Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[PpPete]

Question about today's stage.... last year we might have thought "too lumpy for Cav", but it's not that different from the 'lympic RR so what are the chances of Sky giving this one a serious go?
Question for tomorrow...will Froome be so revved up that he can overtake Nibali on the road ?

 

[smutchin]

By the way, is it just me or is anyone else feeling emotionally volatile at the moment? I'm like an 8yo kid two days before Christmas. I just saw today's Equipe front page and nearly broke down in tears...

 

[smutchin]

Man, I'm going to find it very difficult to keep it together today if I see any more of this kind of thing...

 

[gavroche]

If it is not football,rugby,golf,darts,F1,tennis or cricket, the BBC is not interested. Thanks to ITV4 and its excellent commentary, for giving cycling a front page exposure in GB. There is a growing interest in cycling in this country now and it is about time too! Records speak for themselves about the TDF. Here is a list of all the countries who won the TDF since 1903.
France 36 times
Belgium 18
Spain 12
USA 10
Italy 9
Luxumbourg 6
Holland 2
Swiss 2
Australia 1
Denmark 2
Germany 2
Ireland 1

As you can see, GB has a long way to go to catch up but they are going the right way now.

 

[bof]

I don't watch BBC News on TV much so can't comment about that, but I think his ride has got more coverage and gained more attention than you think.
For instance an article about Herne Hill "where WIggo started racing" on the Today Programme this morning.
Last weekend I was at the Ealing Comedy Festival and when I put my bright yellow cycling jacket on to go over to the beer tent in the rain, the group of people sitting behind us yelled as one "Bradley Wiggins" - though hair that needs a proper cut and the yellow jacket are about all I have in common with him.

 

[PaulB]

If it is not football,rugby,golf,darts,F1,tennis or cricket, the BBC is not interested.

I've just sent a complaint to the BBC regarding their disrespectful lack of coverage of this truly historic event currently unfolding.

 

[PaulB]

I don't watch BBC News on TV much so can't comment about that, but I think his ride has got more coverage and gained more attention than you think.

No it hasn't. It most definitely hasn't. The programme about Bradley Wiggins last night was hidden away on ITV4. It wasn't on the BBC or the main ITV channel as this achievement is considered unworthy of our time.

 

[smutchin]

You're listening to/watching the wrong bits of the BBC - they won't shut up about it on R5!

d.

 

[pally83]

The sports fellas on Radio 2 have been getting quite animated about for a while - particularly Matt in the evening.

 

[Beebo]

I've just sent a complaint to the BBC regarding their disrespectful lack of coverage of this truly historic event currently unfolding.

The BBC have live text updates every day on their website from the stage of the race to the finish, they have live commentry on 5 live digital for the last hour of each stage and last night Radio 5 devoted an entire 30 min section to Bradley Wiggins.

I dont think they are doing too bad, bear in mind they dont have the TV rights, ITV and Eurosport do.

 

[PaulB]

The BBC have live text updates every day on their website from the stage of the race to the finish, they have live commentry on 5 live digital for the last hour of each stage and last night Radio 5 devoted an entire 30 min section to Bradley Wiggins.

I dont think they are doing too bad, bear in mind they dont have the TV rights, ITV and Eurosport do.

I don't 'do' text updates or look at their website. My complaint was specifically to their breakfast and local news programmes. I do think they are doing very badly indeed.

 

[Auntie Helen]

The Today programme on R4 has mentioned it daily - it's where my Mum gets her cycling knowledge from.

 

[perplexed]

I don't 'do' text updates or look at their website. My complaint was specifically to their breakfast and local news programmes. I do think they are doing very badly indeed.

Yes, it's not been that great on the general BBC news.

Which is exactly where it should be covered, as it's an opportunity to reach far more people who are otherwise unaware of what the hecks going across the Channel. And maybe going some way to show that cycling isn't all about "red light jumping, non road tax paying (I know) lycra clad louts etc etc..."

 

[aJohnson]

Hopefully there'll be more coverage if/when Bradley wins.

 

[thom]

Sat & Sun stages to be broadcast live on ITV1
My take on it more so is mild resentment of the increased media coverage of an event solely due to there being British coverage. The content tends to be shallow and unperceptive. My true impression was that in fact there is quite a lot of coverage this year - I want better, not more coverage. You can get very interesting reports if you make an effort yourself.
When Cav started winning hatfulls of stages or MSR, there ought to have been better coverage.
I fear that now cycling is doing well, we'll see something of the Wimbledon tennis fan phenomenon where the world and his dog take a look to see whether its worth waving a flag for 5 mins.