Twitter Users Disrupt the BBCs Olympics Cycling Coverage

Spectators using Twitter jammed the transmissions of data from Sunday's men's cycling race, disrupting the BBC's coverage of the event, according to Olympics organizers.

The BBC claims the Olympic Broadcasting Service for the lack of data, which led commentator Chris Boardman to estimate the racers' timings with his own watch. The International Olympic Committee, however, blamed fans' tweets for blocking the information. Such data is sent via tiny GPS transmitters on the racers' bikes.

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IOC Communications Director Mark Adams told The Guardian: "From my understanding, One network was oversubscribed, and OB…
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