UCI World Cup Now Available Live in the U.S.

November 8th, 2008   Filed Under press releases, racing, video  

CyclingTV did not have the U.S. broadcasting rights for the first two rounds of the UCI World Cup, and was recently issuing refunds for customers who purchased subscriptions with that in mind. Now the online station has secured the rights for the U.S. starting with Sunday’s race in Pijnacker. Tune in live to be the first to see how your Cyclocross Magazine Fantasy Team is doing. Full press release below:

Cycling TV has secured the rights for the UCI calendar until at least the end of ‘08 to include the USA. As such, we strongly advise US customers interested in the UCI calendar to purchase the UCI quarterly package which will cover the rest of the ‘08 calendar live, and also allows access to the highlights and ‘as live’ of races from September. Existing UCI or Gold package subscribers do not need to purchase anything new.

Go to: www.cycling.tv/pijnacker

The UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup on Cycling TV

The third round of the 2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup sees the series return to cyclo-cross’s heartland, the year’s first visit to the Netherlands. Sven Nys won the Veldrit Pijnacker from 2004-2006, but 2007 winner Lars Boom will hope to be the victor in his home race, while wearing the rainbow jersey of the World Champion. Meanwhile, in the women’s race, Dutch rider Daphny van den Brand will be looking to reclaim the overall World Cup lead from Hanka Kupfernagel.

Catch all the live action and highlights on Cycling TV.

Cycling TV - UCI Cyclo-cross Schedule:
October 19 2008 - Kalmthout (highlights available now)
October 26 2008 - Tabor (highlights available now)
November 9 2008 - Pijnacker
November 29 2008 - Koksijde
December 7 2008 - Igorre
December 21 2008 - Nommay
December 26 2008 - Hofstade
January 1 2009 - Roubaix
January 25 2009 - Milan

World Championships
January 31 to February 1 2009 - Hoogerheide


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Comments

3 Responses to “UCI World Cup Now Available Live in the U.S.”

  1. PdxRunner on November 8th, 2008 11:22 am

    A warning to people interested in this site. They have a horrible track record for access, glitches and NO Customer Service. They were heavily promoting the UCI package in the US without providing service to the US. I just tried the site and it still says that the TABOR race is unavailable in the US!

  2. John Cutler on November 8th, 2008 1:42 pm

    I’m having similar troubles. What a bummer! You’d think that someone would pop open a browser in the US and actually give it a try before issuing a press release. I’m grateful that they purchased the rights though … but don’t leave us hanging once we’ve spent our money!

  3. PdxRunner on November 9th, 2008 9:34 pm

    I was able (after many attempts ) to watch the race this morning. They did acknowledge on their forum, that maybye they didn’t quite have the rights thing down with the previous races. The Email they sent to promote their stir said: Cycling TV - UCI Cyclo-cross Schedule:
    October 19 2008 - Kalmthout (highlights available now)
    October 26 2008 - Tabor (highlights available now.
    Perhaps they should try their own site before making an announcement !

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