london live MTB coverage?
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I think you can only watch the iplayer if you are in the uk, I certainly couldn't when I was in Australia! How about one of the links from cyclingfans.com or steephill?
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I saw a article about this issue that someone posted on Facebook, and it sounds like alot of people are using a program that changes the IP location of your computer to the UK so you can then stream from the BBC website, and I know of at least a couple of real life people who are doing it successfully. The name of the program/service escapes me though, but I think it costs like $6 a month. Hope that helps!
TunnelBear is one.
Damn, I was worried about this. I saw the schedule for CTV and thought, I bet they are going to flip between sports. Looks like I am also going to be looking for a better place to watch to root on Emily and the rest of the canucks
If all else fails, you could try the dutch coverage http://www.nos.nl/os2012/
http://www.rtve.es/londres-2012/programacion/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If you can get a spanish IP, you can follow all the sports there
If you can get a spanish IP, you can follow all the sports there
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In the playlist tab, select the sport you like, then select the category or day of the event you want to watch in the tab 'playlist video'.
In the playlist tab, select the sport you like, then select the category or day of the event you want to watch in the tab 'playlist video'.
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I watched the race too. I know nothing about Mtb racing so my question is a newb one - but was that the fault of the course, or the contestants?
There's sometimes a buggy.
How many drivers does a buggy have?
One.
So let's just say I'm drivin' this buggy...
and if you fix your attitude you can ride along with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GekiIMh4ZkM
How many drivers does a buggy have?
One.
So let's just say I'm drivin' this buggy...
and if you fix your attitude you can ride along with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GekiIMh4ZkM
I am going to say the course played a big role. Way too much double track and the course looked way to groomed and man made (I know it was man made). Not my cup of tea. If you took a couple of the very short rocky sections it could have been a cross race!
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I would be tempted to say both had an effect, but mainly the course. It looked good from a non-riders point of view(my GF thought it looked cool) but I don't think it was difficult enough. The fact that nearly all of the women were taking the A-lines suggests that they are not difficult enough, if you look at a lot of the World Cup courses a lot of them are taking B-lines so the good technical riders(like Annie Last) were unable to recover their losses from the climbs. To be fair to the course designers, a few of the top girls were missing/not on top form which didn't help. And Gunn Rita Dahle's bad luck with an early crash then punctures put another contender out of action.
I think the course designers did well with what they were given, but the venue choice could have been soooooo much better!
I think the course designers did well with what they were given, but the venue choice could have been soooooo much better!