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Old 03-07-14, 02:37 PM
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Classics!

For the first time since the season began I have free time to watch a race. Very excited to get a chance to see both the Strade Bianche and Roma Maxima races this weekend. Seems like everyone is focusing on the Paris-Nice race next week but there's just something about the one day events that I enjoy more than the stage races.
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Old 03-07-14, 02:57 PM
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Why no Tour of Flanders on NBC Sports?

https://www.nbcsports.com/cycling/nbc...cling-schedule
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Old 03-07-14, 03:11 PM
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Who knows. There's probably a dog show or something on April 6 I'm sure there will be plenty of options over on Steephill.
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
Why no Tour of Flanders on NBC Sports?

https://www.nbcsports.com/cycling/nbc...cling-schedule
I think they own Universal which carries Flanders. I used to get this but Comcast dropped Universal a few years ago. They showed a lot of racing. Giro, Vuelta, Tirreno-Adriatica, Tour of the Basque Country etc.

Really miss it.

Wish I could watch Strade Bianche. The Giro hit some of those roads a few years back and it was pretty exciting. I think one year Cadel won in a mudfest and then another year Nibali was attacking on downhills, how he stayed upright I'll never know. The guy seems fearless on a bike.

This along with Roubaix are the most interesting one day races to watch IMO.
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No Flanders on the Universal schedule: https://universalsports.com/2014/02/0...ling-schedule/
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NBC Sports this time of year? Hockey classics that early in the morning. Far more important than a bike race.
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Originally Posted by mje
Maybe on beIN sports? That's where I sometimes find things that NBC isn't covering. I have the DVR set to record all cycling, and it found Tour of Qatar there (which I didn't actually bother to watch).
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Maybe on beIN sports? That's where I sometimes find things that NBC isn't covering. I have the DVR set to record all cycling, and it found Tour of Qatar there (which I didn't actually bother to watch).
I watched the Women's Tour Of Qatar. It was depressing. 80% of the few people along side the road were police. And I do mean few if it were a movie each police officer would have a spot on the credit roll.
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