Awful coverage as usual and absolutely ridiculous penalties being given out (Lionel DQ for crossing an "imaginary" center line when Kristian was on the livestream crossing a double painted center line & no penalty!). IRONMAN needs to step it up if they want to have any hope of competing with PTO.
It would have been nice if you addressed the controversial call against Lionel Sanders. PTO is doing good things and Ironman needs to step up its game if it wants to remain relevant.
Would have been class if they talked about the Lionel Sanders bs DQ but as usual swept under the rug. Pretty disappointing considering the respect and support he has amongst athletes and viewers.
As always great performance form the athletes but also a production that was bordering pathetic with more or less none of the main events in the race covered, commentators getting names and data wrong, or talking about stuff that then wasn't being shown on the screen, and so many commercials that only the most sedate people could possible manage to watch the full race coverage. Not doing the sport any favours and at the same time missing out on a potential much bigger viewer/fan crowd.
Well said. Strongly suspect that Ironman / IM will fold, or will be completely re-branded, within the next few seasons. Very similar thing has happened with the WSL (pro surfing tour), where the League's endless pursuit of 'mainstream' views ($) hollowed out the 'sport' and estranged itself from true surfing fans. What remains is an insufferable 'entertainment'/events/marketing business, claiming to be a professional sporting league. Fooling absolutely nobody, yet continuing with the 'wall of positive noise' at all costs. This IM farce today was a carbon copy of the same corporate-speak nonsense. A genuine shame.
@@Neight0the brand is huge tho unfortunately. Everyone wants to be an 'Ironman''.. and they continue to bleed age groups dryer and profit on hosting poor events globally. The sport of 70.3 and full IM is watered down. PTO should brand a specific distance and look at IM as what not to do...
@@Neight0 Well, it now seems that Lionel Sanders has said that he will never compete in an IM event again after being DSQ'ed for having crossed the centre line where there was no centre line and told that he was to imagine the centre line. Sounds to silly to be true.
I think the coverage was very good. You probably have no idea how complex it is to cover a live event especially athletes all over the place. Bummer about LS.
I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be caught dead wearing an IM logo. If I see anyone with a IronMan swim cap in the pool, my though is: idiot. Thank God for the PTO!
Ironman has nothing on the PTO, I actually turned this race off the front pack on the bike c_mon how was there no penalties given out they were all drafting and there was an official right there. Absolute c-p. Where did all these Germans come from???? Anyway just my view.
The disqualification of Lionel Sanders does not make sense. Please give proof for DQ argumentation, or apologize. Otherwise, this is very dissappointing.
It is more like watching QVC than a sporting event.. even super league has better production than this. PTO far superior. Don’t really know why the top athletes will keep doing these events. £50k for the winner is a joke
Great coverage. Might have been improved with international on-air analysts for these world championships ... their broken American English and difficulty pronouncing Euro athlete's names forced me to turn off the volume and instead read captions.
We gonna talk about Stratman sucking wheel the whole race? Hardcore slipstreamed multiple times during the broadcast. Great officiating? Nah. Do better.
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Awful coverage as usual and absolutely ridiculous penalties being given out (Lionel DQ for crossing an "imaginary" center line when Kristian was on the livestream crossing a double painted center line & no penalty!). IRONMAN needs to step it up if they want to have any hope of competing with PTO.
Did any race rangers see this at Kristian? Only they can pronounce a penalty ... not the commentators.
Awful coverage and stats. PTO is way better.
Yep awful. Back to SC I go.
50k USD for the winner loool
1000% agree 👍
@PJanow4711 no race ranger at IM races....👎
It would have been nice if you addressed the controversial call against Lionel Sanders. PTO is doing good things and Ironman needs to step up its game if it wants to remain relevant.
Would have been class if they talked about the Lionel Sanders bs DQ but as usual swept under the rug. Pretty disappointing considering the respect and support he has amongst athletes and viewers.
As always great performance form the athletes but also a production that was bordering pathetic with more or less none of the main events in the race covered, commentators getting names and data wrong, or talking about stuff that then wasn't being shown on the screen, and so many commercials that only the most sedate people could possible manage to watch the full race coverage. Not doing the sport any favours and at the same time missing out on a potential much bigger viewer/fan crowd.
Well said. Strongly suspect that Ironman / IM will fold, or will be completely re-branded, within the next few seasons. Very similar thing has happened with the WSL (pro surfing tour), where the League's endless pursuit of 'mainstream' views ($) hollowed out the 'sport' and estranged itself from true surfing fans. What remains is an insufferable 'entertainment'/events/marketing business, claiming to be a professional sporting league. Fooling absolutely nobody, yet continuing with the 'wall of positive noise' at all costs. This IM farce today was a carbon copy of the same corporate-speak nonsense. A genuine shame.
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@@Neight0the brand is huge tho unfortunately. Everyone wants to be an 'Ironman''.. and they continue to bleed age groups dryer and profit on hosting poor events globally. The sport of 70.3 and full IM is watered down.
PTO should brand a specific distance and look at IM as what not to do...
@@Neight0 Well, it now seems that Lionel Sanders has said that he will never compete in an IM event again after being DSQ'ed for having crossed the centre line where there was no centre line and told that he was to imagine the centre line. Sounds to silly to be true.
I think the coverage was very good. You probably have no idea how complex it is to cover a live event especially athletes all over the place. Bummer about LS.
A great reminder why ironman is dying and PTO is the future
WTG Ironman, The Sanders DQ was a joke. KB was all over the road, but no penalty
IM should reward its finishers with a free Idot tattoo removal
PTO has taken over in the form of prize money hence the top athletes arriving here fatigued and putting the 70.3 world championships second.
Please do Lionel Sanders right.
IM should give him $50,000
great job, Ironman -- totally whack, ad-fueled content and a massively unjust penalty
let's go, PTO
Why no mention to Lucy Charles Barclay not racing due to injury in the womens coverage. She’s the best swimmer
Worst summary ever, do Sanders right.
Catastrophic coverage, learn from PTO and others or cut pro events at all
I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be caught dead wearing an IM logo. If I see anyone with a IronMan swim cap in the pool, my though is: idiot. Thank God for the PTO!
As a triathlete i can honestly say its a wonderful sport to do but probably one of the most boring to watch.
Thanks for the recap, kudos to the Germans'.
Ironman has nothing on the PTO, I actually turned this race off the front pack on the bike c_mon how was there no penalties given out they were all drafting and there was an official right there. Absolute c-p. Where did all these Germans come from???? Anyway just my view.
Ironman you are killing yourself... Terrible coverage and all the top names racing in better events the week previous
The disqualification of Lionel Sanders does not make sense. Please give proof for DQ argumentation, or apologize. Otherwise, this is very dissappointing.
It is more like watching QVC than a sporting event.. even super league has better production than this. PTO far superior.
Don’t really know why the top athletes will keep doing these events. £50k for the winner is a joke
Great coverage. Might have been improved with international on-air analysts for these world championships ... their broken American English and difficulty pronouncing Euro athlete's names forced me to turn off the volume and instead read captions.
Likely many dopers, sad endurance scene
We gonna talk about Stratman sucking wheel the whole race? Hardcore slipstreamed multiple times during the broadcast.
Great officiating? Nah. Do better.
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German doping program working well