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- Lets be blunt, this is more more about how every other sport supports the MASSIVE contracts these TV companies hand out to football (soccer) around the world; cycling, rugby, Moto GP and everything else underpins football contract and we suffer. Unlike Italy, our government couldn't care less about it's people and proves it on a daily basis!
Brian is spot on, 2027 Grand Depart, something that should bolster cycling in the UK and unless you are at the side of the road or pay for coverage you won't see a pedal turn.
Monetising sport is probably good for sport's organisers and rights holders and the billionaire tv companies but it's terrible for us!!
- I hope he continues to do what he's been doing because its been fantastic to watch a career that'll go down in legends
- All IMPORTANT EVENTS in Italy remain free thanks to a successful state policy (one of the few positive aspects of inept Italian politicians).
And there are affordable private alternatives to watch the rest (except for local football championships, those are expensive, around 30 euros a month).
- isn't tour de france broadcasted on tv5 monde ?
- The way things are going, next will be the football WC and then the Olympics and then there will be nothing free worth watching ever again.
- 31£? Totally exagerated. In Italy we pay Discovery 5.49 EUR a month: all UCI races, all winter sports , AO, Roland Garros, and more.
And if you're not interested in watching ALL the races, but only the most important ones, you can watch them for free on RAI (the state broadcaster). It's important to have a state-run counterpart that prevents private monopolies/oligopolies from taking advantage of the situation and abusing prices.
- The female race was more eventful, but MVDP made history !
- I’d also be curious how he holds up in bi and tri but that can wait a few more years.
He still has upside potential on the road if he skips cross, his running training prevents it for the moment in the early season.
- How many more subscriptions needed before sport bankrupts its base.
Soon the desperate will be spending more on sport than on food.
This obsessive monetisation is a sure sign people with no passion for cycling are in charge and money is landing in the wrong places.
Take cycling mates, get in a car, hop over to France to watch a stage or sit and enjoy them in a café, load up for the way back. Ask a local fan to film his TV over his phone app for when you’re back.
Alternatively, found a local fan base, get together and go convince your local pub to subscribe if none of you does but for the sake of stopping this rampant capitalistic enslavement of individuals, PLEASE don’t pay to watch this alone.
- Toon is so classy and such a warrior
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