UCI DH World Cup 2020 - 2021 Season

[stefmeister]

1 hour ago, Robbie Stewart said:

I dunno hey. Were we watching the same race? I enjoyed this one more than most. The last 8 or so of the men were putting down some fast balls-to-the -wall runs and each one was outdoing the previous rider by some of the smallest margins. It was exciting to see.

And the women also had a stomping race. Everyone was expecting Holl to take her maiden win, but Pompon proved that she is not going to go down without a fight, and now her and Camille Balanche are tied on the points log with Tahnee and Valli also being within spitting distance from each other. The seasons are wide open and anyone's game. 

Monica Hrastnik taking the hot seat by 4 / 1000th of a second from Tahnee Seagrave was mental. Same with Laurie Greenland literally pipping Greg at the finish line by 8 /100's. Sad, but it was good racing.

 

The timing on Greenland's finish really threw me off.  It looked like it went from 3:07 to 3:08, but then it jumped back to 3:07.9 all the sudden. Even the log on the display there showed his time as 3:08.2, which would've placed him in 3rd. Dunno if it's just me.

Edited August 16, 2021 by stefmeister

[Robbie Stewart]

31 minutes ago, stefmeister said:

 

The timing on Greenland's finish really threw me off.  It looked like it went from 3:07 to 3:08, but then it jumped back to 3:07.9 all the sudden. Even the log on the display there showed his time as 3:08.2, which would've placed him in 3rd. Dunno if it's just me.

YOH ????

If that's true then just wow. I also felt somewhat odd at his finish. I was also sure Greg had it, and then suddenly he didn't but I couldn't quite put my finger on the issue.

 

[Headshot]

42 minutes ago, stefmeister said:

 

The timing on Greenland's finish really threw me off.  It looked like it went from 3:07 to 3:08, but then it jumped back to 3:07.9 all the sudden. Even the log on the display there showed his time as 3:08.2, which would've placed him in 3rd. Dunno if it's just me.

Ya, that was a bit weird - seemed to run over and then jump back. 

[Hairy]

1 minute ago, Headshot said:

Ya, that was a bit weird - seemed to run over and then jump back. 

Bloody Rob Warner pushing the Brit riders ahead of the SA riders again

[MrJacques]

19 hours ago, Trashy said:

I didn't find it to be a very viewer friendly track, it was enjoyable enough though.

Great seeing Greg putting down a really nice run again.

Two weeks to World Champs!

Time to find a VPN... it's usually geo-blocked.

[Hairy]

1 minute ago, MrJacques said:

Time to find a VPN... it's usually geo-blocked.

Might I recommend Windscribe .. I think it is 2 gigs of free usage a month.

[Old and Slow]

56 minutes ago, MrJacques said:

Time to find a VPN... it's usually geo-blocked.

I watched it live on Red Bull TV. No VPN used.

[Hairy]

Just now, Trashy said:

I watched it live on Red Bull TV. No VPN used.

Not the World Champs .. that is Geo Blocked thanks to Supersport 

[Old and Slow]

1 minute ago, Hairy on a Davidson said:

Not the World Champs .. that is Geo Blocked thanks to Supersport 

I'm grateful for that info! Will it still be on RBTV though?

I'll just remember to turn the VPN for that...

[Hairy]

13 minutes ago, Trashy said:

I'm grateful for that info! Will it still be on RBTV though?

I'll just remember to turn the VPN for that...

It will be on RedbullTV yes, just select a country that works ... It think I used Austria last Worlds.

[Headshot]

21 hours ago, Hairy on a Davidson said:

Might I recommend Windscribe .. I think it is 2 gigs of free usage a month.

More like 10 gigs bru

[Hairy]

9 minutes ago, Headshot said:

More like 10 gigs bru

F'o Real ... B3F0K BR@

[Danger Dassie]

On 8/16/2021 at 3:35 PM, Hairy said:

Not the World Champs .. that is Geo Blocked thanks to Supersport 

Nope, not Supersport. The UCI and host nation dictate media rights on World Champs as it's a totally separate event to the World Cup events, much like Olympics.

More often than not it gives an appreciation for the level of work RBM put in.

[Headshot]

There were quite a few injuries this weekend but I suspect Armoury Pierron will be back for the worlds at least. 

[Hairy]

2 hours ago, Danger Dassie said:

Nope, not Supersport. The UCI and host nation dictate media rights on World Champs as it's a totally separate event to the World Cup events, much like Olympics.

More often than not it gives an appreciation for the level of work RBM put in.

Supersport pay for the rights to have the sole broadcasting of the World Champs....if they did not, and SABC also did not take it up then surely the event would have been a free broadcast on RedbullTV again.

 

And yes, RedbullTV is just flipping amazing, and their production quality increases with every season.

[Danger Dassie]

58 minutes ago, Hairy said:

Supersport pay for the rights to have the sole broadcasting of the World Champs....if they did not, and SABC also did not take it up then surely the event would have been a free broadcast on RedbullTV again.

 

And yes, RedbullTV is just flipping amazing, and their production quality increases with every season.

Nope, not necessarily. An agency will broker airtime to broadcasters/streaming providers. Based on the terms and rates it depends on what the prospective client will take. Doubt SS are paying for sole rights. RedBullTV have zero involvement with World Champs.