"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - OLN racing coverage

How comprehensive is OLN's coverage of road bike racing? I just found out that I have the channel and I'm hoping that they cover more than just the TdF.

Thanks,

-mark

Not sure what they covered last spring, but besides the TDF they had daily live coverage of the Vuelta. They also had hour recaps of some fall classics.

Speaking of the TDF, I just got the 12 hour 2003 TDF DVD and it is pretty cool. They did give short thrift to the early flat stages though.

Speaking of the TDF, I just got the 12 hour 2004 TDF DVD and it is pretty cool. They did give short thrift to the early flat stages though.

Holy cow, the 2004 Tdf. Who wins? ;)

OLN covers spring classics, Tour of Lankawie (malaysia),
Giro D'Italia, TdF and Vuelta.
While its a bit thin on the classics they do show
a whole lot of cycling.
I haven't seen a list of what they are showing this year
but their coverage in the past has been great (well great for US, not so good if this were Europe :D )
Marty

You won't find any better coverage on cycling than OLN unless there's some satellite station that does better.

muchas gracias!

WOW the 2004 TDF, did lance win his 6th or what?

WOW the 2004 TDF, did lance win his 6th or what?

Come on, guys. It's a 12 hour two disc set. Give him a chance to watch it! He can tell us tomorrow whether Lance won or not.

They also showed Paris-Nice last spring. And same day coverage of Paris-Roubaix.

Hay I'm dyslexic and I still read 2003 as 2003!! Anyone out there interested in a pair of reading glasses??

Hay I'm dyslexic and I still read 2003 as 2003!! Anyone out there interested in a pair of reading glasses??

He edited it.

All in good fun :)

Right now, it seems like OLN tries to make it appear that they don't even cover cycling.
If anyone catches them releasing any sort of schedule for any road races soon (website), please post a note of it here!

Right now, it seems like OLN tries to make it appear that they don't even cover cycling.
If anyone catches them releasing any sort of schedule for any road races soon (website), please post a note of it here!

http://www.olntv.com/htmlpage.asp?htmlid=24

Tour of Romandie and Fleche Wallonne. Cool!

yay! :D
Updated today

If my memory serves me right, that's a lot more live coverage than last year. I think the only thing we got live last year was TdF and maybe Paris-Roubaix? So hard to remember...

The Vuelta was live also.

15 years ago this kind of coverage would have been a dream for me. I was stuck getting my news from Velo News and TDF footage consisted of 30 minutes nightly on ESPN, complete with pretty shots of sunflower covered fields and feel-good pieces about various riders.

Consider yourself lucky, in CT most Cable Companies do not give OLN as an option. I have asked several times with no success. The only option is to drop cable and go with the alternatives.

That is exactly what I did. I went out and got satallite just so I could get OLN which is the only way you can watch the TDF. The cream on the top is the coverage of the Giro and the Vuelta.

I wonder where Koffee's thread went about the USPS documentary?

Don't know. There's this one:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=43602

Just so you all know, OLNtv has an updated schedule on their website.
This looks sweet.

Paris-Nice and Criterium International have daily coverage in March
Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Amstel Gold, and Liege-Bastogne-Liege all same day coverage this spring, as well as a few others being shown live.
Daily coverage of the Tour of Romandie and Tour de Suisse this year as well...
And there will only be three Tour de France stages that won't be shown live.

Yay!

again: http://www.olntv.com/htmlpage.asp?htmlid=24

I receive OLN on digital cable, but I dont think is the same channel. Every day there's old/fat dudes in camouflage fishing and hunting.

I receive OLN on digital cable, but I dont think is the same channel. Every day there's old/fat dudes in camouflage fishing and hunting.

Yup, sadly that's it! From what you read on this board, it would seem like OLN is a cycling only cable channel. Unfortunately, related to its total programming, cycling represents a VERY small piece of the OLN pie. However, since they are the only game in town that covers any cycling - we have no choice but to take what we can get.

Seriously, 90% (that may be a low estimate) of their programing time is dedicated to guns or fishing, with an occasional rodeo thrown in the mix.

My cable provider, Cablevision which is digital doesn not have OLN, and a satellite just for OLN is to much money a month. I want OLN!

Yup, sadly that's it! From what you read on this board, it would seem like OLN is a cycling only cable channel. Unfortunately, related to its total programming, cycling represents a VERY small piece of the OLN pie. However, since they are the only game in town that covers any cycling - we have no choice but to take what we can get.

Seriously, 90% (that may be a low estimate) of their programing time is dedicated to guns or fishing, with an occasional rodeo thrown in the mix.

Oh, how can you forget lumberjack competitions? The hot saw rocks!

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-mark

My cable provider, Cablevision which is digital doesn not have OLN, and a satellite just for OLN is to much money a month. I want OLN!

Have you looked into Dish? Before my cable company got OLN I looked into a dish and it was actually cheaper. Only problem is no local channels. Luckily they added OLN before I got a chance to switch.

Has anyone been able to get through to OLN's website? It seems to be down or something, I haven't been able to check it out for days!

Has anyone been able to get through to OLN's website? It seems to be down or something, I haven't been able to check it out for days!


Hmmm... it's working fine for me

http://www.olntv.com/htmlpage.asp?htmlid=24

All day coverage of the Tour?!?!?!?!?! I can't wait!!!!!!

Yup, sadly that's it! From what you read on this board, it would seem like OLN is a cycling only cable channel. Unfortunately, related to its total programming, cycling represents a VERY small piece of the OLN pie. However, since they are the only game in town that covers any cycling - we have no choice but to take what we can get.

Seriously, 90% (that may be a low estimate) of their programing time is dedicated to guns or fishing, with an occasional rodeo thrown in the mix.

Don't forget the running of the bulls at Pamplona! ;) :o

Unfortunately, OLN Canada only covers the Tour... all of those other races you lucky Americans get don't make it up here. :( Satellite or cable, it's the same channel. It's tempting to purchase an illegal satellite system to pick up on the American OLN so I can catch some of the other races. Anyone feel like taping them for me? :)

Mike

Hello.

A few extra OLN shows that haven't been touched on in this thread, yet.

A show called "Bicycle Journal" has been broadcast the past couple of years during the season at irregular timeslots. It has been a Magazine-style show with light features; i.e. touring California wine country, new technology features, a piece on Graham Watson-photojournalist, etc.

Last season, in the timeslot currently held by "Picabo Street's Snow Zone" (Thursdays at 9PM Eastern), OLN broadcast an hourlong SportsCenter-style news show on summer outdoor sports, with cycling comprising about 75% of the content. Bob Roll was one of the co-hosts.

Finally, OLN will cover many more races than are currently scheduled. Some races in Europe are still negotiating their broadcast rights with the European networks. OLN usually buys U.S. rights from them. Also, smaller races from the U.S. usually buy time from OLN to show highlites. One such example is the Nature Valley Grand Prix in Minnesota, which has done just that the last two years.

Don't worry, once the season starts in earnest, you'll probably get a minimum of 3 hours a week of road cycling programming. And during the 3-plus weeks of the Tour de France coverage, you'll come to recognise Phil Liggett's face before your own.

Having a small LCD-screen TV and a satellite dish mounted to my Trek 5900's handlebars, I remain

That little old jersey collector

Me

Hello.

A bit of bad news.

According to the latest issue of Velonews, OLN will not be carrying "Summer SportsZone", the summer outdoor sports SportsCenter-style news program I mentioned in my previous post. They will be carrying the weekly reality show featuring the U.S. Postal team and Lance Armstrong instead.

Wondering if anyone here will broadcast the sport once Lance retires, I remain

That little old jersey collector

Me

Hello.

A bit of bad news.

According to the latest issue of Velonews, OLN will not be carrying "Summer SportsZone", the summer outdoor sports SportsCenter-style news program I mentioned in my previous post. They will be carrying the weekly reality show featuring the U.S. Postal team and Lance Armstrong instead.

Wondering if anyone here will broadcast the sport once Lance retires, I remain

That little old jersey collector

Me

I guess they can't cut into the fishing reruns to run this show once/week. Oh well, the Postie show should be fun to watch also. :)

According to the latest issue of Velonews, OLN will not be carrying "Summer SportsZone"

Darn.

I liked that show.

summer sportzone was the shizzy... It was probably the best show on Thursday nights... the Postie show might not be too bad... I wonder if Bobke is gonna do anything with that...

Jeff

Unfortunately, OLN Canada only covers the Tour... all of those other races you lucky Americans get don't make it up here.

Instead, we get such fine fare as:


OLN paints the town red, blue and various other colours with the World Cup Paintball Championships - the paintball event of the year. Two one-hour specials will feature the world's best professional five-man teams battling for the world title.

Grrrr....

I've been e-mailing OLN Canada regularly, encouraging them to pick up OLN America's cycling coverage. I invite you to join the crusade, meltable:

http://www.tsn.ca/oln/contact.asp

Good luck, I think people have been emailing them for years, including myself, with no luck. They don't give a **** about the viewers.

They don't give a **** about the viewers.

They DO CARE ....... well if you're sporting a gun or fishing pole in your hand. :D

A bit of bad news.

According to the latest issue of Velonews, OLN will not be carrying "Summer SportsZone", the summer outdoor sports SportsCenter-style news program I mentioned in my previous post.

I never missed a show until OLN replaced Brett Haber with Kirsten Gum. After 15 minutes of watching Gum fumble through her scripted lines, I turned it off and never watched "Summer SportsZone" again.

How comprehensive is OLN's coverage of road bike racing? I just found out that I have the channel and I'm hoping that they cover more than just the TdF.

Thanks,

-mark

This was just forwarded to be from a friend.
http://www.olntv.com/htmlpage.asp?htmlid=24

I don't get it so I'll be over his house a lot :)

Could someone PLEEEEEEEZ copy and paste the text to at least the Spring Classics schedule on OLN...or more if you're feeling nice.

My computer here at work keeps giving me the "Cannot find DNS Server" message and I can't get any work done if I don't see this years OLN cycling schedule.

BTW, my cable guy is coming Friday...I CAN'T WAIT! :D

Here you go, lil' Parakeet.

By my count, we've got over 100 days of cycling to watch this season. My satellite will be installed this weekend. Wooop!

Cut 'n pasted, courtesy OLNTV.com

Paris Nice
Sat, 3/7 - Sun, 3/14
Live Weekdays, Tape Delay Sat & Sun

Criterium International
Sat, 3/27 - Sun, 3/28, Tape Delay
Thur, 4/1, 9-10pm ET/PT
Thur, 4/1, 10-11pm ET/PT

Milan - San Remo
Sat, 3/20 , Tape Delay

Tour of Flanders
Sun, 4/4, Tape Delay
Thur, 4/8 from 9-10pm ET/PT

Gent-Wevelgem
Wed, 4/7 Live

Paris Roubaix
Sun, 4/11, Tape Delay
Thur, 4/15 from 9-10pm ET/PT

Fleche Wallone
Wed, 4/21, Live

Amstel Gold
Sun, 4/18, Tape Delay
Thur, 4/22 from 9-10pm ET/PT

Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Sun, 4/25, Tape Delay
Thur, 4/29 from 9-10pm ET/PT

Tour of Romandie
Tue, 4/27 - Sun, 5/2
Live Weekdays, Tape Delay Sat & Sun
Thur, 5/6 from 9-10pm ET/PT

Sea Otter Classic
Thur, 4/13 from 9-10pm ET/PT

Giro d'Italia
Sat, 5/8 - Sun, 5/30
Live Weekdays, Tape Delay Sat & Sun
Finale Show: Thursday, June 3 from 9-10pm ET/PT

Very cool............
Thanks girl27!
ok, now I can get back to work;)

There seems to be some kind of problem at OLNTV.com. I can't get through to it and I've been hearing from others with the same problem. I wish there was some way to let them know about it. Maybe someone who can get through to the site can tell them about this?

Hmmm, it must be a browser thing.
I'm at home now and it works just fine.
I use IE at work, but Firebird at home.