Olympic cycling on TV or the web in NOT real time?

[Riley Casey]

I am hoping to watch some cycling from the games this year but my schedule doesn’t jibe with the streaming schedule that NBC has listed. Do any sports mavens know of a way to watch ‘on demand’? I’m not much of a TV sports fan in general so I don’t know even the basics of finding a particular event beyond what happens to be on the screen at the bar when I happen to be having a beer.

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[jopamora]

The soccer matches all have replay links. I am hoping that is the same across all the events.

[Bilsko]

So for on-the-go access, it looks like NBC will provide some on-demand content on their iPad/Android apps – may be helpful?

http://lifehacker.com/5929340/keep-up-with-the-2012-olympics-with-nbcs-olympic-apps-for-ios-and-android

[KelOnWheels]

Or you could watch/listen to this

“Here’s a thing about the Olympics. It’s basically moved artists that usually write about songs about love or parties to switch their artistic focus to things like jumping and defeating other countries. Take this from The Chemical Brothers, which is basically a pinging dance track about men chasing each other on tiny bikes wearing super-tight clothes.”

[Greenbelt]

Sometimes these guys have links to the euro-channels (some of which might have delayed feeds). Buyer beware, though — I think I got a virus from a Italian webcast. Figures.

http://www.steephill.tv/

[PotomacCyclist]

Check the official NBC Olympics website. They have links for video replays next to some of the events, possibly all of them. I think you have to be a cable or satellite TV subscriber and your channel lineup has to include MSNBC and CNBC. Then you sign in with your cable/satellite account when prompted. If you have never logged into your cable/satellite acct online, it’s easy to set it up using your acct. number on the TV provider site.

[JacquesOfAllTrades]

@PotomacCyclist 26664 wrote:

Check the official NBC Olympics website. They have links for video replays next to some of the events, possibly all of them. I think you have to be a cable or satellite TV subscriber and your channel lineup has to include MSNBC and CNBC. Then you sign in with your cable/satellite account when prompted. If you have never logged into your cable/satellite acct online, it’s easy to set it up using your acct. number on the TV provider site.

I haven’t checked since the games started today, but Comcast’s on-demand menu has been offering free recorded programs of many of the US Olympic Trials (and human interest stuff), so if you have access to on-demand cable (specifically), you’re likely to be able to get the programs o n your television that way, too.

[PotomacCyclist]

I didn’t even think to look. The Olympic soccer games started on Wednesday so there have actually been several matches played already. (These are part of the Olympic tournament, not pre-tournament exhibitions.) Looks like Comcast/Xfinity On Demand is a great option. I’m watching a full replay of one of this week’s Olympic soccer matches. (I’ve already seen parts of a few other contests over the past two days.)

Looks like each replay will be available for one month after the the date of the event.

P.S. Comcast owns NBC so it makes sense that they would have all the events available on demand, as part of their new approach to Olympics coverage. I don’t know about satellite, Verizon FiOS or other cable providers though.

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