Eurosport commentary

[argyllflyer]

I'm aware of the list but was there really no Sean Kelly for MSR and/or Flanders this year?

Pretty sure he's been a regular fixture on co-coms in previous years.

He did neither.

And as above, only does the Grand Tours and P-N now. The other races just fell away.

My lists go back to 2013 and you won't see too much difference over past 12 seasons though he has dropped off the monuments over time since the 2014 list below.

 

[argyllflyer]

Can't find 2013 on here but here's 2014 for comparison...

Dubai: Quigley & Smith
Oman: Kirby (solo)
Andalucia: Hatch & Stephens
K-B-K: Hatch & Stephens
Le Samyn: Kirby & Smith
Langkawi: Hatch (first week) / Quigley (last few stages) (both solo)
Strade Bianche: Hatch & Smith
Roma Maxima: Quigley & Smith
Paris-Nice: Hatch & Kelly
Tirreno-Adriatico: Quigley & Stephens
Milan-Sanremo: Quigley & Kelly
Catalunia: Kirby & Backstedt
E3 Harelbeke: Quigley & Stephens
Criterium International: Quigley & Stephens
Three Days of De Panne: Kirby & Smith
Tour of Flanders: Kirby & Kelly
Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Kirby & Stephens
Paris-Roubaix: Kirby & Stephens
GP de Denain: Kirby & Lloyd
Tour of the Reservoir: McCrossan & Stephens
Amstel Gold Race: Kirby & Kelly
Fleche Wallonne: Kirby & Lloyd
Tour of Turkey: Kirby & Smith
Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Hatch & Kelly
4 Days of Dunkirk: Quigley & Backstedt
Tour of Azerbaijan: Hatch (solo, stage 1) / Quigley (solo, stage 2) / Harris-Bass (solo, stages 3-4) / Harris-Bass & Gibb (stage 5)
Women's Tour of Britain: Porter & Smith (syndicated - also on ITV4)
Giro d'Italia: Hatch & Kelly (with intro from Harris-Bass stage 1 and Andy Smith stages 2&3)
Wiltshire Grand Prix: McCrossan & Stephens
Tour of California: Stephens & Smith
Tour Series (all rounds): Porter & Smith (syndicated - also on ITV4)
Tour of Norway: Quigley & Backstedt
Lincoln GP: McCrossan & Stephens
World Ports Classic: MacDonald & Smith
Tour des Fjords: Stephens & Smith
Criterium du Dauphine: Kirby & Smith
Milk Race: Quigley & Tony Doyle
London Nocturne: Porter & Smith
Tour de Suisse: Quigley & Lloyd
British Road Championships: Kirby & Stephens
Tour de France: Kirby & Kelly with Harris-Bass
British Circuit Championships: Porter, Trott & Backstedt
Elite Circuit Series: McCrossan & Stephens
La Course by Le Tour: MacDonald & Ottilie Quince
Tour de Wallonnie: Stephens & Smith
Clasica San Sebastian: Quigley & Backstedt
Tour de Pologne: Kirby & Backstedt
Women's Ride London: Hatch & Smith
RideLondon-Surrey Classic: Hatch & Stephens
Eneco Tour: Kirby & Smith
Arctic Race of Norway: Hatch & Backstedt (stages 1&2) / Stephens (stages 3&4)
Circuit of the Fens: McCrossan & Stephens
USA Pro Challenge: Hatch & Backstedt
Vuelta a Espana: Kirby & Lloyd (stages 1 &2), Kelly (stages 3+)
Vattenfall Cyclassics: Quigley & Backstedt
GP Ouest-France Plouay: Quigley & Smith
Tour of Alberta: Hatch & Smith / Backstedt
Tour of Britain: Stephens & Backstedt
GP Quebec: Quigley & Stephens
GP Montreal: Hatch & Backstedt
Wallonie GP: Kirby & Backstedt
Voigt's Hour: Kirby & Backstedt
Tour de l'Eurometropole (final day): Quigley & Hayles
Il Lombardia: Stephens & Smith
Binche-Chimay-Binche: Hatch & Stephens
Tour of Beijing: Kirby & Stephens
Paris-Tours: Quigley & Lloyd

 

[Savant12]

He did neither.

And as above, only does the Grand Tours and P-N now. The other races just fell away.

My lists go back to 2013 and you won't see too much difference over past 12 seasons though he has dropped off the monuments over time since the 2014 list below.

From my years of watching Eurosport, guess I just got used to and still consider him the second voice alongside to Kirby and Hatch. “Making the Calculations” to the misfiring excitement of the other two.

 

[wansteadimp]

Can't find 2013 on here but here's 2014 for comparison...

Dubai: Quigley & Smith
Oman: Kirby (solo)
Andalucia: Hatch & Stephens
K-B-K: Hatch & Stephens
Le Samyn: Kirby & Smith
Langkawi: Hatch (first week) / Quigley (last few stages) (both solo)
Strade Bianche: Hatch & Smith
Roma Maxima: Quigley & Smith
Paris-Nice: Hatch & Kelly
Tirreno-Adriatico: Quigley & Stephens
Milan-Sanremo: Quigley & Kelly
Catalunia: Kirby & Backstedt
E3 Harelbeke: Quigley & Stephens
Criterium International: Quigley & Stephens
Three Days of De Panne: Kirby & Smith
Tour of Flanders: Kirby & Kelly
Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Kirby & Stephens
Paris-Roubaix: Kirby & Stephens
GP de Denain: Kirby & Lloyd
Tour of the Reservoir: McCrossan & Stephens
Amstel Gold Race: Kirby & Kelly
Fleche Wallonne: Kirby & Lloyd
Tour of Turkey: Kirby & Smith
Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Hatch & Kelly
4 Days of Dunkirk: Quigley & Backstedt
Tour of Azerbaijan: Hatch (solo, stage 1) / Quigley (solo, stage 2) / Harris-Bass (solo, stages 3-4) / Harris-Bass & Gibb (stage 5)
Women's Tour of Britain: Porter & Smith (syndicated - also on ITV4)
Giro d'Italia: Hatch & Kelly (with intro from Harris-Bass stage 1 and Andy Smith stages 2&3)
Wiltshire Grand Prix: McCrossan & Stephens
Tour of California: Stephens & Smith
Tour Series (all rounds): Porter & Smith (syndicated - also on ITV4)
Tour of Norway: Quigley & Backstedt
Lincoln GP: McCrossan & Stephens
World Ports Classic: MacDonald & Smith
Tour des Fjords: Stephens & Smith
Criterium du Dauphine: Kirby & Smith
Milk Race: Quigley & Tony Doyle
London Nocturne: Porter & Smith
Tour de Suisse: Quigley & Lloyd
British Road Championships: Kirby & Stephens
Tour de France: Kirby & Kelly with Harris-Bass
British Circuit Championships: Porter, Trott & Backstedt
Elite Circuit Series: McCrossan & Stephens
La Course by Le Tour: MacDonald & Ottilie Quince
Tour de Wallonnie: Stephens & Smith
Clasica San Sebastian: Quigley & Backstedt
Tour de Pologne: Kirby & Backstedt
Women's Ride London: Hatch & Smith
RideLondon-Surrey Classic: Hatch & Stephens
Eneco Tour: Kirby & Smith
Arctic Race of Norway: Hatch & Backstedt (stages 1&2) / Stephens (stages 3&4)
Circuit of the Fens: McCrossan & Stephens
USA Pro Challenge: Hatch & Backstedt
Vuelta a Espana: Kirby & Lloyd (stages 1 &2), Kelly (stages 3+)
Vattenfall Cyclassics: Quigley & Backstedt
GP Ouest-France Plouay: Quigley & Smith
Tour of Alberta: Hatch & Smith / Backstedt
Tour of Britain: Stephens & Backstedt
GP Quebec: Quigley & Stephens
GP Montreal: Hatch & Backstedt
Wallonie GP: Kirby & Backstedt
Voigt's Hour: Kirby & Backstedt
Tour de l'Eurometropole (final day): Quigley & Hayles
Il Lombardia: Stephens & Smith
Binche-Chimay-Binche: Hatch & Stephens
Tour of Beijing: Kirby & Stephens
Paris-Tours: Quigley & Lloyd

Was 2014 the first season after Harmon left/got asked to leave?

 

[Wyndbrook]

Was 2014 the first season after Harmon left/got asked to leave?

Unfortunately the reason Kirby was let out of the mythical Paris dungeon.

 

[staubsauger]

Was 2014 the first season after Harmon left/got asked to leave?

Got caught grooming in early 2013 I think!

 

[saunaking]

again today Been going on and on about the Basque crash coverage demanding they shut off the cameras, stating it as fact and not opinion with no room for disagreement. Super annoying. Refuses to even acknowledge 'turn it off' as a viewer option

 

[argyllflyer]

Was 2014 the first season after Harmon left/got asked to leave?

His last race was 2013 tour of Turkey

 

[Potomac]

Got caught grooming in early 2013 I think!

What? Grooming?

 

[lemon cheese cake]

I've seen the comments here previously on Jez Cox, but not noticed until today the almost constant spiel of words with little gap between separate thoughts. Not really a complaint as generally it's something varied whereas others doing similar just seem to fill the time by repeating themselves.

 

[Abedfo]

Bloody hell CK and Smithy were brutal at points today. I literally had no idea where we were on the course etc.

 

[staubsauger]

Bloody hell CK and Smithy were brutal at points today. I literally had no idea where we were on the course etc.

Karsten Migels on the contrary, like already during Paris-Roubaix, pretty much focused on the race & the course instead of fabling anecdotes from the past!

 

[Savant12]

Damn! Might have missed it mentioned on the Forum but just got my subscription expiry email from Eurosport and they are changing to only monthly plans and doing away with annual subscriptions - is this a Warner Bros thing? I’ll probably only use it from May-October, now.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Damn! Might have missed it mentioned on the Forum but just got my subscription expiry email from Eurosport and they are changing to only monthly plans and doing away with annual subscriptions - is this a Warner Bros thing? I’ll probably only use it from May-October, now.

Same as for disco +.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

His last race was 2013 tour of Turkey

I'm pretty sure he was the commentator on the UAE/Abu Dhabi XCO challenge in February........

 

[Savant12]

Same as for disco +.

Was hoping they'd keep the annual subscription but I guess everything is folded into one. Anyway, renewed it and will cancel it in the time that I can still watch the Vuelta.