World Championship 2019 Yorkshire......

[roadrash]

sam bennet dropped...

 

[roadrash]

Sagan , Krisstoff, Ewan GVA all seem to kept well hidden up to now

 

[mjr]

looks like Valverde has abandoned

Not all bad news today then

 

[tom73]

No called in the other day.
Guess it must be full. Next door is same place so won't be too bad.

 

[mjr]

I think it will be a long time before they do it in the UK again. Warmer climates in future I guess.

Nonsense. Florence was as wet IIRC. Plouay and Valkenburg not exactly famous for sunbathing either.

 

[roadrash]

I don't seem to remember a lot of the early season classics being raced in a heatwave either

 

[nickyboy]

I don't seem to remember a lot of the early season classics being raced in a heatwave either

True, but they don't have a choice of venues whereas the WC does. Holding it in North of England after the vernal equinox was always risky.

Coverage has been rubbish. Not having another way to transmit while the only plane was being refueled is pathetic for a supposedly world class sporting event. Hopefully the racing in the last 50km will brighten things up

 

[fossyant]

Was that Simon Warren waving the '100 Climbs' triangle near the top of the hill ???

 

[roadrash]

lets be honest, it is probably THE most difficult sporting event to televise due to distances involved, I don't think they have done too bad considering the helicopters have been grounded due to the weather conditions

 

[mjr]

True, but they don't have a choice of venues whereas the WC does. Holding it in North of England after the vernal equinox was always risky.

Coverage has been rubbish. Not having another way to transmit while the only plane was being refueled is pathetic for a supposedly world class sporting event. Hopefully the racing in the last 50km will brighten things up

Planes is down to the host broadcaster not the venue. Apparently it's not the BBC (probably as well because we would not have live pictures because of conditions unsuitable for kite-flying) but I'm not sure who it is. The Dutch NOS possibly?

 

[fossyant]

At least it's in HD and not ITV4's poor bit rate. HD rain, whoooo

 

[Adam4868]

Been out a while so coverage has been ok for me.As for the weather....it'll sort the men out from the boys.

 

[fossyant]

I've only tuned in for last 100km. Plane was being re-fueled as I joined, and the coverage was OK in Harrogate, but you lost it when there was no static cameras.

 

[Dogtrousers]

True, but they don't have a choice of venues whereas the WC does. Holding it in North of England after the vernal equinox was always risky.

A pedant writes ... I think you mean the autumn equinox. Vernal is spring. I don't know if there's a fancy name for the autumn one.

Chance for you all to check to see if there's a yawn reaction.

 

[Julia9054]

They let me in the Zwift bar now. Tellys are bigger which makes a huge difference if you are short!