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[Mr.Gib]

Giro is the big loss with the death of GCN+. And pretty sure Flo doesn't have it - at least at present. Anyone know if any service will carry the Giro for viewing in Canada/US?

[EdWiser]

Has anyone tried the VPN on Flo to open up access to more racing? I was looking at their schedule and I didnt see any Giro coverage.

Yes it does you can watch the tour down under that way

[ms6073]

Here is what the Flo home page looked like when I clicked to watch the replay of Zolder yesterday on my laptop.

I note that for that screenshot, you are not actually logged into the website so have to wonder if being logged in makes any difference. I don't see that as we cast the races from the mobile app on my phone to our Smart TV, so I rarely visit the website. Below is what I see when logged into Flobikes.com

[MichaelB]

Still haven't rec'd my refund from GCN.

Anyone rec'd theirs ?

[ms6073]

Still haven't rec'd my refund from GCN.

Anyone rec'd theirs ?

Yes, a few days before the app shutdown but it was only a few dollars as my subscription was due to renew the following week!

[Mr.Gib]

I note that for that screenshot, you are not actually logged into the website so have to wonder if being logged in makes any difference. I don't see that as we cast the races from the mobile app on my phone to our Smart TV, so I rarely visit the website. Below is what I see when logged into Flobikes.com

My only real beef is the spoilers. And even with the page you show, if you had been logging in to watch a replay of Benidorm, the title "Wout Van Aert Conquers" would qualify a one big f***ing spoiler. Even the full replay thumbnail of Wout in front of MVP is a serious spoiler. It absolutely kills the suspense over if and how MVP will work his way back to the front from 21st place at the start, 'cause there's a f***ing photo of him having done it!

Just sayin' it doesn't have to be that way.

[NickJHP]

I came to an agreement with a friend in Europe. He signed me up for Eurosport, which required a credit card based in his country, and sent me the login details - I re-imbursed him. I access the Eurosport coverage via a VPN, with the side benefit that I also have their coverage of other sports I'm interested in, such as biathlon and snooker.

I can either use the Eurosport app on my phone, casting it to my TV with split tunneling enabled in the VPN app, or I use my notebook with VPN and the Eurosport website, taking the HDMI output from the notebook to the TV.

[NotYou]

While I'm aware that the following has very limited applicability, maybe this makes the current year more bearable for some:

The streaming platform Joyn currently has an offer running for their premium package called Plus, where you get 7 days of immediately cancellable trial period plus a code for a full year of Discovery+

https://plus.joyn.de/

If nothing else, if you can get it, you at least get a full year of free race coverage

[EdWiser]

While I'm aware that the following has very limited applicability, maybe this makes the current year more bearable for some:

The streaming platform Joyn currently has an offer running for their premium package called Plus, where you get 7 days of immediately cancellable trial period plus a code for a full year of Discovery+

https://plus.joyn.de/

If nothing else, if you can get it, you at least get a full year of free race coverage

But can someone from the US do it. I doubt it

[Bravo73]

But can someone from the US do it. I doubt it

Probably not, unfortunately.

I’ve just tried from the UK and even with a VPN, the Discovery+ registration insists on a payment method from Germany.

I’ve now got a joyn+ account that I need to cancel.

PS Great find btw, NotYou.

[Mr.Gib]

Does anyone one have info of exactly what races will be shown on Discovery+. I was on the website and couldn't find a schedule. I'd like to know the content before I give them money.

[Bravo73]

If nothing else, if you can get it, you at least get a full year of free race coverage

Maybe not, unfortunately.

Here is some of the 'small print' from the Discovery+ sign up page:

"Prerequisite for the purchase of the 12-month, free Test Discovery+ subscription is the existence of a paid Joyn+ subscription.

Upon termination of the paid Joyn+ subscription, the free trial period of the discovery+ subscription also ends regardless of the remaining period originally intended for the free subscription of the discovery+ subscription."

[Karvalo]

Does anyone one have info of exactly what races will be shown on Discovery+. I was on the website and couldn't find a schedule. I'd like to know the content before I give them money.

Not exactly, but it's almost everything and definitely everything important.

The race content that GCN+ had was the same as all the Eurosport race coverage, which is the same as all the Discovery+ race coverage. It's all the same feed.

[Stendhal]

Does anyone one have info of exactly what races will be shown on Discovery+. I was on the website and couldn't find a schedule. I'd like to know the content before I give them money.

This article reports where to watch the major races

https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/what- ... s-in-2024/

[patchandscruff]

Does anyone one have info of exactly what races will be shown on Discovery+. I was on the website and couldn't find a schedule. I'd like to know the content before I give them money.

Not exactly, but it's almost everything and definitely everything important.

The race content that GCN+ had was the same as all the Eurosport race coverage, which is the same as all the Discovery+ race coverage. It's all the same feed.

And pretty much all the same commentators. Dan Lloyd has yet to show up though.