Who watched the TdF last night?

[John Staines]

Wasn't Mayo bloody amazing? The way he raced up that mountain....you
would have thought it was flat.

Armstrong is looking very strong and didn't seem at all worried by
Beloki's intial attack.....

Great to watch it all live....well done SBS! )

Cheers

John

 

[Steve Hubbard]

Your not wrong John. I just wish SBS would get rid of the 45 minute babble
at the beginning and show the racing.



> Wasn't Mayo bloody amazing? The way he raced up that mountain....you
> would have thought it was flat.
>
> Armstrong is looking very strong and didn't seem at all worried by
> Beloki's intial attack.....
>
> Great to watch it all live....well done SBS! )
>
> Cheers
>
> John

 

[John Staines]

Steve,

Yeah....I found that abit frustrating but it's a minor gripe.

It's nice to see something like this actually being beamed live (well
slight delay as I'm in Adelaide).

Best wishes

A tired John in Adelaide )

Steve Hubbard wrote:
>
> Your not wrong John. I just wish SBS would get rid of the 45 minute
> babble at the beginning and show the racing.
>
> Wasn't Mayo bloody amazing? The way he raced up that
> mountain....you
> would have thought it was flat.
>
> Armstrong is looking very strong and didn't seem at all
> worried by
> Beloki's intial attack.....
>
> Great to watch it all live....well done SBS! )
>
> Cheers
>
> John

 

[Shabby]

The babble this year wasn't as bad as the year they managed to talk for
hours then go to an ad break just in time to miss the intermediate
sprint where Stuie lost the green jersey.



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[g]

When the babble only repeats what Phil & Paul had been saying, its a
real pain.
It was much more exciting than i expect though.

GK

John Staines <[email protected]> wrote:

> Steve,
>
> Yeah....I found that abit frustrating but it's a minor gripe.
>
> It's nice to see something like this actually being beamed live (well
> slight delay as I'm in Adelaide).
>
> Best wishes
>
> A tired John in Adelaide )
>
> Steve Hubbard wrote:
> >
> > Your not wrong John. I just wish SBS would get rid of the 45 minute
> > babble at the beginning and show the racing.
> >
> > Wasn't Mayo bloody amazing? The way he raced up that
> > mountain....you
> > would have thought it was flat.
> >
> > Armstrong is looking very strong and didn't seem at all
> > worried by
> > Beloki's intial attack.....
> >
> > Great to watch it all live....well done SBS! )
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > John

 

[John Staines]

Well it seems to be the Aussie way....Get a panel of so called "experts"
to yammer on about what's happening, the majority of time I have no idea
who the hell these "experts" are. But they sure seem to have an
authority and opinion and the subject matter.

I think it's to try and make us (Australian general public) feel more
involved, that Australia and Australian's do know a thing or two. Just
look at what they do when an important soccer match is on. Les Murray
etc yabber on and on and on.....like a roll of Kleenex, the lot of
them....apart from they tend to dribble **** more than wipe it away. )

Cheers

John

g wrote:
>
> When the babble only repeats what Phil & Paul had been saying, its a
> real pain.
> It was much more exciting than i expect though.
>
> GK
>
> John Staines <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Steve,
> >
> > Yeah....I found that abit frustrating but it's a minor gripe.
> >
> > It's nice to see something like this actually being beamed live (well
> > slight delay as I'm in Adelaide).
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > A tired John in Adelaide )
> >
> > Steve Hubbard wrote:
> > >
> > > Your not wrong John. I just wish SBS would get rid of the 45 minute
> > > babble at the beginning and show the racing.
> > >
> > > Wasn't Mayo bloody amazing? The way he raced up that
> > > mountain....you
> > > would have thought it was flat.
> > >
> > > Armstrong is looking very strong and didn't seem at all
> > > worried by
> > > Beloki's intial attack.....
> > >
> > > Great to watch it all live....well done SBS! )
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > John

 

[Leon]

Good free sight tour of country France from heli view.

The dog fight up the last climb was good too. Never seen so many attack up a
big climb b4. Mayo was outstanding same to Vinokourov from team telcom.

Big winner for SBS live telecast and Harvey Normal being major sponsor.


"John Staines" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Wasn't Mayo bloody amazing? The way he raced up that mountain....you
> would have thought it was flat.
>
> Armstrong is looking very strong and didn't seem at all worried by
> Beloki's intial attack.....
>
> Great to watch it all live....well done SBS! )
>
> Cheers
>
> John

 

[Marty]

Steve Hubbard <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<BB3868A1.675A%[email protected]>...
> Your not wrong John. I just wish SBS would get rid of the 45 minute babble
> at the beginning and show the racing.
>
>
>
> > Wasn't Mayo bloody amazing? The way he raced up that mountain....you
> > would have thought it was flat.
> >
> > Armstrong is looking very strong and didn't seem at all worried by
> > Beloki's intial attack.....
> >
> > Great to watch it all live....well done SBS! )
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > John
>

I don't mind the pre-race chatter.
Was it Armstrong that fell off and then re-mounted on the descent?

Marty

 

[g]

Marty <[email protected]> wrote:


> I don't mind the pre-race chatter.
> Was it Armstrong that fell off and then re-mounted on the descent?
>
> Marty

The word is that Heras fell, Armstrong braked and swerved to avoid him.

GK

 

[Shabby]

Marty wrote:
> I don't mind the pre-race chatter. Was it Armstrong that fell off and
> then re-mounted on the descent?
> Marty



I think they called it as Armstrong but it was actually Heras.



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[Lindsay Rowlands]

Shabby <[email protected]> wrote:
: John Staines wrote:
: > Well it seems to be the Aussie way....Get a panel of so called "experts"
: > to yammer on about what's happening, the majority of time I have no idea
: > who the hell these "experts" are.



: Stephen Hodge was the "expert", his cycling credentials are sound, but
: he's no good on TV.

Umm, why no good? I really appreciated his commentary as a cycling expert
and as someone who has actually raced the TDF. I'm curious as to what you
expect in a TV TDF commentator.

Lynzz

 

[Gistane]

What would be good is they are able to show a few live stages why cant
they show every stage live like this? its not like sbs has anything on
TV at the times of night that the race is on. 3 live stages is a good
start but would be great to see more.

Would actually also be nice to see more cycling on TV during the late
nights when a race is on instead of maybe getting a 1hour special 1
month after a race has been run and won.



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[John Staines]

Didn't know who he was.

I stand corrected.

I must still have hang up's over Johnie Warren. (Soccer expert) ;o)

Apologies

John



Lindsay Rowlands wrote:
>
> Shabby <[email protected]> wrote:
> : John Staines wrote:
> : > Well it seems to be the Aussie way....Get a panel of so called "experts"
> : > to yammer on about what's happening, the majority of time I have no idea
> : > who the hell these "experts" are.
>
> : Stephen Hodge was the "expert", his cycling credentials are sound, but
> : he's no good on TV.
>
> Umm, why no good? I really appreciated his commentary as a cycling expert
> and as someone who has actually raced the TDF. I'm curious as to what you
> expect in a TV TDF commentator.
>
> Lynzz

 

[g]

Lindsay Rowlands <[email protected]> wrote:

> Shabby <[email protected]> wrote:
> : John Staines wrote:
> : > Well it seems to be the Aussie way....Get a panel of so called "experts"
> : > to yammer on about what's happening, the majority of time I have no idea
> : > who the hell these "experts" are.
>
>
>
> : Stephen Hodge was the "expert", his cycling credentials are sound, but
> : he's no good on TV.
>
> Umm, why no good? I really appreciated his commentary as a cycling expert
> and as someone who has actually raced the TDF. I'm curious as to what you
> expect in a TV TDF commentator.

Answer: Paul and Phil.
The two jokers in the studio waste too much race watching time..

GK

 

[John Henderson]

"Shabby" wrote:

> I think they called it as Armstrong but it was actually Heras.

In the footage I saw, I could have sworn I saw two come off. One
got away again very quickly.

John

 

[Andrew Swan]

John Henderson wrote:
> "Shabby" wrote:
>
>
>>I think they called it as Armstrong but it was actually Heras.
>
>
> In the footage I saw, I could have sworn I saw two come off. One
> got away again very quickly.
>
> John
>
>
Beloki it was who went sideways, lost his rear tyre off the rim, and
went down HARD right in front of Armstrong - got carted off in an ambo
with suspected broken leg (you could hear him wailing on the SBS
soundtrack!). Lance had to swerve left into a dry grassy field, which he
rode across for about 60m before rejoining the road (cutting off a large
hairpin bend in the process), but not before having to dismount and leap
over a big ditch. It took him about 2 sec to do a flying remount and
start pedalling - great bike skills. Phil/Paul said he used to ride MTB
and cyclocross. Asked after the race if it reminded him of his MTB days,
he quipped it reminded him more of his farming days.

&roo

 

[Nicholas & Domino]

money money money



"Gistane" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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What would be good is they are able to show a few live stages why cant
they show every stage live like this? its not like sbs has anything on
TV at the times of night that the race is on. 3 live stages is a good
start but would be great to see more.

Would actually also be nice to see more cycling on TV during the late
nights when a race is on instead of maybe getting a 1hour special 1
month after a race has been run and won.



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[Marty]

"John Henderson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> "Shabby" wrote:
>
> > I think they called it as Armstrong but it was actually Heras.
>
> In the footage I saw, I could have sworn I saw two come off. One
> got away again very quickly.
>
> John

They said (Ligget?) it might have been Armstrong as being the one that
got away quickly.

Marty

 

[Mayhem]

On 15 Jul 2003 12:30:18 +0950, Gistane <[email protected]> wrote:

>What would be good is they are able to show a few live stages why cant
>they show every stage live like this? its not like sbs has anything on
>TV at the times of night that the race is on. 3 live stages is a good
>start but would be great to see more.
>
>Would actually also be nice to see more cycling on TV during the late
>nights when a race is on instead of maybe getting a 1hour special 1
>month after a race has been run and won.

As others have said, money is the probable cause.

Given the increasing costs to be the host broadcaster of le tour, the
costs passed on to down-the-line feeds must be also increasing every
year.

I guess if you want it on more, start writing or emailing to sponsors
who advertise during the event (as it seems to be the only time SBS
advertises within program time) thanking them for their support and
perhaps even buying their goods...

It also wouldn't hurt to tell SBS.

 

[Andrew Swan]

> BTW That was last night, not tonight. Armstrong was supposedly the one
> to come off with Heras.
> [...]

Surely you're not spoiling the outcome of a stage that won't screen in
Oz until tomorrow (Weds) night?

&roo