the delgados said:
Imagine you've never watched or heard commentary of a pro cycling race.
Then tell me who deserves to be criticized.
Ready? Here we go.
CK: "And here he goes! Trentin has made his move!
And now goes Contador! He's hot on the heels and is not going to be denied a stage victory in the final race of his career!
Ohh, Sean! Now Froome is attacking! Froome is going for glory! I think he might win this, Sean!
Sean?
Sean?
SK: "Well yeah, erm, uhm, uh, Trentin really dug deep in this final climb, but erm. uhm, uh, Froome seems to be really strong on this climb.
Now tell me who deserves criticism.
This is not a knock on Sean Kelly. I really like them both.
Point being is perhaps take the advice of several people in this thread who are far more intelligent than me.
Ease up on my man Carlton Kirby.
Kirby is a paid cycling commentator, he should (e.g.):
1) have great knowledge about the sport and the riders - I don't think we should accept that he knows less than the average poster on here
2) be more or less impartial or at least come across that way, the constant hyping of certain riders and teams is very annoying and inappropriate
3) be professional - many of his 'jokes' are unacceptable
4) do a better job at translations, if he cannot understand those languages very well then it is what it is but he should
not make things up as he usually does
5) stop making up riders' thoughts during the race which is really annoying
6) most importantly be open to criticism - if anyone dare criticize him on social media he goes in full on defense mode, perhaps he should scratch his head, look into the mirror and use the criticism to become a better commentator
That he's supposedly "enjoyable" to listen to for some people does NOT make him a good commentator.