Old 03-07-13 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Jseis
I've been watching Paris-Nice. Nice days, high camera shots from the copter(s) are sweet as are the motor paced shots. What is missing are better speed, slope, and watt info as well as camera shots and commentary that focus on strategy. Last nights commentary on slick roads, the wipe out, Sky's strategy was good but it would have been better if that started earlier. Trying to track individual riders is tough unless the team is tight and you can focus on team colors, then riders. Instant graphics that show how sprinters are dropped on climbs, showing the spread..that'd be nice. Trying to show climbs is difficult but showing watt output/demand would be cool like comparing a breakaway group to the peloton. I like the shots of the domestics hustling water! .
A lot of those kinds of ideas were used in the coverage of the old Coors classics (some which were filmed by the article's author). The 1988 ESPN coverage was especially interesting even though Grewal was the only rider in the top five overall against the 7-11 team. It wasn't live coverage but it was a better watch than hours focused on the peloton because it told the story of the race.

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Then team cars passing those dropped 'cause they weren't in it anymore.
I know they'd appreciate that, lol....."Hi mom I'm about to abandon this race"
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