I can understand them not showing the whole stage in prime time tele - not enough happens typically. Even multiple mountain stages generallydon't have a real lot happening early on as the big names haunt each other until the final climb, that's assuming someone isn't trying to break his opponents, which I think is what is going to have to happen this year (anyone strong enough to do it?).
Interestingly, we're better served than the US where you have to buy cable to get anything other than highlights packages on the weekend - we are rather lucky (for once

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SBS have a good track record of showing highlights of earlier action so I don't think we miss out on too much ... and if we are, please don't tell
Having said that, I understand your frustration and would like to watch just one leg from go to whoa one day.
Richard
I had a good bike ... so I fixed it