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Neutrik OpticalCon MTP 24 used for Tour de Suisse

During last year’s Tour de Suisse - the world’s fourth largest cycle race - Swiss broadcast service provider TPC Switzerland AG equipped its OB operation with the latest Neutrik connectivity technology, in the shape of the OpticalCon fiber optic connector system.

Martin Sturzenegger, responsible for the technical specification of TPC’s OB vehicle, carried out several test runs before deciding to use the OpticalCon MTP 24 lightweight 24-channel mobile field cable, for the single cable run between the broadcasting van and the assembly point. “For me, that was the most important cable in the production of the Tour de Suisse, because we only had this one cable from the hub to the broadcasting van,” he says.

Seven production vehicles covered the Tour de Suisse and had to be taken to a new end stage for each of the nine days, brought into full working order and then dismantled again. Every day around 4.5 kilometers of cable was unrolled. Two hours after the riders crossed the finish line, the entire team and its equipment had to be ready to leave.

Cables were run from all of the broadcasting vans by the shortest route, whatever the terrain, with no regard for the fragility of the technology. Constant repacking of the equipment meant further stress for the systems. Sturzenegger had to trust that connectors were not damaged in this process, as there was no time for repairs.

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