because its just finished i’ll use it as an example.

By the time Eurosport came on live, it was just a procession to the finish with a sprint, I know it was an all flat race, but it happens in other races aswell, by the time the broadcast comes live all the action has happened and thats not what i want to see.

I will say that i know channels couldn’t really free up 3 hours of scheduling a day to cover one stage and i’m not sure the interest in the smaller tours would be there for full stage coverage, but it might be for the grand tours.

If not full stage, at least more than its being given at the moment and in my eyes unfortunately, only Sky have to means to do this, as to launch a dedicated channel to anything takes a risk on the broadcasters part and would need a well know name behind it, along with the financial backing it would need.

I just started this thread to see thoughts and what kind of reaction people would have to a cycling channel. IF pro cycling can keep its popularity high and with its ever increasing exposure in countries who were previous not that involved (China) I can see there being a channel in the future.

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I know its just a pair of
I know its just a pair of socks and its cheap advertising, i just dont like the idea of these people who just trawl facebook on fake accounts picking up freebies, no matter tha value, therefore disadvantaging those of us who actually use cycling socks for cycling purposes :B

[Gkam84]

Aye i’m not having a go at
Aye i’m not having a go at anyone on here, hello and welcome

There just seems to be a growing trend on facebook of “women” and i put it in brackets because most are fake accounts they use to add hundreds or thousands of people to their “like and share to win” programs

[Gkam84]

Direct link, another EBAY ad
Direct link, another EBAY ad X(

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trek-5-2-Pro-Madone-OCLV-Black-52cm-new-unused-bicycle-frame-/180815920327?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item2a1977fcc7#ht_500wt_1202

[Gkam84]

I may be wrong here, but i
I may be wrong here, but i think the UK TV scene is covered by lots of regulation’s, Ofcom, CAP (Committee for Advertising Practice) and ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) to name but 3

If it was fairly priced and also added like F1 channel will be automatically to the sports package and also if you have the HD package, you’ll get it for free, then i can see it being a good thing.

Sponsors would still get exposure from everywhere the receive it just now, its not just TV that the rely on because alot of things dont get broadcast

I just think its about time that a major company got on board OR even the UCI (which would mess it up royally) and start a dedicated cycling channel, too few races and formats are being show at the moment and to me, they are missing a great opportunity where a gap exists in the market, with the rise of Pro cycling popularity

[Gkam84]

So on rest days we could have
So on rest days we could have upto 6?

I was just pointing out what it would be for the tour of Oman

[Gkam84]

Eurosport show a wide variety
Eurosport show a wide variety of things, so they cant fit everything in.

Also, they could do a channel along the lines of Sky Sports F1 which will launch soon, it can be part of your sports package or a stand alone channel, you can order it without having to have all the sports

[Gkam84]

You can roll over 2, so if
You can roll over 2, so if after the first stage, you make no transfers, you will have 4 the next day, if you use only 2, you will still have 2 rolling over, but the most you will ever have is 4

[Gkam84]

Lots of “B” teams i agree.
Lots of “B” teams i agree. The top teams with their lesser riders, great exposure in a country thats starting to dominate the world

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