I kinda see the reason, to be honest. Not when speaking Danish of course, but in an international context, many people (even inside cycling) at first wouldn't even know who he is talking about when using the correct pronunciation.
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I still think it shows either that you have an inferiority complex or is straight up embarrassed by your native language.
I'm confused: that's only when you know you're talking to an English speaking person. On Danish television (or Dutch for that matter) I'd expect them to pronounce the names as a native. Or was @Valv.Piti talking about a Danish commentator on an international network?
Yes, things like that get me riled up as well. I mean I'm not French, but we all know when it comes to cycling, France is a pretty significant country. And when it's your job to comment on such a sport and you get paid for it, the unwillingness to learn correct pronunciation comes across as disrespectful and lazy. It's not that hard either.
2015 the French won 3 straight road stages, Bouhanni stages 2&3, Bardet stage 5 with a TTT on stage 4. In 1999 the French won the last 4 stages with Desbiens, Madouas, Moncoutie and Bassons.
For the TT, Cavagna vs Vingegaard?
How could they, the team doctors weren't allowed to look at him and he only talked to his personal doctor. Went AWOL for months and then suddenly popped up when he had to ride for his country, while he supposedly wasn't able to ride for the team due to his knee?
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He rode for his country so that he wouldn't be docked wages as they found a loophole in the rules - And he rode 15kms and stepped off the bike.
Danish reporter interviewing international riders.
I suspect it might be because having to "switch" to "Danish-mode" - however slight that switch might be - when speaking English might seem weird and clunky.
Rob Hatch gets a lot of hate on here, but that guy knows his pronunciation of foreign names. To some English people that sounds like being a poser, to the point that a lot of the time they don't even know who he's talking about. Because they're so used to having foreign names butchered in their own language, they don't know what they're supposed to sound like.
José Been, the Dutch woman working for Eurosport UK, also received complaints when she pronounced Dutch names (i.e. her own language) like they're supposed to sound. English people just couldn't understand her.
Meanwhile, according to the schedule on Feltet.dk (from tvsporten.dk), tomorrow's stage is not in fact a part of the UCI World Tour, but rather a part of the BWF World Tour. Definitely a sport-combo I was not expecting!
Seriously, though, that thing is just so faulty...
Seriously, though, that thing is just so faulty...
I think Carapaz can do a great time trial today, I hope so.
It would also be great if Alaphilippe could do very well.
In general there are many interesting riders at the start and no outright favourite, so... I'm excited.
It would also be great if Alaphilippe could do very well.
In general there are many interesting riders at the start and no outright favourite, so... I'm excited.
He's not riding the race, but I'm sure Tim Marsman would feel right at home at the first intermediate time check.
Maybe you could write to Feltet instead of posting here how a stage in a WT race is listed on a random Danish website... I doubt anybody on here would care about that...
I just thought it was a fun, quirky thing. Like, they actually got the rest right, but then... Badminton!
Alaphillipe to podium today, I’ve got a feeling he is going for GC at Tour
Trying to get yellow early, I can see that, but I have my doubts on him actually targetting the gc at the Tour.
Very funny. But yesterday was a legitimately clean, good win for Laporte. He got himself into the right position & his skill did the rest. I don't even think Bennett or Groenewegen were faster. The team didn't sacrifice anyone for him either, i.e. something I fully applaud.
When a team has the GC favorite I don't argue with the fact it's possible for other riders on the team to win stages. The part where it makes less sense is when domestiques like Benoot or Van Baarle are tasked with working for Vingegaard... & Laporte as well. Vingegaard himself meanwhile should be discouraged from doing leadouts when the finish is dangerous or a direct rival (like Carapaz) can sneak a few bonus seconds, as happened on Monday.
And sure, I expect Laporte to have a good ITT if he does go full gas. He's got good credentials in time trials.
Makes sense, after all he had to brake to not win the last long time trial he did. That was at the end of three weeks, so it suited him even better, but this course looks good for him.
You have such a one track mind when it comes to leadership in a race... meanwhile Jumbo with their "samen winnen" approach seem to be doing quite well for themselves. If we say Benoot and Van Baarle were riding on the front to protect Vingegaard, and Laporte just happened to be on his wheel, will you be satisfied?
It makes little sense. He's never been a natural GC rider and while he could potentially pull off a good GC result, like he did in 2019, he needs to be at his best for that and this year he had his weakest spring since 2014.
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