Today in Itzulia, Quintana rode past the camera on the final climb and Kirby claimed it was Betancur. Kirby is so smart he has invented a time machine to take us all back to 2013 it seems
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yaco said:Armchair cyclist said:yaco said:Armchair cyclist said:Making up facts again: explaining the difficulty of a BotD forming by reference to the increased number of teams. But there are fewer riders, and the same number of teams. 7 teams of 7 this year, 7 teams of 8 from 2014 until last year, and more than 26 teams prior to that.
If you make up facts, and then use them to explain what is happening in the race, it gives the impression that you don't have a clue what is going on.
Except this was also mentioned by Kelly and Stephens - And in fact Stephens a bit of time explaining the changes - But blame Kelly for everything.
Where did I attribute, or even tangentially relate, the comment to Kelly. I typed it before Kelly came on air. What makes you think that I have anything against Kelly?
And why would comments made by Stephens (and Kelly, had he been implicated) not be apposite to mention in a thread about EuroSport commentary, given that he is (they are) part of the EuroSport commentary team.
So which commentator/s were you referring to in your post - And if your post happened before Eurosport came on air ( they covered the whole race ) your post makes no sense.
I remember there was some discussion during the telecast and that Kelly and Stephens surmised having extra teams ( their words ) was a reason why it took 70 kilometres for the break to form.
argyllflyer said:Commentary pairings at Flanders were (approx timings):
Kirby & Kelly - rollout and early km to approx 195k to go
Kirby & Stephens (195km TG - 152km TG)
Stephens & Kelly (152km TG - 76km TG)
Kirby & Stephens (76km TG - 35km TG)
Kirby & Kelly (35km TG - finish)
Matt Stephens does do the main comms role on occasions and he definitely shared the mic with Sean for a middle portion of the race.
What has changed in commentary in the last 20 years? “In the past, there was a fair amount of *** going on. You can’t pitch up ten minutes beforehand and wing this gig: the previous day’s results, road book and weather details need to be printed off and scoured; social media has to be trawled for rider opinions....The bread and butter of commentary is concise and accurate identification of riders
How come Spanish Eurosport can afford to pay Contador and yet UK has Kirby.Alberto Contador becomes a Eurosport commentator
The UK has Sean Kelly. A man of at least equal stature to Contador.Cycle Chic said:How come Spanish Eurosport can afford to pay Contador and yet UK has Kirby.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alberto-contador-becomes-a-eurosport-commentator/
spiritualride said:Are they told to leave as minimal silence as possible?
I don't have Eurosport but word on the street is that he's turning out to be a surprisingly good commentator, too.Cycle Chic said:How come Spanish Eurosport can afford to pay Contador and yet UK has Kirby.Alberto Contador becomes a Eurosport commentator
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alberto-contador-becomes-a-eurosport-commentator/
Kirby?Armchair cyclist said:Aleppo?!!? Has anyone else ever considered that a suitable nickname for Alaphilippe?
Who else?LaFlorecita said:Kirby?Armchair cyclist said:Aleppo?!!? Has anyone else ever considered that a suitable nickname for Alaphilippe?
Cycle Chic said:How come Spanish Eurosport can afford to pay Contador and yet UK has Kirby.Alberto Contador becomes a Eurosport commentator
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alberto-contador-becomes-a-eurosport-commentator/
the delgados said:Cycle Chic said:How come Spanish Eurosport can afford to pay Contador and yet UK has Kirby.Alberto Contador becomes a Eurosport commentator
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alberto-contador-becomes-a-eurosport-commentator/
Because Carlton Kirby covers multiple disciplines. A jack of all trades, if you will.
Contador can do one.