Eurosport commentary

[lemon cheese cake]

Nico Roche on GCN now for #itzulia

I like him even if appears shy and quiet Knows his onions

I always love that expression!

 

[yaco]

And he married a Belgian (Flemisch).

But like Ewan currently, McEwen was Lotto's pocket sprinter for years and was rather prolific at the Tour and Giro. He 's still on Flemisch cycling talkshows every once in a while.

And his wife is currently visiting Belgium for the first time in over two years - McEwen will be on the ground for the Giro and the TDF.

 

[manafana]

Nico Roche on GCN now for #itzulia

I like him even if appears shy and quiet Knows his onions

Roche way too quiet for co-comm imo, hes ok in studio but he can't co-comm. Was also annoyed Hatch isn't doing more work for the GCN feed, hes better at business end of races. Blythe is defo a bit over the top lad, but on few key things he tends to call it right,but u have take the good with the bad. I find Lloyd a bit grating at times between his self deprecation & his talk of beer loving in a rare slobbish way

McEwens a good addition, but agree fresh blood is always super helpful, I think Eisel will thrive whenever he comes back after his Bora work

 

[Lequack]

Matt Stephens is just a joy to listen to.

 

[saunaking]

Roche way too quiet for co-comm imo, hes ok in studio but he can't co-comm. Was also annoyed Hatch isn't doing more work for the GCN feed, hes better at business end of races. Blythe is defo a bit over the top lad, but on few key things he tends to call it right,but u have take the good with the bad. I find Lloyd a bit grating at times between his self deprecation & his talk of beer loving in a rare slobbish way

McEwens a good addition, but agree fresh blood is always super helpful, I think Eisel will thrive whenever he comes back after his Bora work

I like Hatch but he gets pretty over-excited himself and has that habit of repeating a phrase that gets annoying.

"He's going to do this!!!! He's going to do this!!!!"

"Froome is dropped. Froome is dropped"

"Absolutely Incredible! Absolutely Incredible"

etc. etc....

 

[saunaking]

oh and Robbie McEwen is fantastic! Never heard him before, no wonder Aussies are pissed him getting fired from SBS

 

[Netserk]

Matt Stephens is just a joy to listen to.

My favourite English speaking duo has been him and Backstedt.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Roche way too quiet for co-comm imo, hes ok in studio but he can't co-comm. Was also annoyed Hatch isn't doing more work for the GCN feed, hes better at business end of races. Blythe is defo a bit over the top lad, but on few key things he tends to call it right,but u have take the good with the bad. I find Lloyd a bit grating at times between his self deprecation & his talk of beer loving in a rare slobbish way

McEwens a good addition, but agree fresh blood is always super helpful, I think Eisel will thrive whenever he comes back after his Bora work

He normally does the international comms for Flanders Classics and Amstel Gold, so seems to have little to no commentary spots on eurosport between Milan Sanremo and after Amstel. It would be difficult to do both over that period anyway, as if you look at the bts of Flanders, he was usually on the ground in the huts at the finish before.

 

[argyllflyer]

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[argyllflyer]

He normally does the international comms for Flanders Classics and Amstel Gold, so seems to have little to no commentary spots on eurosport between Milan Sanremo and after Amstel. It would be difficult to do both over that period anyway, as if you look at the bts of Flanders, he was usually on the ground in the huts at the finish before.

Yeah they're all freelancers and Hatch does the 'on ground' Flanders Classics international English feed for all their races that Eurosport don't use as they do their own thing. As it's outwith that stable, Hatch tends to do P-R for ES from memory.

 

[MTV]

Here we go again - ES player only available with EN commentary for Slovenia in ES1 stream, but not in the one without commercials. The one we pay for.
Dear ES my Danish, Swedish, something like Japanise,.... are just way worse than English.

 

[MTV]

But it worked for 2 days! Same situation this year for PN.

 

[Potomac]

Stephens and Roche I find to be very bland.

 

[TMJ]

Chris Horner rips Nicolas Roche and Eurosport (GCN) commentators:

On his entertaining youtube broadcast 'The Butterfly Effect' the 2013 Vuelta winner poured scorn on their coverage of Itzulia Basque Country after Stage 4.

"Do the commentators here at GCN understand the tactics of yesterday's race and today's race? No they don't........."

"You don't think there's going to be any attacks? You're absolutely a knucklehead Roche."

"Go back and listen to the commentators. It was a running joke of those guys throughout the stage today about every tactical thing they're telling you about in the race. It's completely wrong."

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Chris Horner rips Nicolas Roche and Eurosport (GCN) commentators:

On his entertaining youtube broadcast 'The Butterfly Effect' the 2013 Vuelta winner poured scorn on their coverage of Itzulia Basque Country after Stage 4.

"Do the commentators here at GCN understand the tactics of yesterday's race and today's race? No they don't........."

"You don't think there's going to be any attacks? You're absolutely a knucklehead Roche."

"Go back and listen to the commentators. It was a running joke of those guys throughout the stage today about every tactical thing they're telling you about in the race. It's completely wrong."

Both are bland and bad at tactics, that makes me scratch my head.

 

[wansteadimp]

Both are bland and bad at tactics, that makes me scratch my head.

At least Roche can spot when something important is happening and will stop what he's talking about rather than being totally blind to it and continuing to blather on about a theory of the day or who his favorites are.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Stephens and Roche I find to be very bland.

Id say they are one of the best duos on eurosport.

 

[Lequack]

Chris Horner really don't like Roche

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I wonder if anything happened between Horner and Roche in the 2013 Vuelta

 

[davidsonduke]

I learn from Horner's commentary on tactics. That being said, I think he overemphasizes the importance of tactics, and seems to think that everyone is clueless (besides him). It gives him a subject to go on about in pretty much every race, though. It is his niche now.

 

[HelloDolly]

Seems to me Horner is jealous he is not on ES but no one wants him

I think Roche and Stevens are good ..they are not in your face and call the race as it is

 

[Valv.Piti]

Tried to watch a replay the other day of stage 2. Incredibly boring commentating, so I turned it off, mainly Roche was bad IMO.

 

[gunara]

When you have enough time to speak softly and slowly, people expect you to have more interesting thing to say than nonsense machine like Kirby, and Roche failed it. He's just lacking, but maybe he'll get better.

Anyway, what accent was that he speak in? I'm crap at recognizing accent, but if Stephens didn't mention his name I wouldn't guess it's an Irishman who spent most of his life in France

 

[HelloDolly]

Nicolas Roche has alot of interesting things to say its just he is very softly spoken and shy ...maybe his confidence will grow

Maybe with Stephne's who is also very softly spoken that adds to the quietness of the commentary..but I like it as I can watch and work and listen. If Roche were with someone else might be more balanced

With Carlton Kirby shrieking at corners and motorbikes is impossible for me to work and watch racing

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Were we really told in the AGR finale that Niewiadoma is a great sprinter?