Eurosport commentary

[QueenStagiaire]

I don't think she's doing it on purpose

Well, obviously, but that doesn’t make it less annoying. It must be possible to find a commentary setup that doesn‘t make it sound like her lungs are currently failing!

 

[Potomac]

Why is Pippa York always heavily breathing into the microphone? It is horribly unnerving and makes me want to turn the sound off!

I'm only just watching the replay now, and I came here to complain about it.

 

[Wyndbrook]

I'm only just watching the replay now, and I came here to complain about it.

Interesting that as a rider the mere idea of their saying anything, especially to the media, often seemed a struggle or viewed with distaste.

 

[kingjr]

Good start for Brian Smith, "Michael Storer winning the intermediate sprint"

 

[Squire]

Surprisingly, Brian Smith isn't terrible at doing solo commentary. A lot of 'expert commentators' are completely lost if they have to, for whatever reason, carry the broadcast for a bit. But Smith is doing a decent job at the Czech Tour, I think. He's not a great waffler of course, which means he's usually straight to the point. Which is refreshing.

 

[kingjr]

Surprisingly, Brian Smith isn't terrible at doing solo commentary. A lot of 'expert commentators' are completely lost if they have to, for whatever reason, carry the broadcast for a bit. But Smith is doing a decent job at the Czech Tour, I think. He's not a great waffler of course, which means he's usually straight to the point. Which is refreshing.

I've been watching for 8 minutes now, he hasn't stopped talking once, I believe.

 

[Squire]

I've been watching for 8 minutes now, he hasn't stopped talking once, I believe.

Well, he's had a lot of race-related things to talk about so far. But my point is he's not talking about inane irrelevant things like Cox & York do at Wallonie for most of the broadcast, or like José Been does on many occasions.

 

[yaco]

Well, he's had a lot of race-related things to talk about so far. But my point is he's not talking about inane irrelevant things like Cox & York do at Wallonie for most of the broadcast, or like José Been does on many occasions.

Cox is shocking at waffling on and missing important parts of the race. I am convinced that Cox does not watch the TV screen when he is waffling.

 

[RedheadDane]

Good commentators can waffle on when there's nothing happening, then interrupt themselves when stuff starts to happen.

"And here we have a castle build in the late 12th Century by Pogacar attacking."

 

[Squire]

Cox is shocking at waffling on and missing important parts of the race. I am convinced that Cox does not watch the TV screen when he is waffling.

Case in point: I switch to Wallonie after the Czech Tour has finished, and with 16 km remaining and hard racing happening, the first thing I hear is Cox talking about pork chops for several minutes.

 

[tobydawq]

Case in point: I switch to Wallonie after the Czech Tour has finished, and with 16 km remaining and hard racing happening, the first thing I hear is Cox talking about pork chops for several minutes.

Yeah, it's quite weird...

This Tour was such a pleasant experience on Danish TV because Brian Holm was not there to do exactly the same. Bay, Bastian Emil and Worre, legendary trio.

 

[kingjr]

Case in point: I switch to Wallonie after the Czech Tour has finished, and with 16 km remaining and hard racing happening, the first thing I hear is Cox talking about pork chops for several minutes.

And they can't distinguish Herzog from Wandahl... but then again, neither can PCS, apparently

 

[Devil's Elbow]

You have to think Israel might have been served better by trying to take the race to Tudor rather than having to burn through their riders to catch the break.

 

[RedheadDane]

And they can't distinguish Herzog from Wandahl... but then again, neither can PCS, apparently

They said Wandahl, PCS said Herzog.
Who was right?

You have to think Israel might have been served better by trying to take the race to Tudor rather than having to burn through their riders to catch the break.

They'll just have to hope Corbin is strong enough to finish it off.
But I'm not sure what that's got to do with the commentating.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

They said Wandahl, PCS said Herzog.
Who was right?

It was Herzog.

They'll just have to hope Corbin is strong enough to finish it off.

You have made this pun 20 times now, and it wasn't good the first time...

 

[RedheadDane]

You have made this pun 20 times now, and it wasn't good the first time...

Now that is where you are wrong. It's a very strong pun.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Trentin still has it on countback, hence no celebration by Strong. You would think any commentator would figure that out...

 

[Squire]

And they can't distinguish Herzog from Wandahl... but then again, neither can PCS, apparently

And neither commentators nor PCS can distinguish Van Dijke from Hagenes, apparently.

 

[tobydawq]

Trentin still has it on countback, hence no celebration by Strong. You would think any commentator would figure that out...

Cox admitted that he didn't have the slightest idea of how it worked when it's tied on time. How can he be a professional commentator?

York said that it was countback bet she of course hadn't prepared herself to check their results. How is she a professional commentator? It's also almost impossible to understand what she says.

 

[kingjr]

They said Wandahl, PCS said Herzog.
Who was right?



They'll just have to hope Corbin is strong enough to finish it off.
But I'm not sure what that's got to do with the commentating.

I think they said Herzog at one point (it was Wandahl)

 

[RedheadDane]

It was Herzog.

I think they said Herzog at one point (it was Wandahl)

Thanks for clarifying you guys...

At least the... UBG didn't win. Though, he'd probably have been identified if he had.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Does number of stage wins count (in this case obviously tied) or is it just adding up the placements? I‘ve forgotten.

 

[tobydawq]

It was Herzog.

You have made this pun 20 times now, and it wasn't good the first time...

Trentin just made the same pun (I don't think it was deliberate).

 

[tobydawq]

Does number of stage wins count (in this case obviously tied) or is it just adding up the placements? I‘ve forgotten.

Just adding up the numbers.

 

[SafeBet]

Trentin just made the same pun (I don't think it was deliberate).

Knowing Trentin a bit, he was trying to avoid saying Strong was very Strong.