GLASGOW WORLD CHAMPS - dirt stuff!

[Shebeen]

minnaar to win DHI  - Sat 5th 2pm (3pm CAT)

Beers to win XCM - sunday 6th - 9am 

Hatherley to win XCC - thursday 10 - 17:45

Hatherley to win XCO - Sat 12 15:30

https://www.tissottiming.com/CyclingWorldChamps/en-us/Default

 

 

i might have missed a few, see them here https://www.treadmtb.co.za/xco-world-champs-2023-heres-how-south-africa-will-fare/

[OVERDRIVE]

All I'm watching:

[mecheng89]

21 hours ago, Shebeen said:

minnaar to win DHI  - Sat 5th 2pm (3pm CAT)

Beers to win XCM - sunday 6th - 9am 

Hatherley to win XCC - thursday 10 - 17:45

Hatherley to win XCO - Sat 12 15:30

https://www.tissottiming.com/CyclingWorldChamps/en-us/Default

 

 

i might have missed a few, see them here https://www.treadmtb.co.za/xco-world-champs-2023-heres-how-south-africa-will-fare/

It seems GCN won't broadcast it, so where can we watch it?

[michaelbiker]

19 minutes ago, mecheng89 said:

It seems GCN won't broadcast it, so where can we watch it?

You are gonna need to use a VPN with GCN.

[Headshot]

3 hours ago, mecheng89 said:

It seems GCN won't broadcast it, so where can we watch it?

Super SpoilSport has the rights to the whole lot. Thanks UCI. GCN + is looking like a tremendous waste of change. 

[droo]

1 hour ago, Headshot said:

Super SpoilSport has the rights to the whole lot. Thanks UCI. GCN + is looking like a tremendous waste of change. 

 

4 hours ago, michaelbiker said:

You are gonna need to use a VPN with GCN.

Here you go.

It's how I've been watching Worlds for years and TDF more recently. Windscribe is pretty decent, and  free, but a browser plugin so you'll need to watch on your PC. Otherwise a NordVPN subscription means you can run VPN off your router so you can watch however you like. Also handy for Netflix international libraries etc.

[Jbr]

4 hours ago, michaelbiker said:

You are gonna need to use a VPN with GCN.

as you do to watch anything in this country when you don't have dstv  😭

[michaelbiker]

2 minutes ago, Jbr said:

as you do to watch anything in this country when you don't have dstv  😭

Yip. DStv is how much per month now? R800?

My subscriptions: HBO Max, GCN+, Youtube Premium and ExpressVPN comes in under R500 per month. Also South African pricing is way, way lower than other territories. e.g. Youtube Premium is R80pm vs $16 for US subscribers. It's actually a bonus to be a South African for once!

[NickGM]

ProtonVPN is free. Well it has a free version that gives you 3 locale options: Japan, USA and Netherlands. I've never missed an event when logging in to GCN+ via the Netherlands.

[Jbr]

Yeah I've got motogp, gcn+, worldsbk and expressVPN, but it's annoying, sometimes expressVPN lags or disconnects, some stages of TDF I ended up watching illegaly because I couldn't watch GCN because of the damn VPN.

Luckily motogp and worldsbk don't require (yet) a VPN like F1 used to do when I tried watching for a while

[ajnkzn]

For the price of a two bags of groceries, DSTV really is easier if you don’t want to / can’t be bothered to jump through hoops. 

Edited August 3, 2023 by ajnkzn

[Headshot]

Some of the DH is free on Youtube, same as the WC.

[Headshot]

Sadly the commentary is pretty dismal. 

[Vetplant]

First part of the Mens Downhill Finals were in dry conditions, but it is bucketing down now. 

Will take an exceptional run from the Top Qualifiers to unseat the podium. 

Unfair, maybe. But luck is part of sport. 

Edited August 5, 2023 by Vetplant

[Vetplant]

Talk of crap luck, Minnaar unseats his tyre while actually looking competitive.

[mecheng89]

What's the status of the XCM? How are Team SA doing?