Cycling on OLN TV

Good question. I hope so. Seeing the whole tour really rocked.

OLN’s Comprehensive Same-Day Cycling Schedule Debuts March 6th

STAMFORD, CT (Feb 10, 2005) – OLN®, the home of professional cycling, introduces Cyclysm Sundays, a new, weekly show dedicated to the races, the athletes and the teams that cycling fans are watching throughout the season. Airing every Sunday at 5:00 PM ET, Cyclysm Sundays will feature same-day coverage of many of the major cycling races, including the Spring Classics, and will be hosted by the rotating team of cycling experts – Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and Bob Roll.

"Cycling is hugely important to OLN, and the Spring Classics are some of the most exciting races out there," said Gavin Harvey, President of the network. "By presenting cycling every Sunday, we're creating a basis for the entire season. Fans, even those who only recently caught the cycling bug, can turn to OLN to watch the season unfold and experience the building drama of this punishing sport."

In addition to race coverage, Cyclysm Sundays will feature a weekly update on Lance Armstrong and the Discovery Cycling Team; training tips from Chris Carmichael, personal coach to Armstrong; and coverage of the National Championship Series, a U.S.-based cycling series in which the top domestic cyclist is crowned at the end of each season. The format of Cyclysm Sundays will change somewhat in June, when the show focuses mainly on previewing the Tour de France.

“We’re excited about this new format,” said John Carter, Vice President of Production and Executive Producer. “It’s going to be a fantastic showcase for Lance's team as they take on the heaviest schedule ever for these great classic races.”

The race schedule for Cyclysm Sundays follows (same-day unless indicated; subject to change):

March 6th Paris-Nice (France)

March 13th Paris-Nice (France)

March 20th Milan San Remo (Italy)/Tirreno-Adriatico (Italy)

March 27th Criterium International (France)

April 3rd Tour of Flanders (Belgium)

April 10th Paris-Robaix (France)/Redlands* (USA)

April 17th Amstel Gold Race (Netherlands)

April 24th Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Belgium)/Sea Otter* (USA)

May 1st Tour de Georgia (USA)

May 8th Giro d’Italia (Italy)**

May 15th Giro d’Italia (Italy)

May 22nd Giro d’Italia (Italy)

May 29th Giro d’Italia (Italy)

June 5th US Pro Cycling - Philadelphia (USA)

June 12th Road to the Tour (Tour de France preview)

June 19th Road to the Tour/Nature Valley Classic (USA)

June 26th Road to the Tour

July 3rd - 24th Tour de France (France)***

Sept 4th Vuelta a España (Spain)

Sept 11th Vuelta a España (Spain)/San Francisco Criterium* (USA)

Sept 18th Vuelta a España (Spain)/Tour de Cliffs* (USA)

Oct 15th Giro di Lombardia (Italy)
* Tape delay

** Giro d’Italia coverage may be expanded to include Saturday Coverage

*** Tour de France will include daily coverage

Try to keep up boys. 😎

Great, thx for sharing.
Now if you can just tell us that horribly annoying psychotic guy with the greasy hair has been dropped... :o

Thanks for that info! It made a smile on my face 🙂

And also now that Armstrong has confirmed that he is racing Paris-Nice, it should be interesting to see how OLN will do the coverage for that race:
http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-armstrongsplans&prov=ap&type=lgns

Cyclism is back! 🙂

Greatness! Glad to help. 😉

Personally, I'm rather disappointed. I'd rather have more daily coverage and less or no recap style coverage. I dont like watching things like ESPN Sport Center. At least the Tour has the daily coverage.

Maybe now that Armstrong's schedule is out OLN will revamp their schedule.

YES!!!! Thanks man, I was worried about that. Although I am going to miss the everyday coverage of Paris-Nice and the Giro. But oh well, thats is a hell of alot better than nothing. Beggers cant be choosers!

FeltF45 said:

YES!!!! Thanks man, I was worried about that. Although I am going to miss the everyday coverage of Paris-Nice and the Giro. But oh well, thats is a hell of alot better than nothing. Beggers cant be choosers!

True true. While I am disappointed (I love the Giro) I am also thankful.
🙄

I'm just thankful to see some quality pro tour coverage period... THANK YOU OLN!

FeltF45 said:

YES!!!! Thanks man, I was worried about that. Although I am going to miss the everyday coverage of Paris-Nice and the Giro. But oh well, thats is a hell of alot better than nothing. Beggers cant be choosers!

Hey, I agree. Thank you OLN. But beggers can be choosers, if they make enough noise. Two sundays of Paris-Nice coverage and weekend coverage of the Giro is nice, but come on, ask for more! E-mail OLN! Do they really have more fans for their rodeo series? Please! This is going to be a great Giro. Ask them to cover it!

Write to OLN and ask for more. Cycling is growing in the U.S. Let OLN know!

OLN Contact

tcklyde said:

Hey, I agree. Thank you OLN. But beggers can be choosers, if they make enough noise. Two sundays of Paris-Nice coverage and weekend coverage of the Giro is nice, but come on, ask for more! E-mail OLN! Do they really have more fans for their rodeo series? Please! This is going to be a great Giro. Ask them to cover it!

Write to OLN and ask for more. Cycling is growing in the U.S. Let OLN know!

OLN Contact

I did. 😄 If more people want daily Giro coverage, or coverage of more/other cycling events, I encourage them to write too. I also thanked them for what they were showing.