Cycling Race Coverage

A production company covering a national road cycling race needed much more than graphics: a complete on-air operation system. We built a desktop control application that manages the graphics engine automatically, consumes live GPS telemetry (speed, gradient, altitude, kilometers to go), and fires graphics with real-time race data — including estimated power in watts computed with a physics model. An embedded data server on the local network lets a second operator manage the start list, positions, and per-category timers from any tablet, while the main operator focuses on the broadcast.

What We Delivered

• ▸Live GPS telemetry on air: speed, gradient, altitude, and km to go
• ▸Real-time estimated power (watts) via physics model
• ▸~19 graphic templates: lower thirds, rider IDs, top-10 standings, splits, weather, and score bug
• ▸Peloton graphic that adapts automatically to group size
• ▸Auto-updating score bug with KM to go, time gaps, and live timer
• ▸Local-network data server with admin panel for a second operator
• ▸CSV start list import (437 riders, 7 categories) and independent per-category timers