Coverage slips gear

For arguably the most important and most anticipated road cycling race for many a year, the TV coverage of the Olympic event disappointed. Missing were many of the presentational features of other recent road cycle classics.

Absent were reports in real time of road gradients, rider and peloton average speeds as well as a total lack of “go pro” views directly off the cycles of prominent riders.

Considering the eye-watering budget for these Games, skimping on this premiere event’s TV coverage was hard to understand.

Larry Mitchell, Rothesay Bay.