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they don't start broadcasting until after the women's race is finished
So you have to avoid social media and live timing for a whole hour, at most?
That is if they can even get the broadcast to work, which on several occasions this year, they've failed to do
Just for contrast, I've watched it perfectly well halfway up an Alp on 3G, on my laptop on shitty hotel wifi, and in my house on a standard ADSL connection streamed flawlessly to my massive TV with the Redbull app. How slow is your t'internet?!
I also think they've put the shackles on Rob Warner. Far too corporate and polished compared to the old freecaster days when he could say what he wanted and was far more entertaining.
Yeah, but now you can sit down and watch it with your family or folks who aren't hardcore fans. They show the track, explain a few things... these changes are designed for people who are new to the sport. Have a few beers and add your own sweary commentary.
very poor overall and I wouldn't be bothered in the slightest if they FRO and hand the coverage over to someone else.
IT IS FREE.
Who else is going to do coverage to that standard for free?
Freecaster was frequently awful. Feed broke halfway through or didn't work at all. Replay appeared late, sometimes never. There were a handful of cameras on track at best.
I can agree on Peaty though - would have liked to have seen that. But I suspect UCI broadcasting rules were to blame there, not Redbull...
Redbull broadcast stuff is not getting the cash/profit/sponsorship it needs to keep running for loads longer in it's current format. They're not putting any cash or resource into this ATM.
'from someone i know of who works at Redbull....'
Legend. Everyone in 09 was chuffed for him, even Greg Minnaar who lost out by about a tyre width.
Combine his latter glory years with uncensored Warner on Freecaster and you have officially reached 11 on the awesome-o-meter.
"He's done more for mountain biking than Osama Bin Laden has done for terrorism". 😆
Chuckle.
Got to agree with antenna, I've found the coverage excellent, no trouble casting it to telly, happy that Rob has had to turn the swearing down a bit. And it's free. What's to complain about.
I reckon Ratboy is going to leave the syndicate, he's been cruising last few races, I don't think his hearts in it. Hopefully he'll have sorted out a new team, perhaps orange? 😆
Won't be orange they don't and won't be having a factory team
I reckon Ratboy is going to leave the syndicate, he's been cruising last few races, I don't think his hearts in it. Hopefully he'll have sorted out a new team, perhaps orange?
Pissing about taking a bow for the crowd after his second get-off on the way down. Saying it was great fun at the bottom despite crashing twice. Binning it in quali/practice doing 'whips'.
You reckon he's off?
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Just call me mystic meg 😆
Anyone see Wynn TV live from the pits on FB earlier?
I'm sure Rat said he'd still be racing next year!? But reading between the lines I'd say the Syndicate team may be no more...
Greg said there would be some big changes in the team at the end of the latest this is video, they've always been an oddly assembled team so I wonder if the new owners want it a bit more classically structured.
Pretty amazing
https://www.rootsandrain.com/u/peaty/results/?series=603
After 23 years at the highest level, in his final season he still managed to average 7% off the pace of the race winner.
The word legend is rarely justified but it's more than deserved in his case