Eurosport commentary

[the delgados]

Re:

A new Kirbyism yesterday, along the lines of a younger "Sagan sounded like he learned English from a wasp trapped in a jam jar".

That is funny.
My man Carlton Kirby oftentimes comes up with quips that seem to have been spontaneously spewed from the mouth of a well-read and articulate person whose senses have been altered--i.e. drunk.
I really don't care if the guy has had a few. I would much rather listen to these little observations and suggestions than some guy who says "Pinot has just caught up to the break!"
Yawn.
Long live Carlton Kirby.
He is the best.

 

[No_Balls]

Re:

Wiggo back on his motorbike, let the fun begin! :lol:

Gotta admit Wiggins on the motorbike is the best they’ve done in years. I like this version way better then bike rider.

 

[barmaher]

I think Orla Chennaoui is a great addition to Eurosport coverage. She is a good interviewer and comes across as a down to earth lady.

I really didn't like Brad Wiggins on or off the bike during his riding career, but he works well on the show

Kelly remains a legend.

 

[movingtarget]

Re:

I think Orla Chennaoui is a great addition to Eurosport coverage. She is a good interviewer and comes across as a down to earth lady.

I really didn't like Brad Wiggins on or off the bike during his riding career, but he works well on the show

Kelly remains a legend.

I think she is okay but I like Wiggo's contributions as well especially on the TT stages. Kelly has always been one of the better commentators and let's the visuals tell the story when not much is happening. There is no need to babble continuously like some of the others do.

 

[argyllflyer]

F Bomb from Kelly with 121km to go... and not for the first time these wee naughties just slip out!

 

[therealthing]

I like how Rob Hatch always warns us when Kirby is coming on air- gives you enough time to turn to ITV

 

[argyllflyer]

duplicate

 

[Nirvana]

Panchetti today during the London-Surrey Classic coverage listed this month races they have live: European Championship, Binck Bank Tour, Arctic Race, Tour of Utah, Denmark Rundfahrt (a novelty), Deutschland Tour and the last two stages of Tour de l'Avenir. He didn't mention Hamburg that usually they have as well and the Great War Race that there was last year for the inaugural edition.

 

[argyllflyer]

Yep, a fair bit to keep us busy coming up!

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Panchetti today during the London-Surrey Classic coverage listed this month races they have live: European Championship, Binck Bank Tour, Arctic Race, Tour of Utah, Denmark Rundfahrt (a novelty), Deutschland Tour and the last two stages of Tour de l'Avenir. He didn't mention Hamburg that usually they have as well and the Great War Race that there was last year for the inaugural edition.

I believe that isn't taking place this year:

 

[argyllflyer]

Jez Cox on the mic this week - very listenable.

 

[TMP402]

I believe that isn't taking place this year:

Sad

 

[barmaher]

Two classics from Kirby today.

'Tejay looks up for this". Camera showing TJ lying prone on the ground literally two seconds later.

"Jesus and Jose Herrada are not actually brothers". WTF?

 

[Koronin]

Two classics from Kirby today.

'Tejay looks up for this". Camera showing TJ lying prone on the ground literally two seconds later.

"Jesus and Jose Herrada are not actually brothers". WTF?

The comments on Tejay were almost as bad here as well. They had just praised Tejay and said something about the fact he had missed the crash by being in the break and the next thing we see is Tejay on the ground.

The one about the Herrada brothers is definitely a WTF.

 

[Izzyeviel]

I know a lot of people hate Kirby on here, but I do enjoy his commentary. He's entertaining, he does remind me of Murray Walker.

 

[barmaher]

I like him, but the Herrada thing was weird. He had just spoken about how Jesus would like to make up for his brother's disappointment yesterday. Then he checked himself and said they're not actually brothers.

 

[therealthing]

Kirby referred to lighting bolts as 'jaggedey things coming from the sky.' Is his vocabulary that limited?

 

[hayneplane]

They say life needs balance. Eurosport certainly provides that in its Vuelta coverage where Carlton Kirby is as bad as the presenter team Orla, Matt Stephens and Brian Smith are excellent.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

I have a love/hate relationship with Kirby. Very engaging, but just crap at identifying riders. Like yesterday, the Bouchard/Latour mixup was bad (and why is he suddenly calling him Pierre-Roger?), but how on earth could he think that Pernsteiner was Domen Novak some 3-4km from the finish?

 

[movingtarget]

Usually I can tune out of Kirby's babble but during the last few stages I have felt sorry for Kelly.

 

[wansteadimp]

I have a love/hate relationship with Kirby. Very engaging, but just crap at identifying riders. Like yesterday, the Bouchard/Latour mixup was bad (and why is he suddenly calling him Pierre-Roger?), but how on earth could he think that Pernsteiner was Domen Novak some 3-4km from the finish?

The Bouchard/Latour mixup is classic Kirby - he predicts how the race is going to unfold and then commentates to that template rather than what is actually happening until Kelly or someone puts him right.

Latour is on his list of favorites (the Si Clarke memorial list) and often makes the list of predicted protagonists.

 

[RedheadDane]

Did the British commentator for ToB just call Benoot the winner of this year's Strade Bianche?

 

[movingtarget]

I'm sure Kirby just likes saying the name Edvald Boasson Hagen ad infinitum.............

 

[argyllflyer]

British Eurosport commentary pairings so far (mens .WT, .HC and .1 only):

Tour Down Under (highlights): (world feed - Liggett & McEwan)
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race: (world feed - Keenan & McEwan w/ Evans)
Vuelta a San Juan: Hatch & Backstedt (stage 1), Stephens (stage 2-7)
Challenge Mallorca: Hatch (solo)
Herald Sun Tour (highlights): (world feed - Keenan & David McKenzie)
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Hatch & Smith
Tour of Oman (recap): (world feed - Marty MacDonald)
Clasica de Almeria: (ES Player only)
Trofeo Laigueglia: (ES Player only)
Volta ao Algarve: Hatch & Stephens (stages 1-3), Simon Gerrans (stages 4&5)
Vuelta a Andalucia: Kirby & Smith
UAE Tour: Hatch & Gerrans (stage 1), Smith (stage 2-7)
Omloop Het Niewsblad: Quigley & Backstedt
Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne: Quigley & Backstedt
Le Samyn: Hatch & Backstedt
Strade Bianche: Hatch & Backstedt
Paris-Nice: Hatch & Kelly
Tirreno-Adriatico: Kirby & Smith
Tour de Taiwan: Kirby (solo)
Nokere Koerse: Hatch & Backstedt
Bredene Koksijde (formerly Handzame) Classic: Stephens & Backstedt
Milan-Sanremo: Hatch & Stephens
Tour of Catalunya: Kirby & Stephens
Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne: Hatch & Smith (men) / Lucy Martin (women)
E3 Binckbank Classic: Hatch & Backstedt
Gent-Wevelgem: Quigley & Smith
Dwars Door Vlaanderen: Kirby & Smith
Giro di Sicilia: Quigley (solo stage 1) & Smith (stage 2-)
Ronde van Vlaanderen: Kirby, Quigley, Kelly & Stephens
Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Kirby & Smith
Scheldeprijs: Quigley & Backstedt
Paris-Roubaix: Hatch, Quigley, Kelly & Stephens
Tour of Turkey: Kirby & Smith
De Brabantse Pijl: Quigley & Stephens
Amstel Gold Race: Quigley & Kelly
Tour of the Alps: Hatch & Stephens (stages 1-3, 5), Backstedt (stage 4) (live from Monday 22nd April)
Tro Bro Leon: Quigley & Backstedt
La Fleche Wallonne: Kirby & Stephens
Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Hatch & Smith
Tour de Romandie: Kirby & Smith
Eschborn-Frankfurt: Quigley & Stephens
Tour de Yorkshire: Quigley & Gibb
Giro d'Italia: Hatch & Kelly (UK) / Kirby & Backstedt (International) (live from Sat 11th May)
Tour of California: Kirby & Smith (stages 1-3), Gibb & Smith (stage 4-) (live from Sun 12th May)
4 Jours de Dunkerque: Gibb & Colin Sturgess
Tour de l'Ain: Gibb & Sturgess
GP Marcel Kint: (ES Player only)
Circuit de Wallonie: (ES Player only)
GP de Plumelec - Morbihan: (ES Player only)
Criterium du Dauphine: Hatch & Stephens
Tour de Luxembourg: Hatch (solo)
Tour de Hongrie: Harris-Bass & Gibb
Baloise Belgium Tour: (ES Player only - comms is world feed, unknown)
Tour de Suisse: Quigley & Smith
Tour of Slovenia: Kirby & Gibb
Route d'Occitanie: Hatch & Gibb
Heistse Pijl: (ES Player only)
Dwars Door Het Hageland: (ES Player only)
Elfstedenronde: (ES Player only)
Halle-Ingooigem: Jez Cox
Tour de France: Hatch, Kirby, Kelly, Smith with Harris Bass (plus guests)
Tour de Wallonie (stages 4&5): Quigley & Backstedt
Clasica San Sebastian: Quigley & Backstedt
Tour de Pologne: Hatch & Stephens (from 3/8/19)
RideLondon: Gibb & Backstedt
European Mens TT Championships: Quigley & Stephens
Europeans Mens Road Championships: Quigley & Smith
Binckbank Tour: Kirby & Smith (live from 12/8)
Tour ofUtah: Hatch & Gibb (live from 12/8)
Arctic Race of Norway: Stephens & Backstedt (stages 1-3), Hatch & Stephens (stage 4)
Tour of Denmark: Jez Cox & Gibb
Tour de l'Avenir: Quigley & Gibb
Vuelta a Espana: Kirby (stages 1-19), Hatch (stages 20-21) & Kelly
Euroeyes Cyclassics: Quigley & Backstedt
Schaal Sels: (ES Player only)
Deutchland Tour: Quigley & Gibb
Tour of Britain: Harris-Bass & Gibb
Brussels Cycling Classic: Harris-Bass & Gibb
Quebec GP: Quigley & Gibb
Montreal GP: Quigley & Gibb
Copa Bernocchi: Quigley & Gibb
Wallonie GP: Hatch & Stephens
Giro della Toscana: Quigley & Gibb
Copa Sabatini: Hatch & Stephens
Primus Classic: Kirby & Smith
World Champs Team Time Trial: Kirby & Smith
Worlds Mens Time Trial: Kirby & Smith
World Champs Mens Road Race: Kirby, Hatch, Gibb & Smith
CRO Race: Kirby & Smith (stages 1-3), Hatch (stage 4) Hatch & Backstedt (stages 5 & 6)
Eurometropole Tour: Hatch & Backstedt
Giro Dell Emilia: Quigley & Gibb
Tour de Vendee: Hatch & Backstedt
Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli: (ES Player only)
Tre Valli Varesine: Kirby & Smith
Milano-Torino: Kirby & Smith
Gran Piemonte: Kirby & Smith
Il Lombardia: Hatch & Smith
Paris-Tours: Hatch & Smith

 

[therealthing]

Harris Bass was extremely shabby at yesterday's ToB- Trentin clearly the winner with his hands in the air yet confidently called Teunissen as the winner.