Televised Bike Racing

[gpickle]

If you know me you understand that I adhere to the, "Turn off your television and turn on your life," philosophy of time management but if you MUST watch that booby-tube please try to limit your exposure to the following times. Thank you.

-gpickle

Press Rel: OLN's Cycling Coverage!

CYCLING SEASON OPENS ON OLN WITH CYCLYSM SUNDAYS

OLN’s Comprehensive Same-Day Cycling Schedule Debuts March 6th

STAMFORD, CT (Feb 10, 2005) – OLN®, the home of professional cycling, introduces Cyclysm Sundays, a new, weekly show dedicated to the races, the athletes and the teams that cycling fans are watching throughout the season. Airing every Sunday at 5:00 PM ET, Cyclysm Sundays will feature same-day coverage of many of the major cycling races, including the Spring Classics, and will be hosted by the rotating team of cycling experts – Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and Bob Roll.

"Cycling is hugely important to OLN, and the Spring Classics are some of the most exciting races out there," said Gavin Harvey, President of the network. "By presenting cycling every Sunday, we're creating a basis for the entire season. Fans, even those who only recently caught the cycling bug, can turn to OLN to watch the season unfold and experience the building drama of this punishing sport."

In addition to race coverage, Cyclysm Sundays will feature a weekly update on Lance Armstrong and the Discovery Cycling Team; training tips from Chris Carmichael, personal coach to Armstrong; and coverage of the National Championship Series, a U.S.-based cycling series in which the top domestic cyclist is crowned at the end of each season. The format of Cyclysm Sundays will change somewhat in June, when the show focuses mainly on previewing the Tour de France.

“We’re excited about this new format,” said John Carter, Vice President of Production and Executive Producer. “It’s going to be a fantastic showcase for Lance's team as they take on the heaviest schedule ever for these great classic races.”<br>
The race schedule for Cyclysm Sundays follows (same-day unless indicated; subject to change):

* March 6th Paris-Nice (France)

* March 13th Paris-Nice (France)

* March 20th Milan San Remo (Italy)/Tirreno-Adriatico (Italy)

* March 27th Criterium International (France)

* April 3rd Tour of Flanders (Belgium)

* April 10th Paris-Robaix (France)/Redlands* (USA)

* April 17th Amstel Gold Race (Netherlands)

* April 24th Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Belgium)/Sea Otter* (USA)

* May 1st Tour de Georgia (USA)

* May 8th Giro d’Italia (Italy)**

* May 15th Giro d’Italia (Italy)

* May 22nd Giro d’Italia (Italy)

* May 29th Giro d’Italia (Italy)

* June 5th US Pro Cycling - Philadelphia (USA)

* June 12th Road to the Tour (Tour de France preview)

* June 19th Road to the Tour/Nature Valley Classic (USA)

* June 26th Road to the Tour

* July 3rd - 24th Tour de France (France)***

* Sept 4th Vuelta a España (Spain)

* Sept 11th Vuelta a España (Spain)/San Francisco Criterium* (USA)

* Sept 18th Vuelta a España (Spain)/Tour de Cliffs* (USA)

* Oct 15th Giro di Lombardia (Italy)

* Tape delay

** Giro d’Italia coverage may be expanded to include Saturday Coverage

*** Tour de France will include daily coverage

[Skinny]

You know, I've been combing the OLN website to find there cycling page this year, can't find it. The front page has a link to the '04 TDF, but that's about as good as I can find. I hope they get a schedule up soon, it's the only sports I watch.

-Skinny

[gpickle]

I continue to be plasma-flat-big-screen-HD-satellite-digital-cable-free and I still urge you all to keep your televisions off or better yet, at your local landfill (trash talkin' on the IBC again!) but in the spirit of urging you all to watch the Giro and hopefully see JMC riding up an Alp or something, here is the boob-tubes coming atttractions:

OLN slates spring TV schedule
By VeloNews Interactive
This report filed February 14, 2006
Paris-Nice will be on the tube March 5 as OLN kicks off its cycling coverage for 2006.

"Cycling continues to be an important part of OLN programming," said OLN president Gavin Harvey. "With Lance Armstrong's retirement, fans are eagerly waiting to see who will emerge as the sport's next star. Through our coverage of the spring classics, we will be able to chronicle the drama leading up to, and including, the Tour de France."

Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and Bob Roll will host OLN's Sunday cablecasts, which will include the classics, the Giro d'Italia and the Tour; Discovery Channel Team news; and coverage of the National Championship Series.

OLN also will offer streaming feed of Monday-through-Saturday stages of the Giro on its Web site, www.olntv.com.Access and pricing information will be released later.

The schedule follows (same-day unless indicated and subject to change):

March 5 & 12 - Paris-Nice (France) 5 p.m. ET
March 19 - Milan-San Remo/Tirreno-Adriatico (Italy) 5 p.m. ET
March 26 - Critérium International (France) 5 p.m. ET
April 9 - Paris-Roubaix (France) 5 p.m. ET
April 23 - Liège-Bastogne-Liège/Flèche-Wallonne (Belgium) 5 p.m. ET
May 7 & 14 - Giro d'Italia (Italy) 5 p.m. ET
May 21 & 28 - Giro d'Italia (Italy) 4 p.m. ET
July 1-23 - Tour de France (TBA)

[themostlyreverend]

do ya notice that these races--with the possible exceptions of , um, none of them--one hour summaries? even the giro? they've gone from almost gavel-to-gavel to as bad as old wide world of sports.

since my dish folks saw fit to drop oln from their offerings [they charge too much--ironic that DISH would say THAT!] i can't say that i am really missing much. i'll just wait until jj gets them on dvd.

i'll use the extra time that i WON'T spend watching live and multiple replays to ride outside.

[themostlyreverend]

NEWS FLASH!!!

dish gave my back my oln-tv, without fanfare nor explanation. well, a bit of fanfare, but they treated it like it was never THERE before. wha? guess i can quit training and racing, eh g pickle?