Originally Posted by
Broodax
Was NBC's coverage of this just horrific? First, the coverage started after the climb at the beginning of the final stage had already finished. The break had already happened, and there was 1.5 hours of almost nothing to watch as the break stayed 0:45 to 2:00 ahead, back and forth. Second, one of the announcers referred to the end of the race as happening in "downtown Colorado". And finally, I'm relatively certain that even though they were not broadcasting live, they were displaying live tweets from racers that spoiled the end of the race!
Let me first say that any racing coverage in the US is better than no coverage, but NCBSN's coverage of cycling sucks which is why I almost always watch the Euro coverage.
I too hope this race continues to grow and attack more talent. I went out to Breckenridge last year and watched the stage and met up with my friend who raced for dinner after the stage, then vacationed in Brek for a few days. My Dad went out this year and saw the stages in Breck and Denver, I decided not to go this time because I am going to worlds. I plan to go back out to Colorado for some stages next year.