2011 Criterium du Dauphine - Stage 1: Albertville - Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse 144 km

[Anonymous]

I humbly present:
http://www.letour.fr/2011/CDD/LIVE/us/100/depeches.html

thank you, kind boomcie

 

[wirral]

Felt Kirby was on form yesterday. Could be surpassing Harmon as Eurosport's leading (least worst) commentator (as opposed to the resident experts, Kelly, Backstedt, Smith).

 

[boomcie]

Felt Kirby was on form yesterday. Could be surpassing Harmon as Eurosport's leading (least worst) commentator (as opposed to the resident experts, Kelly, Backstedt, Smith).

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[Anonymous]

yayy eurosport ...http://www.steephill.tv/criterium-du-dauphine-libere/#live

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

i like Harmon personally, sure he makes the occasional mistake but I enjoy his commentary.

Anywhu, screw eurosport, I've seen the tt already. live feed please

 

[spalco]

I think Backstedt is a much better co-commentator than Kelly btw.

 

[spalco]

yayy eurosport ...http://www.steephill.tv/criterium-du-dauphine-libere/#live

They are half a km behind the Spanish stream, but whatever, thanks for the link.

 

[William H]

Felt Kirby was on form yesterday. Could be surpassing Harmon as Eurosport's leading (least worst) commentator (as opposed to the resident experts, Kelly, Backstedt, Smith).

Hell no. Kirby is truly awful. For one thing, he doesn't understand the sport at all.

Harmon is pretty solid.

 

[Anonymous]

They are half a km behind the Spanish stream, but whatever, thanks for the link.

u are welcome ...better late than not

 

[wirral]

I agree with you.

Commentating and providing expert analysis are not the same. Kelly's understated delivery can be a turn off for many but if you listen to what he says, it is clear he totally knows what he is talking about. Backstedt is also very knowledgeable and is a much better (read - lively ) commentator. Not sure if he is the expert tactician that Kelly is but I appreciate both of them a lot, particularly when they gently nudge Harmon and Kirby away from talking nonsense. Smith is a kind of stats expert, which is refreshing too in its way.

 

[python]

Hell no. Kirby is truly awful. For one thing, he doesn't understand the sport at all.

Harmon is pretty solid.

i love that scottish accented '...robert djzhezing of rabobank'

or was it irish

 

[The Hitch]

They are half a km behind the Spanish stream, but whatever, thanks for the link.

Spanish stream?

 

[Anonymous]

Eurosport 2 is showing tennis, not cycling on your livestream page TSF .

yeh, we have the hd/international streams which are fannying around and showing tennis when they are meant to be showing cycling. :/

internatioal and HD switching as soon as the current set of tennis is over, currently 6-5

update: finally, tennis over.

 

[The Hitch]

Tennis almost always has precedence over cycling at Eurosport it seems. Even during the Tour except in the most crucial stages.

There is no tennis on ES during the Tour.

And it wasnt bad during this years Giro.

Last year they cancelled coverage of the Zonc and showed highlights 5 hours later so that both channels could devote themselves to first round matches.

This year they had 3 hours of Giro every day, on the main channel EVERY TIME, interrupting even Murrey matches to get to the Giro.

 

[spalco]

Spanish stream?

http://www.teamskyfans.com/page293.html

 

[joy118118]

http://www.teamskyfans.com/page293.html

it is weird that this site always shows nothing on my pc.

 

[Anonymous]

who are these commentators on eurosport{uk}?

 

[The Hitch]

Kirby keeps putting out the idea that Contador will lose all his Tours so that Wiggins can have a podium and Cadel can have 2007.

Talk about false hope.

http://www.teamskyfans.com/page293.html

Cheers.

Edit: Hey, thats not spanish

 

[Parrulo]

eurosport on

finally. damn tennis <_<

 

[wirral]

Eurosport virtually no sound or is it just my tv? Or has Kirby got the hump?

 

[Anonymous]

Eurosport virtually no sound or is it just my tv? Or has Kirby got the hump?

commentary just starting to appear. eurosport really are having a bad dauphine

 

[Mellow Velo]

What a joke. HD arrive and we have 10 minutes of silence.
Sound problems or did Kirby fall asleep at the mic?

 

[Anonymous]

Finally, eurosport 2, hd and tdp all live with commentary.

 

[boomcie]

Kirby keeps putting out the idea that Contador will lose all his Tours so that Wiggins can have a podium and Cadel can have 2007.

Talk about false hope.

That's delirious.


I personally like this quote form Kriby's own website (carltonkirby.com):

His style combines a great depth of knowledge with a warm sense of humour and the sharpest of reactions to make an occasion of any sporting event.

...

 

[Ferminal]

What a joke. HD arrive and we have 10 minutes of silence.
Sound problems or did Kirby fall asleep at the mic?

It's a blessing in disguise (although feels weird with no sound at all), maybe they are seeing if their ratings go up when they mute Kirby.