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[yaco]

What do you expect in a long. slow stage? Kirby is doing well to fill in the gaps.

 

[awavey]

just checked again, and I think she says "Jon Mould". PCS lists him as from Newport, so Wales would fit. He mentioned it when talking about the sheep.

Aha Jon Mould, damn should have guessed that as there is a connection with Eurosport I overlooked 🙃

Jose called him John Bult when she introduced him, neither in a Welsh or English accent, disappointingly, I then muted the coverage as I can't stand her commentary these days so missed any further welsh references.

But he probably spent too long in Manchester with TeamGB and lost his Welshness, not that i know what a Newport accent is like, but it's near Cardiff and that didn't sound like a Cardiff accent for sure

 

[awavey]

What do you expect in a long. slow stage? Kirby is doing well to fill in the gaps.

I actually think that's when he's at his best, filling slow stages with things, though his Dakar race highlights comms, which he does live when they broadcast it, are exceptionally good.

 

[Brullnux]

I have many a times complained about Carlton Kirby's insistence on using cycling races as his personal standup comedy gig, and it seems like 2025 will be no different.

Today at UAE tour: "You know that The Flintstones is not overly popular in this region, Not many countries like it but Abu Dhabi do"

Then he bursts out laughing at his own joke while Matt Stephens shakes his head (confirmed by Kirby himself). How long do you think he worked on that joke @the delgados?

I wont go ambient sound in the UAE tour but when the serious racing starts @the delgados - We all know when to tune out. The man is so full of himself.

Superb joke, well done Carlton. If you can't find joy in excellent dad jokes like these, I'm not sure you can find joy in anything.

 

[yaco]

I actually think that's when he's at his best, filling slow stages with things, though his Dakar race highlights comms, which he does live when they broadcast it, are exceptionally good.

That and he is exceptional at the end of a stage.

 

[the delgados]

I have many a times complained about Carlton Kirby's insistence on using cycling races as his personal standup comedy gig, and it seems like 2025 will be no different.

Today at UAE tour: "You know that The Flintstones is not overly popular in this region, Not many countries like it but Abu Dhabi do"

Then he bursts out laughing at his own joke while Matt Stephens shakes his head (confirmed by Kirby himself). How long do you think he worked on that joke @the delgados?

I wont go ambient sound in the UAE tour but when the serious racing starts @the delgados - We all know when to tune out. The man is so full of himself.

Pozzovivo: Abu Dhabi do! I admit to being easily amused, but that's a funny comment. Thanks for reminding me that the 2025 pro cycling calendar is underway. There's no one other than my man Carlton Kirby who I would listen to describing a boring stage in a windswept desert. He adds spice to a bland meal.

 

[argyllflyer]

Well, we are now into the TNT era and Eurosport in the UK is no more.

 

[the delgados]

You know, I often feel like I'm talking into an echo chamber when it comes to advocating for my man Carlton Kirby. Sometimes I think I might be best to get a hobby, but when I listen to the words coming out of CK's mouth during the finale of a race like Het Volk, I feel the need to remind the world that my man Carlton Kirby is unfairly maligned. Check this out. There's much to talk about here.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAtvpi5M0hs

 

[RedheadDane]

You know, I often feel like I'm talking into an echo chamber when it comes to advocating for my man Carlton Kirby. Sometimes I think I might be best to get a hobby, but when I listen to the words coming out of CK's mouth during the finale of a race like Het Volk, I feel the need to remind the world that my man Carlton Kirby is unfairly maligned. Check this out. There's much to talk about here.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAtvpi5M0hs

Video not available in my country?
Did I really miss out on anything?

 

[the delgados]

Video not available in my country?
Did I really miss out on anything?

You sure did! Transcripts will be available shortly.

 

[RedheadDane]

So, for Drome today I have the options:
English
No commentary
and... Hungarian!

Yeah, I think I'm sticking with English for this one - when Camiño has finished - my Hungarian is... exactly like it has always been.

 

[awavey]

It's all going Pete Tong, aka wrong, on the comms for KBK.

 

[argyllflyer]

TNT/Discovery+ commentary pairings season 2025 (men's elite):

(WT=World Tour; PS=Pro Series, ET=Europe Tour, AT=Asia Tour)

WT: Tour Down Under (live from 21/1): Cox & Blythe
AT: AlUla Tour (live from 29/1): Cox & McEwen
ET: Challenge Mallorca: Trofeo Calvia (live on 29/1): Hatch & Blythe
ET: Challenge Mallorca: Trofeo Ses Salines (live on 30/1): Hatch & Blythe
ET: Challenge Mallorca: Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana (live on 31/1): Hatch & Blythe
WT: Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (live on 2/2): Quigley & Smith
ET: Challenge Mallorca: Trofeo Palma (live on 2/2): Hatch & Blythe
ET: Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise (live on 2/2): Been & Smith
ET: Etoile de Besseges (live from 5/2): Been & Backstedt
PS: Volta a La Comunitat Valenciana (live from 5/2): Hatch & Blythe (stage 1, 3-5), Steve Cummings (stage 2)
Tour de la Provence (live from 14/2): Been & Stephens
Vuelta a Murcia (live on 15/2): Hatch & Blythe
Clasica de Almeria (live on 16/2): Hatch & Blythe
Figuera Champions Classic (live on 16/2): Cox & Smith
UAE Tour (live from 17/2): Kirby & Stephens
Clasica Jaen Paraiso Interior (live on 17/2): Hatch & Blythe
Vuelta a Andalucia (live from 19/2): Cox & Backstedt
Volta ao Algarve (live from 19/2): Hatch & McEwen
Classic Var (live on 21/2): Been & Jon Mould
Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var ( live from 22/2): Been & Mould
O Gran Camino (live from 26/2): Hatch (stages 1-2), Quigley (stages 3-) & McEwen (stages 1-3), Field (stages 4-)
Faun Ardeche Classic (live on 1/3): Quigley & Walker (a rare thing - lead comms departs with 40km to go!)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (live on 1/3): Hatch, Blythe & McEwen
Faun Drome Classic (live on 2/3): Cox & Smith
Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne (live on 2/3): Kirby & McEwen
Le Samyn (live on 4/3): Kirby & Smith
Trofeo Laigueglia (live on 5/3): Quigley & Smith
Strade Bianche (live on 8/3): Hatch, McEwen & Blythe
Paris-Nice (live from 9/3): Hatch & Kelly
GP Jean-Pierre Monsere (live on 9/3): Cox & Smith
Tirreno-Adriatico (live from 10/3): Quigley & McEwen
Milano-Torino (live on 19/3): Hatch & McEwen
Nokere Koerse (live on 19/3): Kirby & Blythe
Grand Prix de Denain (live on 20/3): Been & Walker
Milano-Sanremo (live on 22/3): Hatch, McEwen, Blythe & Van Hooydonck
Cholet Pays de la Loire (live on 23/3): Been (solo)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (live from 24/3): Kirby & McEwen
Classic Brugge-De Panne (live on 26/3): Cox & Blythe
E3 Saxo Classic (live on 28/3): Hatch & Walker
Gent-Wevelgem (live on 30/3): Hatch & Smith
La Roue Tourangelle (live on 30/3): Been & Smith
Dwars Door Vlaanderen (live on 2/4): Hatch & McEwen
Route Adelie de Vitre (live on 4/4): Been & Blythe
Gran Premio Miguel Indurain (live on 5/4): Kirby & Blythe
Ronde van Vlaanderen (live on 6/4): Hatch, Kirby, McEwen & Blythe
Itzulia Basque Country (live from 7/4): Kirby & Matt Winston
Scheldeprijs (live on 9/4): Hatch & McEwen
Paris-Roubaix (live on 13/4): Kirby, Hatch, McEwen, Backstedt & Blythe
Tour of Abruzzo (live from 15/4): Cox & Hutchinson
Ronde van Limburg (live on 16/4): tbc
De Brabantse Pijl (live on 18/4): tbc
Classic Grand Bescancon Doubs (live on 18/4): tbc
Amstel Gold Race (live on 204): tbc

 

[Lequack]

 

[Potomac]

Does the thread title get changed?
Since last year when GCN got fold into Max, American viewers have had far more races to watch, instead of only the ASO races which are still on NBC/Peacock.

I suggest a title with TNT and Max in it would be appropriate and useful.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Does the thread title get changed?
Since last year when GCN got fold into Max, American viewers have had far more races to watch, instead of only the ASO races which are still on NBC/Peacock.

I suggest a title with TNT and Max in it would be appropriate and useful.

Will that do?

 

[zlev11]

Kirby bad
Quigley good

 

[Izzyeviel]

Kirby Excellent
Quigley good

FIFY

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Quigley > Hatch all day long
Also good to hear old Carlton back.

 

[Potomac]

ugghhh
I watched the end of the womens Strade and then they went back to the studio.

That Orlok person has a nasferatu thing going on.

 

[the delgados]

Kirby bad
Quigley good

Sigh.
I'm aware that even youngsters with an underdeveloped vocabulary dislike my man Carlton Kirby, and I'm here to say I blame it on the parents. They go around saying goo-goo, gaa-gaa --Carlton Kirby sucks -- and eventually it begins to seep into the little brat's brain. This phenomenon has gotten to the point where parents are being deprived of an important part of their lives. Rather than saying "Da-da" the first words out of the little brat's mouth are "Carlton Kirby sucks."
This is an outrage.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

I always prefer T-A to P-N but the choice this year is even easier as it's between Quigley in Italy and the need to switch to foreign language commentaries in France

 

[Abedfo]

The never ending ads on TNT are so bloody annoying, At least the ads on eurosport were short and always something quirky that you didn't see all the time like "visit Azerbaijan" etc.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

The never ending ads on TNT are so bloody annoying, At least the ads on eurosport were short and always something quirky that you didn't see all the time like "visit Azerbaijan" etc.

I think there are two options to click for most races and I can't figure out yet which one has the ads and which one doesn't. I got lucky today.

 

[wansteadimp]

I think there are two options to click for most races and I can't figure out yet which one has the ads and which one doesn't. I got lucky today.

There is usually a "TNT" symbol, if its got a number its the TV feed and will have adverts, the one without the number is the add free feed.