WC round 7 Meribel, FRA

Dene Dweller

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What time does live coverage of the race start?

Is it the standard 4:15AM Sunday morning as it has been the last couple rounds?
Nope, back in Europe and it is on tomorrow night ~10:15pm EST don't blow it and think it's on sunday. Qualifying will be tonight ~9:00pm on the UCI living timing section of their website, TB, Gwin and Ratboy will be going all out for points.
 

scblack

Leucocholic
Nope, back in Europe and it is on tomorrow night ~10:15pm EST don't blow it and think it's on sunday. Qualifying will be tonight ~9:00pm on the UCI living timing section of their website, TB, Gwin and Ratboy will be going all out for points.
Great timing - go Troy!
 

driftking

Wheel size expert
vital raw

[video=youtube;QKYIqn_7Zag]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKYIqn_7Zag#t=16[/video]

Peaty/rateboy headcam link (cant embed 2 videos)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHbLdf0v104

Live link is here
http://live.redbull.tv/events/366/2014-uci-mtb-world-cup-9-meribel-dhi/

starts at 10:15pm


Practice photos

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/practice-meribel-dh-world-cup-7.html
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http://www.pinkbike.com/news/practice-meribel-dh-world-cup-7.html

Anyone else think the racing line up top with be to the left more, it straight lines you a bit more down the rocks and opens up the next turn. I'll be waiting to see who hits that line first and if it is faster, definitely from footage and photos looks like it will be the faster line. About 59sec into the peaty head cam, hug that tape a bit more.
Edit
I take that back after seeing the section off headcam its impossible.
 
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heavyp

You heard it here first
It sounds as if the riders would like all 6 rounds held on this track haha can't wait for sunday
 

B Rabbit

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I've never watched it live before, does it stream in 720p? Is the feed good or does it drop out etc?

So pumped for this!
 

ajay

^Once punched Jeff Kennett. Don't pick an e-fight
I've never watched it live before, does it stream in 720p? Is the feed good or does it drop out etc?

So pumped for this!

The feed is sometimes great, and sometimes poor, a lot to do with local infrastructure and it's ability to upload/stream. It usually good enough though..
 

WBA92

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I've never watched it live before, does it stream in 720p? Is the feed good or does it drop out etc?

So pumped for this!
I recommend you watch it live - my first time watching live was last round. Even with the stream cutting out and missing about four riders it was still soooo much better than watching the replays.

On a side note, this is video of Ratboy's crash in qualies I was referring to:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=714638188605810&fref=nf
 

driftking

Wheel size expert
The feed is sometimes great, and sometimes poor, a lot to do with local infrastructure and it's ability to upload/stream. It usually good enough though..
+1
I have no issue, the feed dropped out last race which was a pita but that was a redbull issue it happened to everyone, but in terms of quality I can stream it live in 720p with no issues. Occasionally it might jump back 240p this tends to happen more at the start when I have just connected to the server. But once Iv clicked 720p again its sweet.

Your infrastructure definitely has a big effect.
But the redbull player definitely at times has some issues, but its pretty good coverage, if you have a good connection you rarely get issues.

Looks like MIk missed out?
Yeah he finished really far down, not sure what happened.

I just hope this race has some good coverage, lots of good sections, I really don't want to see the boring parts of the track to be all we see.
Rat boy is definitely on it, with a crash his definitely the favorite.
 

ajay

^Once punched Jeff Kennett. Don't pick an e-fight
Rat boy is definitely on it, with a crash his definitely the favorite.
Yeah you'd be a brave man to bet against him, he's just killing it. I love that he's so nonchalant about it too! A real personality both on and off the bike. As much as I'd love to see Hill win, and Troy somehow wrangle the overall back into his clasp, there's just nothing not to like about Josh storming home with the overall and smoking everyone by 5 secs. Can't wait til the race!
 

Ivan

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it's been a while since i watched one of these, but do they only show the top 20 men live? or is it more
 
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