Great moments in cycling commentating

[Armchair cyclist]

Matt Keenan: "Dan Martin does not carry the surname of Stephen Roche."

 

[El Pistolero]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHUWTwPu_LA

This is the epitome of epic commentating if you ask me. They never get this excited for GTs or other races they show except the Belgian ones

 

[Kwibus]

It's not road cycling, but it's on a bike anyways.

http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/1697541/72663019/stukje_fietsen_met_danny_hart.html

It's a very impressive show as well and the commentator goes nuts. A bit too nuts, but it's amusing.

 

[RedheadDane]

After the field sprint today at the US Pro Cycling challenge:

Paul Sherwin:

"Sometimes its the last four or five hundred meters that are the most important in the field sprint."

It was news to me

You know... as opposed to those instances when the race is settled around 500 metres from the line and the riders then just teleport...

 

[Andy99]

Matt Keenan yesterday proclaiming that Cobo had won the stage.

Then Froome came past him. That was cool.

 

[Magnus]

From Danish Eurosport, on Bruseghin:

"He's also a bit like a donkey himself."

Apparently Marzio has a few hundred donkeys on his farm...

 

[RedheadDane]

(If Bruseghin had managed to come up and "take" the victory from Anton)

"There'll be declared national mourning here in Basque Country."

 

[El Pistolero]

(If Bruseghin had managed to come up and "take" the victory from Anton)

"There'll be declared national mourning here in Basque Country."

And perhaps national mourning in Italy the day after

 

[spalco]

Nah, the Basques are better sportsmen than that.

 

[oronet commander]

I think the Spanish commentary of this situation is fantastic even though I havent got a clue what there saying..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WOhvPcgo50&feature=related

I am Spanish and tears overflow my eyes watching the images and hearing Carlos de Andrés and Pedro Delgado getting hysteric about Contador's attacks

 

[RedheadDane]

(About Barredo)

"It's sort of his speciality to go solo far from the finish line. Rarely with any success."

 

[craig1985]

Watching the stage to the Angliru and the American commentators on Universal Sports (not Bobke) pronounced Marzio Bruseghin as Bru-say-ghin. Maybe it's their accents, but way to butcher somebodies name.

 

[El Pistolero]

Watching the stage to the Angliru and the American commentators on Universal Sports (not Bobke) pronounced Mauro Bruseghin as Bru-say-ghin. Maybe it's their accents, but way to butcher somebodies name.

His name is Marzio not Mauro.

 

[craig1985]

That was stupid of me now wasn't it?

 

[Sophistic]

German ES guys going bananas at the end of the Giro 09 cause they miscalculated and thought Menchov had lost...they ended the broadcast declaring DiLuca the winner.

 

[El Pistolero]

German ES guys going bananas at the end of the Giro 09 cause they miscalculated and thought Menchov had lost...they ended the broadcast declaring DiLuca the winner.

So even though Menchov still finished ahead of Di Luca in the final time trial they managed to miscalculate?

Not sure if stupid or... xD

 

[LukeSchmid]

It's not road cycling, but it's on a bike anyways.

http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/1697541/72663019/stukje_fietsen_met_danny_hart.html

It's a very impressive show as well and the commentator goes nuts. A bit too nuts, but it's amusing.

Certainly amusing!!!!!!

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay, I know this is kinda old. But a while ago the Danish Eurosport commentators mentioned that it looks like Moncoutie had borrowed a pair of Taaramae's old Estonian champ shorts.
I have to say I sorta agree...

 

[maltiv]

Okay, I know this is kinda old. But a while ago the Danish Eurosport commentators mentioned that it looks like Moncoutie had borrowed a pair of Taaramae's old Estonian champ shorts.
I have to say I sorta agree...

Well if not directly borrowed they are at least the exact same design. I guess it's cheaper...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Harmon really made a fool of himself during the vuelta, he wasn't biased at all..

 

[dlwssonic]

Harmon really made a fool of himself during the vuelta, he wasn't biased at all..

He was practically crying when wiggins dropped and cobo won it.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

He was practically crying when wiggins dropped and cobo won it.

I was deeply embarrased for him when he was practically yelling his support for froome into the mic when he attacked.

 

[Anonymous]

I was deeply embarrased for him when he was practically yelling his support for froome into the mic when he attacked.

DId you watch last CL quaterfinal match between spurs and real, the way ray wilkins commentated was ridicilous.

 

[Descender]

Okay, I know this is kinda old. But a while ago the Danish Eurosport commentators mentioned that it looks like Moncoutie had borrowed a pair of Taaramae's old Estonian champ shorts.
I have to say I sorta agree...

That is most certainly true.

 

[Thorn Cycling]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMQPzKcFqs

Whole commentating is pretty epic, but I think 3.03 is in a class all of its own.