Just checked GCN+ schedule for Canada and the race available to watch and there are very few classics such as Roubaix, Flanders , Flèche etc that are not available.
I am aware the Flobikes is an option ( Not sure how the Pro Subscription works ) .
Is there a way to use a VPN ( ExpressVPN) and watch live through Eurosport)
I use a VPN with GCN+, they have almost all the races available for road and cyclocross. You can look up which countries each race broadcast is available in, then set your VPN to that country and watch the race either live or a replay.
I use a VPN with GCN+, they have almost all the races available for road and cyclocross. You can look up which countries each race broadcast is available in, then set your VPN to that country and watch the race either live or a replay.
Are you in Canada ? What VPN do you use .
Thanks .
I’m in the US and use NordVPN. All of the grand tours, most of the road monuments, and all of the cyclocross world cups are geoblocked to Europe, so I use the VPN pretty frequently with GCN+ and haven’t had any issues yet. GCN+ has both a mobile app and you can watch it through the web browser on your computer. I’ve set up a VPN client directly on my Asus router so I can cast to my TV from my phone/computer to watch the races.
I’m in the US and use NordVPN. All of the grand tours, most of the road monuments, and all of the cyclocross world cups are geoblocked to Europe, so I use the VPN pretty frequently with GCN+ and haven’t had any issues yet. GCN+ has both a mobile app and you can watch it through the web browser on your computer. I’ve set up a VPN client directly on my Asus router so I can cast to my TV from my phone/computer to watch the races.
Do you ever question the legality or ethics of what you are doing?
No.
How do you like NordVPN? Recommend it?
It works well on all of my devices, so I can’t complain. I bought a 3 year subscription a couple of years ago during one of their holiday sales, $150 I think. They have good documentation for setting up VPN profiles for a router.
I browsed some comparison write-ups and I did a free trial before I subscribed, so would definitely recommend doing your own research since there might be some new services available now.
I’m in the US and use NordVPN. All of the grand tours, most of the road monuments, and all of the cyclocross world cups are geoblocked to Europe, so I use the VPN pretty frequently with GCN+ and haven’t had any issues yet. GCN+ has both a mobile app and you can watch it through the web browser on your computer. I’ve set up a VPN client directly on my Asus router so I can cast to my TV from my phone/computer to watch the races.
Do you ever question the legality or ethics of what you are doing?
In what context do you see the behavior as problematic? The poster did in fact pay for it by subscribing to GCN+.
I also use a VPN, I use Surfshark, if you use the code Dowsett (yeah that dowesett) you get like 2 years for $30 bucks or something. (feel free to DM me if you need more info)
As for the ethics of it, I agree that it’s slightly cutting some corners, but I am paying GCN so I feel ok about it, I also pay NBC/Peacock and they actually have allot more races then you would think (at least they did in 2021)
I’m in Canada. I use NordVPN and GCN+
WORKS AMAZING.
I always just connect to a UK proxy and I’m in business.
Watched an SBS feed once by connecting to Australia. I really should check for TDU replays this week…
LIving in Canada, a VPN is the only way to get any kind of cycling coverage. We don’t even get the TdF on Sportsnet anymore.
I’m in the US and use NordVPN. All of the grand tours, most of the road monuments, and all of the cyclocross world cups are geoblocked to Europe, so I use the VPN pretty frequently with GCN+ and haven’t had any issues yet. GCN+ has both a mobile app and you can watch it through the web browser on your computer. I’ve set up a VPN client directly on my Asus router so I can cast to my TV from my phone/computer to watch the races.
Do you ever question the legality or ethics of what you are doing?
In what context do you see the behavior as problematic? The poster did in fact pay for it by subscribing to GCN+.
Is there a reason that these races are geo-blocked? Are there any terms & conditions that call for the subscriber to provide honest answers as to their location? I know at least one content provider that considers it a violation to misrepresent your home country.
There you have:
Just use a VPN for the country.
Love Shean Kelly’s comments.
There you have:
Just use a VPN for the country.
Love Shean Kelly’s comments.
Who’s Shean Kelly?
From Canada, PIA VPN and whoever is broadcasting from France.
Occasionally Belgium or Australia, but I have an easier time understanding French than Australian.
There you have:
Just use a VPN for the country.
Love Shean Kelly’s comments.
Who’s Shean Kelly?
Lol, Android keyboards…
Sean Kelly
There you have:
Just use a VPN for the country.
Love Shean Kelly’s comments.
Who’s Shean Kelly?
Lol, Android keyboards…
Sean Kelly
He he. I assumed it was a typo, but for a moment there I thought it was a new mutation of Séan. Shaun is kinda forgivable to make it more intuitive for English speakers and avoid non-standard characters, but Shean!
I’m in the US and use NordVPN. All of the grand tours, most of the road monuments, and all of the cyclocross world cups are geoblocked to Europe, so I use the VPN pretty frequently with GCN+ and haven’t had any issues yet. GCN+ has both a mobile app and you can watch it through the web browser on your computer. I’ve set up a VPN client directly on my Asus router so I can cast to my TV from my phone/computer to watch the races.
Do you ever question the legality or ethics of what you are doing?
With respect to legality, there is nothing inherently illegal about using a VPN in most countries, including the US and Canada. In other words, it’s perfectly legal and often recommended by security organizations and government agencies.
The ethics of using a VPN is a completely different and personal issue and depends on how it’s being used. In the context being discussed here, using a VPN almost certainly violates the terms and conditions of GCN+. I haven’t read them in detail, or at all, but would be surprised if it’s not mentioned. Some people have no issues whatsoever ignoring T&C’s, other people not so much.
Personally, I don’t use a VPN simply because I’m too damm lazy to figure out the process involved and cheap to pay the costs. Plus, there’s nothing I don’t already have access to that it would give me access to by using it.
In the context being discussed here, using a VPN almost certainly violates the terms and conditions of GCN+. I haven’t read them in detail, or at all, but would be surprised if it’s not mentioned. Some people have no issues whatsoever ignoring T&C’s, other people not so much.
That’s my point. VPNs are fine; it is the content provider who is the target of the theft in these cases. It really isn’t different than pirating copyrighted material like movies, or getting copies of software without paying the developer. Will you get caught? Most likely not, but it’s what you do when nobody is looking that defines your character.
Just extending the ‘legality’ discussion. The reason that GCN geoblocks some content is b/c they don’t own the rights for that race for that country - which typically means that some other provider does own the rights for that race in that county. By using a VPN to spoof your location and receive the GCN ‘broadcast’ of an event geoblocked in your region, you are undermining the rights of that other provider who did pay for the distribution of that race in your region. I’m not saying here if your you should / should not use a VPN for this purpose, but I am pointing out that just b/c GCN can distribute (for example) the TdF in Europe, they can’t do so in the US (b/c the US TdF rights are held by NBC). Thus, the argument that ‘heck, I’m paying GCN so I should be able to watch all the content’ fails to recognize this aspect of the event distribution rights.