Honestly, the amount of vitriol directed toward me man Carlton Kirby will never cease to amaze me. I get it if you don't like the sound of someone's voice; that's a subjective viewpoint that cannot be argued.
What can be argued is the constant refrain that he has no idea what he's talking about. That's just not true.
What can be argued is the perceived lack of interest he has in a race. Bullocks.
He and the lovely and talented Magnus have a good thing going on, and you don't see the former professional rider who won Paris-Roubaix correct him on the regular, do you? No, they just share a mutually beneficial banter that to my not -so- humble opinion adds to the race. CK knows when to turn it over to the expert and the expert knows and appreciates the fact it is not easy to fill in dead air. Both aspects require different abilities and they complement each other very well.
I get that some people don't like his references to literature and sometimes goofy ways of creating metaphors off the top of his head, but that's on you for not getting it, not CK.
I know I will never win this argument, but I feel compelled to chime in when the comments section is filled with oftentimes misguided outrage.
Carlton! Carlton, you there? Hello! You did a great job, buddy.
P.S. Imagine calling a race while reading and responding to vitriolic comments on your Twitter page. Good lord.