Bol d’Or – The Bol d’Or 2008 live on Orange TV –

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The Bol d’Or 2008 live on Orange TV

Bol d'Or - The Bol d'Or 2008 live on Orange TV -

The Bol d’Or 2008, at Magny-Cours on September 13 and 14, will be broadcast live and exclusively on one of the event channels of the Orange TV package, Canal 58. A new stone in the garden of Eurosport ? Request the program !

Even before the fight on the Magny-Cours track for the 72nd Bol d’Or, which will kick off on Saturday, September 13 at 3:00 p.m. for two clock towers, the war on television channels has already started for the retransmission rights.

Provisional timetables for the 72nd Bol d´Or

Wednesday September 10, 2008

  • 10h00 – 12h30: Administrative and technical checks

  • 2:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m .: Administrative and technical checks

    Thursday, September 11, 2008

  • 8:15 am – 9:15 am: Mandatory briefing for Bol d´Or team managers

  • 09:30 – 10:00 am: Pilot briefing

  • 11h00 – 12h00: Free practice Bol d’Or (60 mn)

  • 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m .: Bol d’Or free practice (60 mins)

  • 2:40 p.m. – 3:05 p.m .: Qualifying practice Coupe Kawasaki Moto Revue (25 mn)

  • 3:15 p.m. – 3:40 p.m .: Michelin Power Cup qualifying practice (25 mins)

  • 3:50 p.m. – 4:15 p.m .: Qualifying practice Challenge Protwin (25 min)

  • 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m .: Qualifying practice Bol d’Or Brassards bleue (30 min)

  • 5:10 p.m. – 5:40 p.m .: Qualifying practice Bol d’Or Brassards blancs (30 mn)

  • 5:50 p.m. – 6:20 p.m .: Qualifying practice Bol d’Or Brassards rouge (30 mn)

  • 6.30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m .: Bol d’Or qualifying practice Green armbands (30 mn)

  • 9:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m .: 1st session Mandatory Bol d’Or night practice (45 min)

  • 9:55 p.m. – 10:40 p.m .: 2nd session Mandatory Bol d’Or night practice (45 min)

    Friday, September 12, 2008

  • 9:30 am – 9:55 am: French Cup Honda (25 mn)

  • 10:15 am – 10:45 am: Qualifying practice Bol d’Or Blue armbands (30 mn)

  • 10:55 – 11:25 am: Qualifying practice Bol d’Or Brassards blancs (30 mn)

  • 11:35 am – 12:05 pm: Qualifying practice Bol d’Or Brassards rouge (30 mn)

  • 12.15 p.m. – 12.45 p.m .: Qualifying practice Bol d’Or Green armbands (30 mn)

  • 2.30 p.m. – 2.55 p.m .: Qualifying practice Coupe Kawasaki Moto Revue (25 mins)

  • 3:10 p.m. – 3:35 p.m .: Michelin Power Cup qualifying practice (25 min)

  • 3:50 p.m. – 4:15 p.m .: Qualifying practice Challenge Protwin (25 min)

  • 4:15 p.m. – 4:40 p.m .: French Cup Honda (25 mn)

  • From 5 p.m .: Entertainment, then visit of the stands

    Saturday, September 13, 2008

  • 9:00 am – 9:20 am: Michelin Power Cup Final (10 laps)

  • 9:35 am – 9:55 am: Protwin Final (10 laps)

  • 10:10 am – 10:55 am: Warm Up Bol d´Or (45 min)

  • 11:15 am – 11:35 am: French Cup Honda (10 laps)

  • 11:50 am – 12:10 pm: Kawasaki Moto Revue Cup Final (10 laps)

  • 12:20 p.m. – 1:20 p.m .: Entertainment

  • 3:00 p.m .: Departure of the 72nd Bol d’Or

  • 3:02 p.m .: Fall of the Kaw

    Sunday September 14, 2008

  • 3:00 p.m .: Arrival of the 72nd Bol d’Or !

    Prices

  • General enclosure: 53 euros before September 1 (general enclosure + village + campsite + concert on Saturday evening at 9 p.m. + visit of the stands on Friday evening + free access to the stands within the limit of available places)

  • After September 1st: 63 euros

  • Paddock access supplement: 10 euros

  • Free for children under 12 accompanied by an adult

    • The famous motorcycle endurance race, the highlights of which were traditionally broadcast by Eurosport, will this year be broadcast exclusively for France on Canal 58 of the Orange TV package, one of the operator’s event channels..

    Orange TV’s Canal 58 will be "entirely dedicated to the Bol d’Or for the duration of the event", indicates the organizer: whether it is on their television set, their mobile phone or their computer, Orange subscribers will be able to"follow the race in pictures with also magazine subjects, the general classification and the teams’ lap by lap".

    The ideal complement to our usual live coverage on the Site, in a way (re-read our special reports,,, and).

    Knowing that Eurosport, the first audience for cable and satellite channels, has also lost MotoGP for next year (read), will the motorcycle Grands Prix now be broadcast on Orange TV? Unlikely: according to our information gathered from the telephone company, "nothing is planned on that side"… To be continued !

    Be that as it may, the mobile telephony and internet access giant is continuing its offensive towards television: in addition to its ADSL subscribers, Orange claims that it can now touch "98% of French households"thanks to its satellite television offer launched on July 3, or 24 million households.

    On the sporting front, we especially welcome the official return of Honda to the Bol d’Or: for its 60th anniversary, the brand will line up under the leadership of Bernard Rigoni, responsible for competition at Honda France, a CBR 1000R n ° 60 in the colors of the weekly Motorcycle Review.

    Prepared by Ten Kate, the CBR n ° 60 will be driven by Sebastien Charpentier (double Supersport world champion), Jean-Michel Bayle (motocross world champion, United States Supercross champion, etc.) and the editor-in-chief. of Motorcycle Review, our colleague Thierry Traccan himself.

    Four branded cup finals are also on the program for the Bol d´Or 2008: Kawasaki Moto Revue Cup, Protwin Challenge, Honda French Cup and Michelin Power Cup (see provisional schedule opposite).

    As for the Mutuelle des Motards, traditional partner of the event, it has put the small dishes in the big ones to celebrate its 25 years as it should be with a "huge special anniversary space in the village"which will make it possible in particular to follow the event live on a giant screen, a free classifieds service, a motorcycle exhibition, a photo exhibition, a helmet deposit, etc..

    On the music side, note the return to France of Blue Oyster Cult after 13 years of absence (Saturday evening concert), while Friday evening will be devoted to the French from Dharma Project..

    Next information to follow in our special Bol d’Or 2008 file: stay tuned !

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