zlev11 said:
kirby/kelly completely missed/ignored the split in the peloton on the descent today, it was infuriating. not that there were really any great camera views of it, but i saw it pretty clearly myself. say what you want about phil and paul, they are far from great lately, but i doubt they would have failed to notice that split and/or not mention it at all. just awful commentating.
This has been one of the absolute worst commentary displays I've ever experienced.
Kirby, basically, doesn't give the slightest ****, because there is no Sky guys in there. He just keeps airily wittering away, occasionally mentioning something which happened a few minutes ago or getting a little enthused when an ( the ) anglophone goes to the front.
Kelly too, has been bad. Usually the reliable voice of reason, he has been confused and distracted too. In fairness though, he often has to try to find a way to drag the conversation back to the present while answering whatever cretinous and irrelevant point Kirby has put forth for prolonged discussion.
Yesterday, while attacks and counter-attacks were coming from the GC group on the final climb, the pair of them studiously ignored it all. They actually became an impediment to understanding, by overwhelming us with a stream of derisory waffling. And far from adding some sense of drama and excitement, they actively drained any sense of occasion from the day.
Kirby has adopted a peculiar bored, glazed-over, near patronizing tone throughout, as if he is watching a charity ride. The team are somehow making good racing a depressing chore. I'm ****ing done with them.
Finding myself a Flemish feed for the next stages. As far as I can make out, the Flemish language is mostly quotes from 1980's Arnold Schwarzenegger movies cobbled together, so its understandable enough.
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