Eurosport commentary

[Izzyeviel]

I think they do if you watch it online. But not normally on tv.

 

[zlev11]

I think they do if you watch it online. But not normally on tv.

yeah back on GCN they used to have two feeds, one with "the breakaway" and another one that just showed the world feed after the stage, but now on MAX they only have the one feed with the roundtable show. no standings or podiums, just 4 schmucks standing around talking about Mayonnaise or whatever the ***.

 

[staubsauger]

I've said it before, but they need a GT expert, not another sprinter.........

Leipheimer. No way Eurosport engages him however.

 

[memyselfandI]

I've said it before, but they need a GT expert, not another sprinter.........

+1

 

[Monte Serra]

I've said it before, but they need a GT expert, not another sprinter.........

The obvious answer: Chris Horner

 

[zlev11]

Chris Horner was on the American TDF coverage for a few years, I thought he was pretty good but he just has an awkward delivery, if you've seen his youtube videos you'll know what i'm talking about.

 

[Bolder]

The obvious answer: Chris Horner

Dear god no.

 

[Monte Serra]

Dear god no.

I want to see the car crash that's the studio debate between Blythe and Horner.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I've said it before, but they need a GT expert, not another sprinter.........

Agreed, but the problem is, who?

Wiggins - already tried, was terrible
Roche Sr, York - fine, but frame of reference seemingly too old for the program's aims
Roche Jr - was tried, seemed decent, but has gone elsewhere
Leipheimer, Vande Velde, Horner, Hesjedal, Danielson - come with significant baggage and many of them unlikely to want to relocate to participate
Evans - doesn't seem to want to
Rogers - is both extremely boring to listen to AND comes with significant baggage
Kennaugh - extremely vanilla

Then you have the still-active riders who ought to be decent enough in the role when they retire. I think Thomas will be a disaster as mentioned, not because of him as I think he'll be absolutely fine, but the others will be so sycophantic around him it will be massively cringe. Hugh Carthy I think would be really good. Chris Froome I'm not convinced would be good on the air, his interviews don't give the air that he'd be super confident with it, a bit like Evans, but he may prove me wrong.

Of people who are out there who could potentially be tried in that kind of role, the obvious name that comes to my mind is Dan Martin, but I don't know how interested he'd be.

 

[tobydawq]

Oh... so now they felt the need to inform people about the *** regarding a merger with HBO? In a "Oh, this is gonna be amazing" TV add.
You'd have thought it would be something they could have posted on the front page, but... no...

Why is it bad? It will be quite a bit cheaper than it is now (HBO and Discovery+ combined).

 

[tobydawq]

Agreed, but the problem is, who?

Wiggins - already tried, was terrible
Roche Sr, York - fine, but frame of reference seemingly too old for the program's aims
Roche Jr - was tried, seemed decent, but has gone elsewhere
Leipheimer, Vande Velde, Horner, Hesjedal, Danielson - come with significant baggage and many of them unlikely to want to relocate to participate
Evans - doesn't seem to want to
Rogers - is both extremely boring to listen to AND comes with significant baggage
Kennaugh - extremely vanilla

Then you have the still-active riders who ought to be decent enough in the role when they retire. I think Thomas will be a disaster as mentioned, not because of him as I think he'll be absolutely fine, but the others will be so sycophantic around him it will be massively cringe. Hugh Carthy I think would be really good. Chris Froome I'm not convinced would be good on the air, his interviews don't give the air that he'd be super confident with it, a bit like Evans, but he may prove me wrong.

Of people who are out there who could potentially be tried in that kind of role, the obvious name that comes to my mind is Dan Martin, but I don't know how interested he'd be.

Agree about Froome. I remember once on The Cycling Podcast they had an episode with him and Richie Porte, looking back on some of his Tour wins. But they were both so bad, bland and boring to listen to. It must have been the least interesting insight into Grand Tour winning performances I have ever listened to.

 

[Potomac]

Johan Bruyneel

The guy is gold. Solid gold.

 

[Sandisfan]

A big part of Blythe's problem on panel discussions is he talks nonsense and wraps other on the panel into his nonsense. He makes me cringe so often that anytime he says anything that is a good contribution I still focus on his nonsense.
For me in my mind I now use the expression I created, which is "Blythering Idiot". He really pulls group talk into non sequitur and ridiculous points.

 

[RedheadDane]

Why is it bad? It will be quite a bit cheaper than it is now (HBO and Discovery+ combined).

It appeared as if you'd have to make a new account again.
And is it really cheaper, or are we just paying the same prize for more useless crap? We're already being forced to pay for the biggest package with Discovery+, because apparently someone wanting to just watch sport is a foreign concept.

 

[tobydawq]

It appeared as if you'd have to make a new account again.
And is it really cheaper, or are we just paying the same prize for more useless crap? We're already being forced to pay for the biggest package with Discovery+, because apparently someone wanting to just watch sport is a foreign concept.

HBO's content is hardly useless crap to most people. Unlike Discovery+.

But yeah, the impossibility to have sports only subscription is annoying.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Oh... so now they felt the need to inform people about the *** regarding a merger with HBO? In a "Oh, this is gonna be amazing" TV add.
You'd have thought it would be something they could have posted on the front page, but... no...

I haven't seen anything: is this in particular regions?

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Jez Cox's genuine enthusiasm for Tro Bro Leon really put him up in my estimation. He just really seems to love this incredible 1.1 race. Compare that to Hatch who kind of tells us we have to love Strade or we're bonkers and proceed to announce stuff in faux Italiano.
I really wish they showed more League 2 football games so Hatch could maybe get a job. though I doubt he'd be good enough for that.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

So they asked Adam Blythe about Bardet and sickness and he starts talking about Ben O Connor

He doesn't listen, he talks rubbish and is so annoying with his checky chappy sucking up to everyone personna

what happened to Harris Bass and his recipes or why not ask Luke Rowe or someone to come on each day to spare us this gibberish

 

[AnotherArmChair]

its a sprint stage but sprinters are in the break and the peloton are chasing ???

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Blythe in today's pre-race show: "out of the GC guys, I think Ganna has the best chance today"

Adam Blythe is paid to be a cycing pundit. Discuss.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Discussion Starts
Adam Blythe is a rubbish cycling pundit
Discussion Ends

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Blythe in today's pre-race show: "out of the GC guys, I think Ganna has the best chance today"

Adam Blythe is paid to be a cycing pundit. Discuss.

You need a Blythe dictionary. Clearly: GC guy= anyone who isn‘t fighting to make the time cut

 

[AnotherArmChair]

You need a Blythe dictionary. Clearly: GC guy= anyone who isn‘t fighting to make the time cut

or/and anyone at INEOS

 

[Hugh Januss]

Johan Bruyneel

The guy is gold. Solid gold.

"Leipheimer, Vande Velde, Horner, Hesjedal, Danielson - come with significant baggage"

 

[Libertine Seguros]

You need a Blythe dictionary. Clearly: GC guy= anyone who isn‘t fighting to make the time cut

To be fair, he has come a long way from the days when his punditry was limited to "I was mates with this guy" and "look at the power my mate {name} is putting out!". Now he has been able to expand this all the way to include "look at the power {Ineos rider} is putting out!" too.