He probably doesn't care, he has a wc win under his belt and had the respect in the field of riding. Its down in history now. A paper article last as long as someone reads it.
No news coverage of Brosnan, hill and hannah
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John U
MTB Precision
Fixed it for you
Probably not, but it's nice to be noticed.
...I do stand corrected however, he did get that paragraph in todays Advertiser.
thecat
NSWMTB, Central Tableland MBC
I doubt that. the local rags are good for covering locals doing well. We always get local paper, TV and radio coverage for our bigger events up here, as I said they are happy to publish what they get sent. And a local boy doing well will always get local ariplay. So long as there is someone in the community passing the info along
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scblack
Leucocholic
True that - imagine a journalist managing to follow locals when doing well abroad. Bahahaha....
silentbutdeadly
has some good things to say
Just checked in with the ABC as well. Nothing there either.
thecat
NSWMTB, Central Tableland MBC
You can't expect them to do actual work when they are busy not editting my spelling and answering hate mail and stuff.
Hell if every one wrote a quick email to one of the sports reporters for their states/cities major paper asking if they had any info on the 3 Aussies that made a the world cup podium this weekend we may just spark their interest.
Get on it people.
You never know.
It makes me wonder whether Cycling Australia or MTBA have anyone at all doing publicity for this type of result.
Surely someone from one of these bodies has connections or could spend some time on the phone to the media to ensure this news reaches some mainstream media. Just having us plebs email our local TV stations is unlikely to inspire them to do a story but if it comes from a governing body such as MTBA it just may be (if it's a slow news day & they're struggling for Sport news).
True 60+ year olds don't give two hoots about it but getting ANY airtime on ANY prime time media can only be beneficial for the industry as a whole.
Surely someone from one of these bodies has connections or could spend some time on the phone to the media to ensure this news reaches some mainstream media. Just having us plebs email our local TV stations is unlikely to inspire them to do a story but if it comes from a governing body such as MTBA it just may be (if it's a slow news day & they're struggling for Sport news).
True 60+ year olds don't give two hoots about it but getting ANY airtime on ANY prime time media can only be beneficial for the industry as a whole.
schneller schneller
Likes Dirt
On the news this arvo,
local lagoon bursts its banks, Kids ride stationary wave. Some got swept out to see and had to be saved bla bla bla.
they even had a reporter on scene. quote " there is no point coming out here today to find the waves as all is left is this flat sand" or some shit like that....
WOW.......
In my opinion it would be great to get exposure and let people understand it, but I kinda like the underground existence it has..Lets leave it this way
Big congratulations to Troy and Sam, was an excellent race and really kept me on my seat.
I hope Austria will be the same
local lagoon bursts its banks, Kids ride stationary wave. Some got swept out to see and had to be saved bla bla bla.
they even had a reporter on scene. quote " there is no point coming out here today to find the waves as all is left is this flat sand" or some shit like that....
WOW.......
In my opinion it would be great to get exposure and let people understand it, but I kinda like the underground existence it has..Lets leave it this way
Big congratulations to Troy and Sam, was an excellent race and really kept me on my seat.
I hope Austria will be the same
dunndog
Eats Squid
Cam zinks huge bail over the canyon gap at Rampage 2(?) Years ago made it onto the news here, with the news guy saying "and after the break, some wild bmx action from America". This year Kelly Mac's viral go pro footage was shown in part on the news. It seems they only feed on the (ahem) extreme end of mountain biking, the death defying stuff that makes the general public drop their jaw for 10 seconds because it's visually unbelievable to the masses. Same with surfing, it used to be only a massive pit from teahupu that got a run as play of the day, but over time as money has funnelled into the sport the coverage has picked up a lot. Its really only been the past few years that results from each leg of the surfing tour have been reported on the news. There really is no money in mountain biking, and it has no where near the market share that surfing has. But it is pretty weak not to acknowledge an Aussie victory on the world stage on any given day, they do report some pretty obscure results sometimes..
foxpuppet
Eats Squid
No money in it? Is Road cycling the same? Bicycles are a massive money turning industry, I would have thought the bike manufacturers themselves should push for it. Imagine spesh doing an add in the commercial break then a cross to some results.
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The vast majority don't even know what mountain biking is. There definitely are a lot of riders about but nobody sees us cos we're out in the bush getting away from the vast majority.
Just the other day my 22 year old skater dude nephew said to me with some surprise about mtbing "Wow its a pretty big sport that". I told him to wake up its massive but only to those who get it. People think we are a bit odd riding around the bush on bicycles and the mainstream media are not interested. Their loss.
Well done to all the Aussies and Kiwis racing.
Just the other day my 22 year old skater dude nephew said to me with some surprise about mtbing "Wow its a pretty big sport that". I told him to wake up its massive but only to those who get it. People think we are a bit odd riding around the bush on bicycles and the mainstream media are not interested. Their loss.
Well done to all the Aussies and Kiwis racing.
dunndog
Eats Squid
Well road cycling has plenty of money in it, and that's reflected in the media coverage. We''re not talking about road cycling. And no, there's relatively no money in mtb.
+1 Gotta agree with all you've said there driftking!
Mountain biking is a minority sport compared to some other mainstream sports like football. Unfortunately the media will always go with what appeals to the masses..and what brands and products more people will buy!
These guys finishing at the top in the WC races are really doing the same as the Australian team making the final at the WC in Brazil.
Imagine the stir in the news that would be if that happened..
And these mtber's argually have as much if not more skills than the F1 drivers or tennis players that earn gizillions!!
Is what it is..I'm ok with it that way..the trails are busy enough.
floody
Wheel size expert
Ahh, see you're thinking of football as a sport there, that's the first mistake, as its a TV show designed to sell merchandise.
walkietalkie
Likes Dirt
+ 1 Drift.
dunndog
Eats Squid
Footy was around before tv.
yeah before it sold out.
They even have consistent advertising during the commentary now.
When you see this there is something wrong
