2013 world championships

[Poly Hive]

Anyone happen to know if there is any coverage of the world championships on freeview tv?

PH

[delthebike]

Anyone happen to know if there is any coverage of the world championships on freeview tv?

PH

BBC has been showing it live so far. Although the men's TT was shown on the channel 301. AFAIK both road races are to be shown live too.

[ran doner]

Bbc.co.uk/redbutton

lists what's on the red button.

It had the men's tt live before it went live on bbc2 and showed the men's ttt live on Sunday with highlights of the women's ttt

[mattc]

(well sort of - you have to click around, eventually getting to the Sports page ... )

Saturday, 28 September

World Road Championships, Elite Women's Road Race, 13:00 selected Connected TVs

World Road Championships, Elite Women's Road Race, 15:00 BBC One & 16:00 BBC Two

Sunday, 29 September

World Road Championships, Elite Men's Road Race, 09:00 selected Connected TVs, 12:30 BBC Red Button, 14:00 BBC Radio 5 live sports extra & 14:15 BBC Two

(but thanks Ran  )

[TheLurker]

(well sort of - you have to click around, eventually getting to the Sports page ... )

To save all that tedious mucking around in hyperspacetrying to find the red button channel it's on Freeview 301.

[andrew_s]

Coverage is available from UCI at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdR93Ctlvzo

Currently showing the U23 road race

[Biff]

Gold medal descending style

[Gus]

found womens race on BBC : http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/24038887

[Wowbagger]

I've just found this on the BBC. The conditions are awful - a bit like those Nikki and I had to contend with on our way to Caernarfon last month. At least we had sensible tyres and a good load of camping kit to help with the bike's stability.

[delthebike]

I've just found this on the BBC. The conditions are awful

I've been on watching, on and off, since the start. It is currently "slightly damp" weather conditions compared to earlier! Roughly 1/3 of the field has bailed.    

[Gus]

Bailed  I think most of them have crashed more than once, i think they are up to around 10 crashes until now. 

[Biff]

Reichenbach falls.

[David Martin]

Reichenbach falls.

I didn't realise he was riding?

[Wowbagger]

I've just found this on the BBC. The conditions are awful

I've been on watching, on and off, since the start. It is currently "slightly damp" weather conditions compared to earlier! Roughly 1/3 of the field has bailed.    

Are they in the pub or did they get an early train back to Lpoo St?

[Biff]

Reichenbach falls.

I didn't realise he was riding?

No 94.

[TimC]

I've just found this on the BBC. The conditions are awful

I've been on watching, on and off, since the start. It is currently "slightly damp" weather conditions compared to earlier! Roughly 1/3 of the field has bailed.    

Including Wiggo, Cav and Froome. There won't be a Brit WC this year...

[David Martin]

All GB except Thomas so far (and they aren't sure about him.

[Wowbagger]

He retired as well.

There has just been another crash knocking out some key Italians, including Nibali. On balance, although they are disappointed now, I reckon it has turned into a very good day for GB to make a strategic withdrawal.

[Wowbagger]

Blimey! That was some finish!

[TimC]

Certainly was. Did you get the feeling that Rodriguez was pleading to be allowed to win when Costa caught him at 500m to go?

[Wowbagger]

I don't know. I couldn't work out what they were talking about. I don't suppose it was "How far to Paper Mill Lock? I could murder a bit of Margaret's fruit-and-chocolate flapjack!"

[Veloman]

Including Wiggo, Cav and Froome. There won't be a Brit WC this year...

I think they knew that anyway and bailed early to save energy/avoid crashes.

Can't win everything!

[mattc]

Excellent final lap. Bad luck on Nibali, but the Spaniards were a pretty strong pair, you feel they would have done well even without the Italian mishaps. Nice to have such an uncertain outcome.
(EDIT: I've rather overlooked the portuguese chap! But basically the spanish pair did all the damage, I reckon Nibali would have won it without them.)
Good tweet from Hutch:
"Was hoping, when Costa and Rodriguez had that chat, that they were going to pick a side of the road each, and man it out Simpson/Altig style"


unpatriotic rant:

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But I'm very disappointed in the Brits. Two of them are top climbers, I don't see any excuse for being so crap. Can't believe they had anything to save energy for, and they've raced in dangerous conditions throughout the year. I tuned in too late to see any of them riding (hardly difficult), but from clips, the tactics looked even more appaling than previous outings. Apart from Cav, I'm not sure any of them gave a damn - and Cav was given a pointless job. Wiggo just about has the excuse of the TT - but that was only an hour, and plenty of his competitors did a LOT better in the RR.

[LEE]

Agree with Mattc.

Brits couldn't handle the rain?   I mean please.

Even big fellas like Cancellara (who was in the TT also) made it to within a few km of a sprint before being left by the climbers.  I'm not a fan of "it didn't look like I was going to win it so I gave up" attitude, not when you have your fans stood in the rain all day cheering for you.

It's been a few years since I thought "meh" at any of Team GB cyclists but...meh.

[bumper]

I'm not a fan of "it didn't look like I was going to win it so I gave up" attitude, not when you have your fans stood in the rain all day cheering for you.

I've mentioned this a few times today and have been put down for saying it. When the split happened and GB knew they had no chance of clawing back the time they packed in. Its poor sportsmanship towards the other competitors and bad form for the fans that bothered to turn out in the pouring rain to watch them.

I much prefer the women's racing anyway, they always give it all and keep going. The women's race was great.