Today I wake up a free man; no longer am I shackled by the rhythmic gymnastics qualifiers that I have to watch this morning, the women’s pole vaulting, or that 3000m steeplechase that I just can’t miss. While I understand that nobody ever forced me to watch these events, what kind of sports fan would … Continue reading
Prior to the Olympics in Beijing you would have struggled to find much coverage of track cycling on the BBC. Last week however saw the Beeb broadcast seemingly non-stop action from the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen, presumably because of the recent success of Sir Chris Hoy and company. Viewing figures were not particularly … Continue reading