Comments on: OLN Sucks, VeloNews is Weak, Petacchi Still Cruising http://cyclocosm.com/2006/02/oln-sucks-velonews-is-weak-petacchi-still-cruising/ Pro Cycling News, Commentary and Special Features Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:16:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Ruthann http://cyclocosm.com/2006/02/oln-sucks-velonews-is-weak-petacchi-still-cruising/#comment-249 Ruthann Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:55:00 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2006/02/oln-sucks-velonews-is-weak-petacchi-still-cruising/#comment-249 I agree that OLN sucks. And you are right, their site doesn't have any of this new info on it, only the same info on Paris-Nice, Milan San Remo and the Criterium Int. that it's had up there for the last few months. <BR/><BR/>They will show us three hours of the 7-day Paris-Nice stage race. Wow. <BR/><BR/>But what really gets me is that so far I see one or two hours per week on the Giro? I read last year that OLN viewership went up 5-10 fold during the '05 TdF. Seeing that anyone who is vaguely familiar with bike racing believes that the Giro parcours is VASTLY superior to the TdF parcours in terms of climbing & excitement, how can OLN justify such lousy coverage? Would it absolutely kill them to cut one hour of PBR or hunting/fishing shows a day for three weeks and instead show an hour of Giro coverage a day? I agree that OLN sucks. And you are right, their site doesn’t have any of this new info on it, only the same info on Paris-Nice, Milan San Remo and the Criterium Int. that it’s had up there for the last few months.

They will show us three hours of the 7-day Paris-Nice stage race. Wow.

But what really gets me is that so far I see one or two hours per week on the Giro? I read last year that OLN viewership went up 5-10 fold during the ‘05 TdF. Seeing that anyone who is vaguely familiar with bike racing believes that the Giro parcours is VASTLY superior to the TdF parcours in terms of climbing & excitement, how can OLN justify such lousy coverage? Would it absolutely kill them to cut one hour of PBR or hunting/fishing shows a day for three weeks and instead show an hour of Giro coverage a day?

]]> By: brayt http://cyclocosm.com/2006/02/oln-sucks-velonews-is-weak-petacchi-still-cruising/#comment-248 brayt Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:59:00 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2006/02/oln-sucks-velonews-is-weak-petacchi-still-cruising/#comment-248 "Outspeeds?" Is that even a word? And no, I don't think Boonen was pipped yesterday. It looked fairly decisive. Pipped would be Zabel losing MSR when he put his hands up too early. “Outspeeds?” Is that even a word? And no, I don’t think Boonen was pipped yesterday. It looked fairly decisive. Pipped would be Zabel losing MSR when he put his hands up too early.

]]> By: Skibby http://cyclocosm.com/2006/02/oln-sucks-velonews-is-weak-petacchi-still-cruising/#comment-247 Skibby Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:37:00 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2006/02/oln-sucks-velonews-is-weak-petacchi-still-cruising/#comment-247 No Tour of Flanders on OLN's schedule either, what a ^%*&$* disgrace... No Tour of Flanders on OLN’s schedule either, what a ^%*&$* disgrace…

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