2014 Vuelta a Espana (Tour of Spain) – Quintana, Froome, Contador; 8/23-9/14

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  • August 19, 2014 at 11:12 am #915762
    PotomacCyclist
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    The Vuelta a Espana begins this Saturday. There will be 21 stages (so two rest days) covering 3,239.9 kilometers or 2,013 miles.

    5 flat stages, 13 hill and mountain stages, 1 team time trial, and 2 individual time trial stages.

    Among the top contenders will be Nairo Quintana, Chris Froome and Alberto Contador. Froome and Contador both abandoned the Tour de France, but will return for the Vuelta. Have they recovered from their injuries? Is Quintana in top form? The Vuelta will reveal the answers.

    Other notable names include Fabian Cancellara, Chris Horner (the defending champion and the oldest winner ever of one of the Grand Tours, at 41), Andrew Talansky (who will ride in a supporting role), Thibaut Pinot (3rd at this year’s Tour de France), Peter Sagan and Bauke Mollema (who wins the title of most distinctive name in the pro peloton, I think). Mark Cavendish is listed but he will not be riding. Cavendish will ride in the one-week Tour of Britain (Sept. 7-14).

    Unfortunately, the TV coverage in the U.S. is limited to the Universal Sports channel, which is not available on Comcast and some other systems. The live coverage will also be streamed on the Universal Sports website, but only for cable/satellite subscribers where the channel is included in the line-up.

    http://www.lavuelta.com/14pr/en/index.html

    http://universalsports.com/cycling/

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    EDIT: These are additional links for live feeds and online video recaps, as suggested by others in the thread below. I’m adding them here for easy reference.

    http://www.steephill.tv/vuelta-a-espana/

    http://www.cyclingfans.com/vuelta-a-espana/live

    http://www.rtve.es/deportes/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/
    (Spanish/Espanol)

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  • August 19, 2014 at 1:11 pm #1008249
    KayakCyndi
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    All knowing forum … how does can one watch the Vuelta without Universal Sports? Inquiring minds want to know.

    August 19, 2014 at 1:26 pm #1008250
    Dickie
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    @KayakCyndi 92801 wrote:

    All knowing forum … how does can one watch the Vuelta without Universal Sports? Inquiring minds want to know.

    I suggest a plane ticket to Spain :-)

    August 19, 2014 at 1:36 pm #1008252
    consularrider
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    Well, I certainly enjoyed watching the peloton take a lap up and down the Paseo de la Castellana by the U.S. Embassy on the final day of the Vuelta. Sort of like watching the TdF on the Champs Elysee. Too bad it blocked my route home and forced me to stick around and have some tapas y cerveza. ;) :D

    August 19, 2014 at 1:39 pm #1008254
    KayakCyndi
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    @Dickie 92802 wrote:

    I suggest a plane ticket to Spain :-)

    While oh so helpful dickie, that isn’t in the cards for me at the moment. Any other suggestions?

    August 19, 2014 at 1:56 pm #1008258
    Powerful Pete
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    If you spend some time on Google you should be able to find downloadable torrents of each day’s stage. There is a Dutch torrent site (the name escapes me right now) that does an excellent job. While it is not live, it only requires a wee bit of discipline to then watch the stages after dinner with a nice cold cerveza!

    August 19, 2014 at 2:30 pm #1008262
    Dickie
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    Where’s PeteD when we need him? I know he finds good streams all the time, perhaps PM him.

    August 19, 2014 at 2:55 pm #1008266
    consularrider
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    Let’s see, for tapas there is Jaleo in Crystal City, Guarapo in Courthouse, and La Tasca in Clarendon. Or maybe the bocadillos at 100 Montaditos between Rosslyn and Courthouse.

    August 19, 2014 at 3:12 pm #1008273
    cyclingfool
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    http://www.cyclingfans.com/vuelta-a-espana/live

    August 20, 2014 at 2:57 am #1008347
    PotomacCyclist
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    Is the Eurosport live stream available to U.S. residents?

    In other pro cycling news, Thomas Voeckler was struck by a car at the Tour du Limousin. He may have broken his collarbone. I don’t think he was planning to race the Vuelta anyway.

    http://www.bicycling.com/news/pro-cycling/voeckler-hit-car-tour-du-limousin

    August 20, 2014 at 3:04 am #1008348
    PotomacCyclist
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    The USA Pro Cycling Challenge is also taking place this week. NBCSN is televising it, but only with afternoon broadcasts, and a repeat in the late night/overnight hours. Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen are the announcers.

    August 20, 2014 at 1:00 pm #1008359
    culimerc
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    @KayakCyndi 92801 wrote:

    All knowing forum … how does can one watch the Vuelta without Universal Sports? Inquiring minds want to know.

    Steephill.tv

    August 20, 2014 at 1:51 pm #1008362
    cyclingfool
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    @PotomacCyclist 92904 wrote:

    Is the Eurosport live stream available to U.S. residents?

    Not sure. I’ve actually never used the cyclingfans.com feeds, but I’ve seen them linked to many times on US-based forums and discussion groups, which tends to make me think that they do work…

    August 20, 2014 at 2:25 pm #1008380
    evanstonian
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    I am happy to learn there are a few people interested in watching the Vuelta a España! If you do not mind listening in Spanish, the national radio and TV network of Spain, RTVE, posts the complete coverage each evening, after the stage:

    http://www.rtve.es/deportes/ciclismo/vuelta-espana/

    I find their commentary to be many times better than Phil’s and Paul’s, so sometimes I’ve tuned to RTVE to listen to the commentary about the Tour de France. They tend to highlight rider gearing choices and have a more strategy oriented discussion about the race (and I love ‘suitcases of courage’ and ‘taking the race by the horns’, but…).

    August 21, 2014 at 1:45 am #1008424
    PotomacCyclist
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    I added all the links to the first post, for easy reference.

    August 21, 2014 at 2:36 am #1008425
    Powerful Pete
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    Have not tried it for the Vuelta, but have also had excellent luck with Belgian TV streaming – RTBF – the Flemish language site.

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