Ever wondered how the Tour de France is filmed?
Alex goes into all the complexities that happen on the ground, in the air, and even to who pays and has the rights to broadcast the big bicycle race!
00:00 The Tour de France is one of the toughest sporting events to film
00:28 Filming the Tour de France on the ground
01:15 Filming the Tour de France from the sky
03:37 Who pays and has got the broadcasting rights to the Tour de France?
04:42 Who does the commentary for the Tour de France?
05:08 Who chooses the footage shown on TV?
05:27 How much does it all cost?
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24 Comments
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Great video
I had to do a double take as the two stadiums shown around 0:40 are Finley Stadium, home of the Chattanooga Mocs (a mid-major University) Football and Chattanooga Football Club (a semi pro soccer team) and AT&T Feild – home of minor league baseball's Chattanooga Lookouts.
There is some drone footage.
Having been in the broadcast industry in the past, I found this hugely entertaining and informative. Thanks Alex for sparing this side of the TDF.
Wish we could see it on tv again without paying more money. I miss it. NBC controls it here in America and their greed stopped showing most of the race. I only saw 3 races this year. Thanks NBC and your greed.
That was both well done and fascinating. The setup on those motorbikes is quite something. I had no idea how the footage was related to helicopter and then to plane though
"ground satellite"
Cool stuff. FYI France TV shows the live streams for all the mobile cameras so you're not stuck viewing just the main world-feed. Also, some broadcast networks will crop certain shots to emphasize the action. I would love to see a deeper dive, interviews and bios about the motorcycle team and equipment. Those camerapeople are crazy good at what they do.
Amazing video! Very informative. I would never have thought that planes would be involved! Such a big production just to film the best televised race on the planet. I have so much more appreciation on what I watch.
Are the main video motos the BMW 1250RT's ?
One of the best videos GCN has ever made.
Thank you
You missed the part about the drone footage that was abundantly captured, both of the race and B roll.
Nowadays, big drones can do the better job, instead of spending money on annoying motorcycles and expensive helicopters
I was just thinking about this some days ago. Nice to se the answers. Great people that do they best so that we can see the tour. 👏👏👏👏
Great to see the technical and logistics side of the media.
One of the coolest cycling videos I didn’t know I needed.
I’m so glad you did this video. What a great insight on the logistical complexity it takes to broadcast video to the world. And they do so in such a masterful and artistic way to not just show the race but also the beauty of where they are riding.
How about a deep dive into each of the components—motos, helis, fixed wing AC, broadcast booths, etc.?
Wow, Extremely complicated but working like a charm every time year after year. Absolute delight to watch the sport thanks for the flawless working of the broad cast mechanism. I always wondered about this part of the tour. 👍👍👍. Super cool.
Oh this was so fantastic! I never realized how big of a production the tour was but yeah, you are right Alex! The fact that the cameras and recording devices have to be moved to each new location just blows my mind! In fact, I was just thinking about for the day 21 time trial; for all the individuals going directly after each other, the camera motor bikes couldn't turn around from Nice and go all the way back to Monaco. They would have to have two cameras for EACH rider 😲😲
Sad I couldn't watch the TDF this year. BS that it was only available on a yet another subscription service that I refuse to pay for.
Bring back the World Feed on Peacock for 2025.
Drones will replace all of this within ten years, if not sooner.
Wow 🤯🤯🤯 soooo who decided that GCN+ couldn’t broadcast anymore OR Why 🤔 Discovery 🤔