So you might be asking, "Granny where would you go for LIVE coverage of cycling events?" Since most the races over the pond start at around 6am or 7am in North America (NA), most of us are getting ready for work or are already there. Since most races aren't broadcast live on television in NA, everyone please take a moment, bow your head and praise the creator of the Internet (for those of you who have an image of Al Gore in your head...Granny can't help you, please seek out professional help.) Those of you who work at companies that haven't placed blocks on media sites and links are considered doubly blessed. If you have a broadband connection and aren't blocked from viewing Internet television, then head to Cycling.tv.
Now if you're like the Oude Granny, you've been reduced to reading the accounts of LIVE COVERAGE (Is it still considered LIVE if there is a DELAY?). So which sites have the best coverage? Granny's personal choice is cyclingnews.com. If you can't get enough of Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, the people who cover races for cyclingnews.com won't disappoint. Throw in the facts that cyclingnews.com provides LIVE coverage for all of the big races and some smaller ones, has an extremely short delay in reporting the events, and is updated automatically, then why would you go anywhere else?
For those hardcore Velonews fans, take the challenge and compare the sites' coverage. As you patiently wait for Velonews to post the winner of today's Gent-Wevelgem, maybe you could simply click over to cyclingnews.com and read the full account (complete with photos).
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Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Got it Covered...
So you might be asking, "Granny where would you go for LIVE coverage of cycling events?" Since most the races over the pond start at around 6am or 7am in North America (NA), most of us are getting ready for work or are already there. Since most races aren't broadcast live on television in NA, everyone please take a moment, bow your head and praise the creator of the Internet (for those of you who have an image of Al Gore in your head...Granny can't help you, please seek out professional help.) Those of you who work at companies that haven't placed blocks on media sites and links are considered doubly blessed. If you have a broadband connection and aren't blocked from viewing Internet television, then head to Cycling.tv.
Now if you're like the Oude Granny, you've been reduced to reading the accounts of LIVE COVERAGE (Is it still considered LIVE if there is a DELAY?). So which sites have the best coverage? Granny's personal choice is cyclingnews.com. If you can't get enough of Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, the people who cover races for cyclingnews.com won't disappoint. Throw in the facts that cyclingnews.com provides LIVE coverage for all of the big races and some smaller ones, has an extremely short delay in reporting the events, and is updated automatically, then why would you go anywhere else?
For those hardcore Velonews fans, take the challenge and compare the sites' coverage. As you patiently wait for Velonews to post the winner of today's Gent-Wevelgem, maybe you could simply click over to cyclingnews.com and read the full account (complete with photos).
Now if you're like the Oude Granny, you've been reduced to reading the accounts of LIVE COVERAGE (Is it still considered LIVE if there is a DELAY?). So which sites have the best coverage? Granny's personal choice is cyclingnews.com. If you can't get enough of Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, the people who cover races for cyclingnews.com won't disappoint. Throw in the facts that cyclingnews.com provides LIVE coverage for all of the big races and some smaller ones, has an extremely short delay in reporting the events, and is updated automatically, then why would you go anywhere else?
For those hardcore Velonews fans, take the challenge and compare the sites' coverage. As you patiently wait for Velonews to post the winner of today's Gent-Wevelgem, maybe you could simply click over to cyclingnews.com and read the full account (complete with photos).
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I've followed some events on the VeloNews blog and found it to be timely, information and written with a light touch. I don't know that I'd subscribe to Internet race coverage because I just don't think I'd sit at my computer in the spring and summer for such long periods of time and watch. The great thing about the TdF coverage is that it's repeated AND you can TiVo it. So you can graze, then go back and focus on the parts of the race you want to see. But you're right about the coverage: It's there if you want to seek it out.
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I've followed some events on the VeloNews blog and found it to be timely, information and written with a light touch. I don't know that I'd subscribe to Internet race coverage because I just don't think I'd sit at my computer in the spring and summer for such long periods of time and watch. The great thing about the TdF coverage is that it's repeated AND you can TiVo it. So you can graze, then go back and focus on the parts of the race you want to see. But you're right about the coverage: It's there if you want to seek it out.
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