UCI XCO World Cup 2022 Season

[DieselnDust]

It wasn't on the calendar for 2022. Contract expired.

XCO world Chaps is at Glentress is 2023. Pity its not Fort William too because they have a stunning course there

[babse]

when's 'maritzburg ?

 

or was that the F1 I'm thinking about

[ChrisF]

5 hours ago, OVERDRIVE said:

Here we go: 

2023 Calendar 

 

On the topic of 2023 .....

 

Is RedBull tv walking away from this after the last race ?

 

Any idea of the options to watch the series in 2023 ? .... and costs .....

[DieselnDust]

8 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

 

On the topic of 2023 .....

 

Is RedBull tv walking away from this after the last race ?

 

Any idea of the options to watch the series in 2023 ? .... and costs .....

GCN+
discovery sports

probably pay per view or subscription based

[Hairy]

11 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

 

On the topic of 2023 .....

 

Is RedBull tv walking away from this after the last race ?

 

Any idea of the options to watch the series in 2023 ? .... and costs .....

I asked that same question in the PB thread comments

[Hairy]

5 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

GCN+
discovery sports

probably pay per view or subscription based

Any idea what their subscription options are ... took a look now and could not find anything, tried to register and they show an error

 

[ChrisF]

4 minutes ago, Hairy said:

Any idea what their subscription options are ... took a look now and could not find anything, tried to register and they show an error

 

 

And .... can we actually watch it .... without needing a VPN ....

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, Hairy said:

Any idea what their subscription options are ... took a look now and could not find anything, tried to register and they show an error

 

I don’t think it’s active yet 

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, ChrisF said:

 

And .... can we actually watch it .... without needing a VPN ....

The service is supposed to be global. It only launches sometime in early 2023 after the RedBull contact expires 

[esCape-ist]

It's most likely going to be shown on supersport anyway just like this year. They license the feed from red bull now, they will probably do the same with discovery. 

[ChrisF]

4 hours ago, esCape-ist said:

It's most likely going to be shown on supersport anyway just like this year. They license the feed from red bull now, they will probably do the same with discovery. 

 

Which will mean VPN for those without dstv ....

[esCape-ist]

2 hours ago, ChrisF said:

 

Which will mean VPN for those without dstv ....

Not sure. Last I checked you could stream GCN+ without a VPN - but then you need to pay for GCN+. 

If it's really such an issue, just get a VPN. For the price of two cappucinos a month, it's not exactly unaffordable, and will improve your general streaming experience on whatever other platforms you choose. 

[Headshot]

There is no clarity on the pay to view yet. Redbull is totally out as far as UCI mtb events are concerned however. ESO is the new media partner. It's the crowd who run the EWS. No more Warner on commentary. Going to be rather dull I'm afraid.

[Red Bird]

On 8/13/2022 at 5:25 AM, esCape-ist said:

Not sure. Last I checked you could stream GCN+ without a VPN - but then you need to pay for GCN+. 

If it's really such an issue, just get a VPN. For the price of two cappucinos a month, it's not exactly unaffordable, and will improve your general streaming experience on whatever other platforms you choose. 

I subscribed to GCN+ but most big races and grand tours can’t be viewed in South Africa, only highlights. I use Windscribe ($3 per month) as VPN to watch those races live.

[esCape-ist]

1 hour ago, Headshot said:

There is no clarity on the pay to view yet. Redbull is totally out as far as UCI mtb events are concerned however. ESO is the new media partner. It's the crowd who run the EWS. No more Warner on commentary. Going to be rather dull I'm afraid.

Yep, Rob brought his own style to the commentating, and it was awesome. I fear the new commentary will become traditional, with some dreary mouthing off about stats etc, no real insight, no fun. 

3 minutes ago, Red Bird said:

I subscribed to GCN+ but most big races and grand tours can’t be viewed in South Africa, only highlights. I use Windscribe ($3 per month) as VPN to watch those races live.

I didn't realise that most races are geoblocked in South Africa still. But like I said, then just get a VPN, and problem solved. 3usd a month won't exactly break the bank.

[SwissVan]