That is common in France and Belgium with a dedicated roving reporter from the race roving all over the peloton and having a chat. The Vuelta a Espana used to be the worst of the Grand Tours because theyd have transitions day of 250km across a desert. Or at least diminished. They kept the suspect in view and assisted us in the footchase before he was caught and arrested pic.twitter.com/QcQg7PBcsn, Wednesfield Police (@WednesfieldWMP) March 24, 2019. He's probably too much of a joker,not serious enough, but has a 'springy' voice which is good to listen to. I am having this problem too. When Cavendish won again on stage 14, Kittel just fell to pieces emotionally. Thomas De Gendt launched a solo attack from the break with 60 kilometres remaining of todays opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya, covering 163 kilometres and starting and finishing in Calella and the Lotto-Soudal rider now finds himself with a lead of almost three minutes on his rivals. The current situation has made things difficult, where previously they would head over to the channel to cover Tour De France, now they sit in their studios and practice social distancing and looking at monitors. And somebody asked me, why dont you pronounce his name Foo-gel-sang instead ofFoolsong. More often than not they slip into commentary which is at best nationalistic, and at worst xenophobic. Theres no doubt about it, the most difficult thing to do is cover nothing, he says. Baseless. Set the scene for us. If youve watched Eurosport cycling, you'll know. And then, you hang a look at anyone who is there to find out if theyre going to listen to you. Among an awful lot of distractions, as Carlton Kirby explains, commentating on cycling is an arduous process. When Kirby explains the difficult process of commentating on cycling, and the concerns he has, one might want to know how much of that impacts him. View our media pack. Shouldnt be that hard to organise with so many people here able to talk eloquently and intelligently for 4 hours. The atmosphere fills up with buzz from moment to moment that enthusiasm pushes the words out of the heart. This is why he often cracks jokes and laughs heartily. When all the commentators from different nationalities are inside the same studio room, it is no longer the same as before, remarks Kirby, in a monotonous tone. And it is at that point, Cav comes out of the shadows to mug him at the line. So, our information can be slightly second-hand. Ive been up the Galibier. You take yourself to the studio, call up your procyclingstats.com, do your research online. If you're after one, guess that does makethe two grand plus 40 quid a month price tag seem a little fairer A mother from London has launched a petition calling for a second coroner's inquest into the death of her daughter, who passed away at nine years of age in what was originally believed to be an asthma-related case. Anyone but dreary Declan Quigley please! because there wuld be an uprising in the country. Kirby has more than two decades as a commentatorbehind him and, alongside Irish legend Sean Kelly, has been back at the Tour de France this year calling the action from Utrecht through to Paris. On the last Vuelta a Espaa, Tinkhoff threatened to pull his team out because two of his riders - one of whom is Peter Sagan - were hit by vehicles. Those are definitely the days when you earn your corn. His cycling life began during his students days, when he cobbled togethera few hundred quidoff the back of a hard winter selling hats (long story) and bought hisfirst road bike - a Trek 1.1 that was quickly relegated to winter steed, before it was sadlypinched a few years later. Cavendish swept to his second win at the Tour of Turkey with another . To know that, you simply have to do a Google Search and you will know why. It is all kinds of stuff. Tech, reviews: tech [at] road.cc How do you call one of the biggest sporting events on the planet? Pure invention; based on nothing. Valverde gets it very, very wrong!" exclaimed . His Grand National, Murray Walker shouting in the last 2 kilometres really is unbelievable. A close study of the final 20 kilometres follows, picking out key hazardslike pinch points, street furniture and likely attack points, before the repeating the study in the car alongside King Kelly as the pair make their way to the commentary point at the stage finish. For every Nicolas Roche or Steve Cummings great characters, totally locked down there are some savage bastards out there, and we love them all. He also never tells you who the riders on screen are - and if he does, he's usually wrong. Even my partner, who doesn't watch cycling, could tell who had won. Its the constant attempts at humour, then the giggling at his own in-jokes that has me reaching for the mute button. His voice tends to wake me up from my nap when something happens. (Clarke is a very good rider, but there is nothing to suggest he SHOULD have won the 2016 M-SR. Watch the race.). Some people take offence for the strangest reasons. Kirby continues to put his notes togetheronce hearrives at the commentary booth, reading the local press andKellys grasp of colloquial French coming into its own. It is amusing that explaining this is futile, he remarks. Yates ended up going out the back of the peloton, losing 1.22. James and Joe catch up with the chosen son of cycling commentary, Carlton Kirby. Advertising, commercial: sales [at] road.cc We need to get to tomorrows finish line, and sometimes that is a four-hour drive. Wow, all this over a commentator, so Kirby sees a Quickstep rider and mistakes it for Voeckler - that's funny, it's engaging! Would like to cancel eurosport but it's the only way to watch the classics (legitimately at least). Thus concentrating becomes a difficult job for a commentator. It was a dreadfully high price to pay in my opinion to high but the suffering couldnt go on. This is the video I showed Trinity School in Lewisham this morning. I'm not sure if they have forgotten about the rule, or if it was always just advisory. She talks about the background to the petition, which you can sign here, in this video. 1/9/22 4.2km to go, Stage 12 Vuelta a Espana: the riders are going uphill.Kirby: as they get to this step, but it doesnt last long, its like your mums old step, give it a polish, give it a clean and then a clean pair of heels to everybody else. We dont want this man commentating. Discovery company. Hosted by Duncan Steer. In the early 1990's he became a freelance commentator. As you say, he doesn't shout unnecessarily either. Kittel is still the fastest guy out there, but when he turns on the taps there is going to be a point when his maximum capacity starts to diminish. Kittel is not a broken man, but his supremacy has tumbled because Mark Cavendish has only gone and won four stages here. I often moan about Kirby myself, but I don't. It is not so bad if they are in front because the rider can tell the motorbike to go away, but if it is trailing the rider and the rider comes off, there is always the possibility of impact. But not today in the Vuelta or yesterday, and this is the first time I have heard Kirby commentating. 35m is 100ft. Ive just turned Catalunya on and hes already come out with I think he fell victim to his agent, so now hes at x team. Apologies it's in super annoying meme form (we couldn't find the originalsource) but this is too good not too share! Kirby tells us that Batistella is punching his handlebars in celebration. Would the football fans be subjected to him commentating on the football matches ? You always get letters or emails from people who really enjoyed your commentary, but youll always get those who hate every fibre of your being.. JavaScript is disabled. AndKirby wouldnt have it any other way, even if there are those who dont always appreciate what goes into calling a Tour de France stage. Log in or register to join the conversation. She got hit by a car and thats someones mum, not just a cyclist. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You also have picture breakdowns, sometimes audio breakdowns so weve got all that going on and we havent even got on to the racing yet!. I heard him doing weightlifting once. Tony Martin scared everybody with his breakaway, says Etixx chief. pic.twitter.com/TkvUUUeBXs. ADDITIONAL: 13/4/21 - Some have said that this petition is 'cruel', but if you're in the public eye then you are open to criticism of your professional abilities - or are we now not allowed to criticise the abilities of authors, actors, sports people, musicians, etc.? But Kirby is only interested in his own narrative: McEwen told him twice that Herrada had won, but Kirby kept eulogising about Batistella's 'win', even as Herrada celebrated further coming past the camera. You get a sense of the weather a bright morning, going up this morning in a hail storm, and the hailstones are this big. He further says, "In tennis, you never talk through a point because the crowd doesn't. Harmon's attitude can best be described as 'wogs begin at Calais'. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This latest incident proves exactly that. I have - again - sent this to Eurosport (23/2/23, with 1,871 signatures - and 1,400 people taking the time to comment!). OK. And then, we wait. The walls do move when they pile in too. That is because like most hacks they are too arrogant to do any research and preparation. And suddenly some feel like a part of the race. While folk littering with gel wrappers is no doubt annoying, is it really up there with fly-tipping? Once its out there youre done, so youll just have to forgive me if I make the odd gaffe. Antoine Demoitie tragically died after being hit by a motorbike. Yep, thats my pick. A mile from home, looked behind me, moved to the centre of the lane, stuck my arm out to turn right, got Editorial, general: info [at] road.cc All crescendo sports deserve to be treated as such. Its windowless. That doesnt portend his job has not become a whole lot harder. When actually its just hand-written sheet of notes to recall from.. Ive fallen off the Galibier. 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I think its just taking a breath and think about the consequences, he concluded.