OnSight Media Blog

We completed a 4-part series on gluing tubular tires to a rim for VeloNewsTV. Here are the individual links:

Part 1: Tools, preparation and removing the old tire.

Part 2: Cleaning the rim and stretching the tire.

Part 3: Prepping the tire and applying the glue.

Part 4: Mounting the tire to the rim.

We recently completed a 10-day project for VeloNews magazine that covered the 2008 Amgen Tour of California. Beginning in Palo Alto and ending in Pasadena, we produced daily video interviews with the athletes, team managers and others that make up the traveling circus of this years edition of the Amgen Tour of California.

We also provided video content for the amgentourofcalifornia.com website, which included daily press conferences that were held post race. Thanks to Portent Interactive for helping establish a system for trading files over the 10 day stretch.

Our workflow, which included in car editing on some transfers to the finish line, capturing directly to a hard disc recorder when available, and setting up editing templates to save time, allowed for a large amount of content to be posted on a daily basis. We produced over 100 individual video clips in just 10 days.

All of these videos can be found at www.velonews.tv under the Tour of California tab.

The latest issue of VeloNews Magazine features the Slipstream / Chipotle powered by H3O on the cover. We attended the photo shoot and captured some behind the scenes video that shows off some of the riders in their new argyle clad team kit. We took select audio sound bites from interviews we conducted during their team camp and inserted them into appropriate spots throughout the video.

Click on the photo above to view the video.

The Slipstream-Chipotle powered by H30 cycling team held their team camp in Boulder, CO in mid-November. VeloNews Magazine provided complete coverage of the events, which included the official team presentation and launch at the Boulder Theatre on November 14th.

OnSight Media assisted with the media coverage and produced a number of video clips interviewing the team members as well as a highlight of the team presentation. You can view some of the videos by clicking the images below.

The team held a number of group rides during the week and local video producer Jim Hucks managed to get out and film one of these rides. We edited the piece and published it on VeloNewsTV. Click the image below to watch the clip.

Altitude Network will be broadcasting highlights from the Excel Sports CrossVegas cyclocross races that were held during the Interbike trade show in Las Vegas on September 26th. Jim Hucks produced the show, which features excellent coverage of the race including overhead boom shots of the run up.

Altitude will air the program 13 times during November and December. Click here for the schedule.

We created a 60 second ad for VeloNews Magazine, one of the events sponsors. The ad showcases the magazine and offers a great deal on a new subscription. Keep an eye out for this commercial, which will run once during each broadcast of CrossVegas. Click here to view the ad.

Here are a couple of links to the race highlights that we produced shortly after the event:
Men’s Race Highlight Video
Women’s Race Highlight Video

The Toyota US Open Dallas Triathlon commenced on Sunday October 14th with Greg Bennett taking home $420,000.00 for finishing 1st in each of the series 5 individual triathlons making it the single highest payday in triathlon history. The series, which is sponsored by LifeTime Fitness, is an Olympic Distance non-drafting race with a 1500M swim, 40K Bike & 10K Run.

Sarah Haskins won the Dallas event for the Pro Women taking home $60,000.00. Check out Inside Triathlon for a complete race report and photos.

We produced a highlight video of the event that is currently showing on the Inside Triathlon website.

Below are the links to the individual video clips (Windows Media Player required):

Men’s Race Hghlight

Women’s Race Highlight

1st Place Pro Men: Greg Bennett Interview

3rd Place Pro Men: Bevan Docherty Interview

1st Place Pro Women: Sarah Haskins Interview

Interbike 2007 is wrapped up and we are still playing catch up with publishing media from the show. Plenty of interviews and booth visits are available plus men’s & women’s race highlights from CrossVegas.

Click here to launch the VeloNews TV player and click the 2007 Interbike tab or use the search box for “Interbike”

The inaugural Tour of Missouri kicked off on Tuesday September 11th and traveled across the state from Kansas City to St. Louis in a 6 day stage race. We provided behind the scenes video of the event that captured the flavor of the state of Missouri. The video content was shot, edited, encoded and published daily as the race progressed. You can view the clips on the VeloNews TV site under the “RACE COVERAGE” tab.

Over a week has past since Alberto Contador stood atop the podium on the Champs Elysees. Another year of “behind the scenes” TDF video is under the belt. We produced over 164 individual video clips between July 5th and July 29th, capturing an insider’s perspective on the 2007 Tour.

Visit the following links to check out the archive and future episodes on VeloNews TV:
2007 Tour de France Archive
VeloNews TV

We will be heading back to the Tour de France in July, with the Prologue & Stage 1 starting in London. We are producing exclusive online video content for VeloNews Magazine. These videos will be in addition to the wealth of other coverage VeloNews provides for this race including print, web articles, live text, mobile updates, and more.
Click the photo above to see a Flash animation of the 2007 Tour de France route.