Phil and Paul

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xmoonx said:
I think Gogo and Steve Schlanger are better suited to reality TV game like sports in need of pseudo enthusiasm.

schlanger actually calls a good sprint IMHO
 
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Boeing said:
I get this same response all the time almost above. really I say?

ok get ready stage 1 is THE Penultimate Stage with beast of a man at the front with his suitcase full of courage looking like a one certain lance Armstrong riding like a man possessed making the other go backwards until the elastic has snapped in the heart of the cycling world in this place they call France ingratiating himself among the lords of state during the heat of summer all over his machine as he puts the exclamation point his legacy and you can bet now he has alarm bells ringing inside the peloton as sanchez has lost big time on the descent.

these guys actually write fiction and believe themselves to be true


no thank you
ill be watching with the stereo on thumping a fat beat for sure

Haha that does pretty much sum up their commentating.
 
I knew that I had seen some other comments...this thread is similar content but maybe the mods should merge as there are some GEMS on here...I was laughing a lot during last year's Tour. :D

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=14326&highlight=Ligget&page=6

THIS one is particular struck me as SO funny...and classic..thnx to nowhereman:

nowhereman said:
Viewed on a replay, after I'd gone out for a short ride, just after the stage start.

As Tom Boonen sat on the ground after his crash, and had already been identified by the dynamic duo. Once he had his helmet removed, he became unrecognizable to the duo. And Sherwen started repeating that if it were Boonen that we were looking at, he should be recognizable by the world champion stripes on his sleeves. Meanwhile, it was plain to see the world champion strip that was on his sleeves. After a little back and forth betwwen our intrepid commentators... Finally, Phil announced that it was, in deed, Tomke. Thank goodness they figured that one out!!!:eek:
Meanwhile, over on Eurosport, they had started their broadcast day before the peloton was given the start flag, while the blokes over on the other station were busy doling out their inane predictions. Long live Eurosport!
:D
 
therealtimshady said:
I wouldn't be surprised if eurosport lose their coverage to sky

Dunno, Sky already have a cozy relationship with Eurosport, with Eurosport programming occasionally being promoted on Sky's website. I got an email from Sky advertising a Sean Kelly / David Harmon preview of P-R.

http://video.sky.com/tv/related/36173/0/Live Cycling: Paris-Roubaix - The Hell of the North!

Eurosport calls itself the home of cycling; I'm not totally convinced Sky - despite their obvious connections to UK cycling - want greater involvement. If they did, they'd do it well though.
 
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argyllflyer said:
Dunno, Sky already have a cozy relationship with Eurosport, with Eurosport programming occasionally being promoted on Sky's website. I got an email from Sky advertising a Sean Kelly / David Harmon preview of P-R.

http://video.sky.com/tv/related/36173/0/Live Cycling: Paris-Roubaix - The Hell of the North!

Eurosport calls itself the home of cycling; I'm not totally convinced Sky - despite their obvious connections to UK cycling - want greater involvement. If they did, they'd do it well though.

If Sky were to cover cycling, they would mainly want the main events - classics and decisive stages on stage races. Since these are mostly at weekends, when Sky generally broadcasts its flagship sports programs, I can't see why Sky would want to launch it. The current arrangement works well.
 
Caruut said:
If Sky were to cover cycling, they would mainly want the main events - classics and decisive stages on stage races. Since these are mostly at weekends, when Sky generally broadcasts its flagship sports programs, I can't see why Sky would want to launch it. The current arrangement works well.

Sky could just start another chanell up for cycling up just as they did for F1 if they wish.
 
Can someone enlighten me what Phil apparently said about Jens twitter messages? Something like Jens should have talked bad about Chris Horner when, in fact, Jens just wrote one of his hilarious 20 twitter stories..?
 
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DominicDecoco said:
Can someone enlighten me what Phil apparently said about Jens twitter messages? Something like Jens should have talked bad about Chris Horner when, in fact, Jens just wrote one of his hilarious 20 twitter stories..?

I think he said that "Jens is tweeting like a man possessed with two pistons he calls thumbs. He's dancing on his keyboard in a most immodest way"
 
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Mellow Velo said:
ToS has started.
Should be about now that Paul starts digging into his suitcase full of bullsh*t.....

for sure the guy just makes stuff up and is so out of touch with the riders.

pure fiction and now redundant
 
webvan said:
Wonder what Phil will have to say about that, the last time was at the TOC 2010 after Landis spoiled the beans : "sounds like sour grapes to me".

After Hamilton allegations he said " Tyler Hamilton has confessed to doping, so that makes eki ekimov a 3 time olympic champion. So well done eki"
 
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Captain Sensible said:
Sky could just start another chanell up for cycling up just as they did for F1 if they wish.

No not really...
F1's commercial capabilities far exceeds that of cyclings..
 

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Horrible duo. Overly weak cycling knowledge, hackneyed dull language (even i understand almost everything) and total absence of personal original stance (that's needed as something should distinguish a commentator and a fan).

how do you tolerate them? One could apply to the management of their TV company and ask to remove dilettantes from on air.
 
Michele said:
More info please! :D

You can probably write it yourself ("most tested athlete" etc) and most of it doesn't belong on this forum but I do remember one little gem which was when Phil informed us that Lance has Obama's personal number on his phone "and I can tell you that for a fact".

So all is forgiven :D
 
airstream said:
Horrible duo. Overly weak cycling knowledge, hackneyed dull language (even i understand almost everything) and total absence of personal original stance (that's needed as something should distinguish a commentator and a fan).

how do you tolerate them? One could apply to the management of their TV company and ask to remove dilettantes from on air.

Long ago and far away they were pretty good.

Given all the idiotic things they've had to say to build a myth, they've sacrificed any kind of propriety a long time ago and the UCI would reward that choice with more airtime.
 
DirtyWorks said:
Long ago and far away they were pretty good.

Given all the idiotic things they've had to say to build a myth, they've sacrificed any kind of propriety a long time ago and the UCI would reward that choice with more airtime.

I agree in the 80,s they were good but then they went into thr pro lance camp ( and made plenty of money by doing so in the American media)and then went downhill fast .
 
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DominicDecoco said:
Can someone enlighten me what Phil apparently said about Jens twitter messages? Something like Jens should have talked bad about Chris Horner when, in fact, Jens just wrote one of his hilarious 20 twitter stories..?

This clown cited a tweet from someone who is also named Jens and thought it was from Jens Voigt......Phil got his facts not checked
 

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Hehe, looool. Hopefully, they are not the only ones who provide cycling coverage for english speaking people?