FtStri wrote:
Race coverage these days is awesome? Man there are some low expectations.
Biggest annual event at Kona and there are no splits given at the end of each leg, e.g. as the competitors are getting out the water/ out of T1, no time gaps given across most of the race between groups on the bike etc, only a couple of race cameras on motorbikes to cover the whole of the men's and women's races which pretty much just sit next to the leader and film them. Absolutely no sense of any race happening, just looks like people out exercising.
Last year we didn't even have any idea what had happened to Brownlee when he disappeared because of a puncture, or when Kienle punctured at the beginning of the bike in 2018. We had no idea if the Wurf/Kienle/Sanders bike train was making any impact on the Frodeno group last year etc etc etc. Again, there is absolutely no sense that a race is actually happening.
And these are on fixed courses. Imagine if the TDF coverage was done as they do it for Kona, would be an absolute joke.
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I see that you are madly posting on several threads at once and in your excitement have lost a little comprehension as I said that compared to years ago the coverage is great and that the coverage of Ironman races can be shabby.If, as you say, you are a fan of the sport then there is a wealth of entertainment available across all the various races as Ironman to me isn't the be all and end all of our sport.
Comparing Kona to the Tour de France is something only a triathlete would do.They are two different animals completely with Kona not even in the same ballpark...