Vuelta - Live on ITV4

[Smokin Joe]

Every stage too -

http://road.cc/content/news/40604-i...-air-only-brief-highlights-olympic-test-event

 

[hairingtons]

Sweet, it's like cold turkey when TdF finishes. Got a week off end of August too, excellent.

 

[gavroche]

at last. British fans will be able to appreciate cycling in full and realise there is more to sports than just bloody football, played by overpaid, egolistic and brainless players.
nothing can compare to cycling for sheer stamina and determination ( remember Thomas Voeckler?)
I have waited 40 years to be able to enjoy cycling races on British TV. At last the day has come. Hurrah!!

 

[Paulus]

ITV4 must have realised that showing the grand tours live has been a bit of a crowd puller as far as viewing figures are concerned, and that will pull in advertisers, so a bit of a win win all round.

 

[wildjetskier]

ITV4 must have realised that showing the grand tours live has been a bit of a crowd puller as far as viewing figures are concerned, and that will pull in advertisers, so a bit of a win win all round.

Totally agree, my missus will be chuffed...not, oh well never mind, another divorce!!!

 

[Smokin Joe]

ITV4 must have realised that showing the grand tours live has been a bit of a crowd puller as far as viewing figures are concerned, and that will pull in advertisers, so a bit of a win win all round.

The Vuelta will hardly be a crowd puller, but more so than re-runs of Minder and The Sweeney which are standard afternoon fare on ITV4.

Thank God for minority digital channels, very few cycling events could muscle their way onto mainstream TV.

 

[gavroche]

The Vuelta will hardly be a crowd puller, but more so than re-runs of Minder and The Sweeney which are standard afternoon fare on ITV4.

Thank God for minority digital channels, very few cycling events could muscle their way onto mainstream TV.

yeh, like cricket! Had to laugh yesterday when the newsreader said that one of the England cricket team had to pull out because he was tired!! Ah, ah, ah, best joke heard that day.
Tired playing cricket? they stand around doing f*** all most of the time.

 

[rodgy-dodge]

ITV4 must have realised that showing the grand tours live has been a bit of a crowd puller as far as viewing figures are concerned, and that will pull in advertisers, so a bit of a win win all round.

Well they pulled this bird not so long ago....never ever watched the TDF and this year just couldn't get enough. was gutted though I missed the final leg as we couldn't get ITV4 on the TV on holiday

 

[fossyant]

Guess who is off for two weeks from this Friday ! Whoop !

 

[User269]

Yes, great news, I found out a few days ago by chance. It's not very well advertised is it? Perhaps it's secret?

Wiggins and his team a preregistered to ride. Will he be over his collar bone by now?

 

[wildjetskier]

FYI Here'e the schedule.


Vuelta a España – 2011



Teams time-trial

Saturday 20 August

Benidorm > Benidorm

13,5 km


Sunday 21 August

La Nucía > Playas de Orihuela

174,0 km


Monday 22 August

Petrer > Totana

163,0 km


Tuesday 23 August

Baza > Sierra Nevada

170,2 km


Wednesday 24 August

Sierra Nevada > Valdepeñas de Jaén

187,0 km


Thursday 25 August

Úbeda > Córdoba

193,4 km


Friday 26 August

Almadén > Talavera de la Reina

182,9 km


Saturday 27 August

Talavera de la Reina > San Lorenzo de El Escorial

177,3 km


Sunday 28 August

Villacastín > Sierra de Bejar. La Covatilla

183,0 km


Time-trial

Monday 29 August

Salamanca > Salamanca

47,0 km



Rest Day

Tuesday 30 August


Wednesday 31 August

Verín > Estación de Esquí Alto de la Manzaneda

167,0 km


Thursday 01 September

Ponteareas > Pontevedra

167,3 km


Friday 02 September

Sarria > Ponferrada

158,2 km


Saturday 03 September

Astorga > La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo

175,8 km


Sunday 04 September

Avilés > Anglirú

142,2 km



Rest Day

Monday 5 September


Tuesday 06 September

Villa Romana La Olmeda (Palencia) > Haro

203,6 km


Wednesday – 07 September

Faustino V > Peña Cabarga

211,0 km


Thursday 08 September

Solares > Noja

174,6 km


Friday 09 September

Noja > Bilbao

158,5 km


Saturday 10 September

Bilbao > Vitoria

185,0 km


Sunday 11 September

Circuito del Jarama > Madrid

95,6 km




ITV4′s coverage of Vuelta a Espana starts on Sat 20 August at 4pm with coverage of the teams 13.5km time-trial across Benidorm. ITV4 will then screen daily live coverage from 2.45pm with highlights at 7pm.

 

[gallego1968]

I am in Torrevieja in Spain and i saw these guy's go past and it was brilliant, i didn't realise how fast they go as i have never see it live. Here are some pictures.

 

[danger mouse]

Oooh Im jealous.

Im out on Tuesday and wish I had sorted my flights out to be there for this.

Im trying to work out which roundabout? No interestingly dressed females sitting in plastic chairs for a change.


Hopefully next year

 

[wakou]

I have just found this thread, what I am wondering is: Where are the advertisers? At least Halford's advertised during the TDF. For this Vuelta? Not a single cycling related ad. Why on earth can this be? Evans, Wiggle, Chain Reaction, or Cannondale, Giant?
I was talking to one of the spotty yoofs at Halford's the other day. Their "Tour de France Special Edition" ONE BRANCH sell 40 of them PER WEEK
Surely this is madness not to be advertising?

 

[wakou]

... another ad break..
the more I think about this, the more mystified I am. I cannot be the only one, who after watching these titans hurtling across mountainous terrain at 30mph + wants to do the same. We all know that I can't replace or upgrade my spindly 50-year-old legs, or my much abused by tobacco and lord knows what else lungs and heart. BUT I can click my mouse on some new cycling gloves or shoes or bibshorts or a new chain or crankset or chainset or cassette or whole new groupset or wheels oh what the heck, why not £5,000 of carbon fibre drool while I'm here!!!!
Project for self:
Find out contact details for person-in-charge of ITV4, contact her/him and thank for the coverage.
Find contact details for sales directors of:
Wiggle, CRC, Evans, Cannondale, Giant, Cervelo, Shimano, Sram, Campagnolo, SOREEN!! (please add to this list as you see fit) and write to them and ask directly why they are NOT advertising to this captive and captivated market of itchy-wallet wannabe's like me.