See the recording of the last Carlton Kirby Zoomcast hereEnjoy our vintage/summer Parisian Spotify playlist (plus Little Italy by Stephen Bishop, not French, don't write in) hereSee Carlton's Punching the handlebars is the almost universal sign of frustration at losing. For god's sake grow up the man's just doing his job some of it good, some of it bad Is it my imagination or has there been more talk about commentators than cycling on here recently? This afternoon, I yet again, tolerated his insulting drivel on the Dauphine. I can get caught out, particularly if theres a crash in the last three kilometres, because that can animate the tempo even more and I have to keep something in reserve for the sprint finish. Most races have one unit but the Tour de France has four double-decker units. There are no points for each turn. Helen Blackman (@HelenBlackman) March 24, 2019. I would rather have the sound off than listen to his pathetic attempts to link words and phrases together rather than comment on the racing (as opposed to being able to identify riders) about which he knows precious little. But saves my life" German governments helmet advert sparks sexism row, - Sir Gary Verity steps down from Welcome to Yorkshire for health reasons after "errors of judgement" with his expenses, -Bristol taxi driver who cut up cyclist and braked in front of him has licence revoked (+ video), -Porn Pedallers to carry on riding despite being stripped of British Cycling affiliation. Discovery through its international sports unit, it operates two main channels Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 across most of its territories, and streams on Discovery+, which superseded Eurosport Player. Hes done it four times, and I think he might want to do it again on the Champs-lyses. Cycling Commentators on Eurosport & GCN 2022 - ProCyclingUK.com 27/8/22: Stage 7 of the Vuelta, Herrada wins the sprint and has his arm in the air in celebration. Help us to make it better. And he has outthought Marcel Kittel here. Eurosport's lead cycling commentator's weekly guide to what's not going on in cycling during the lockdown. It is amusing that explaining this is futile, he remarks. After moving to 30 Tour de France stage wins with four rousing victories that has shattered Marcel Kittel on this year's Tour, Eurosport's voice of cycling Carlton Kirby tells Desmond Kane why he . Uhhh, Ill say Bettiol. Not much love for Eurosport commentator Carlton Kirby amongst the Team Sky ranks it seems Air pollution: London mother launches petition for second inquest into daughter''s death, Jason Kenny recounts last months near miss on BBC TV, Yoann Offredo's condition described as not life-threatening after GP de Denain crash, Telegraph article suggests "Littering cyclists and joggers could be to blame for countryside rubbish problem", Jeremy Vine's latest unpleasant encounter, 'Youths on pedal cycles' help Wednesfield Police catch thief, Best Cycling Website, BikeBiz Awards 2018, Tao Geoghehan Hart (picture copyright Simon Wilkinson, SWPix.com via Britishcycling.org_.uk), "Looks like shit. You must log in or register to reply here. As for Kirby - its the arrogance of the bloke - does he think his viewers are 10 year olds who know NOTHING about cycling. They basically work on the principle that people watching cycling in english are only interested in english speaking riders. For over 20 years, be it the Tour de France, Olympic Games, Monte Carlo Rally or Le Mans 24 Hours, his easy-going manner coupled with incisive commentary and a dramatic edge has made him an audience favourite. By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. Listen to Carlton Kirby's Cycling Lock-In on TuneIn There used to be a 35 metre rule which seems to be flouted these days. Astonishingly though, a single stage of the Tour de France lasts for about more than six hours. Ive done so much and been so many places that I mostly have all of them embedded in my head. I think it is just individual race directors who decide who gets to ride these bikes. Ive been up the Galibier. His voice tends to wake me up from my nap when something happens. Harmon LOVES cycling, cycling history, and even riders who don't speak English. I could paint the Galibier and Ventoux and even some of the rarer mountains by memory. Well, Ill tell you: It makes your view of the race verifiable when youre there. Thats when it down to you and not the riders.. And if you ever thought the job of the commentator was easy, think again, with the ability to multi-task a key skill for anyone working in live television. #GPDenain pic.twitter.com/2DsagK73lS, Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team (@TeamWantyGobert) March 24, 2019. How do you call one of the biggest sporting events on the planet? Quite often you are talking while being handed a note, being spoken to by the director, and listening to race radio at the same time as well, says Kirby. We dont want this man commentating. Win! Yep, thats my pick. Carlton Kirby brings his True Tales of the Tour de France to Reading on Weds June 21, a little over a week before #TDF2023 , as he launches his new @BloomsburySport book, Sticky Bottle . I like Kelly just out of respect more than anything. Always the hardest and most challenging role in such types of games is of a cycling commentator. Yeah he does. All rights reserved. He threw the toys out of the pram because his head is scrambled by these defeats. You only need to listen to him to get that he has no time for Johnny Foreigner. You must invest in an alarm upgrade to BT Redcare. Get the latest race news, results, commentary, and tech, delivered to your inbox. And then, you hang a look at anyone who is there to find out if theyre going to listen to you. Well, Kirby says, when its all out action on the road its very easy the problem comes on longtransition stages. It easy to forget that before this tour Mark Cavendish, the greatest of all great sprinters, had never beaten Marcel Kittel in a head-to-head. Would the football fans be subjected to him commentating on the football matches ? We usually have to drive to the finish line, which is where the commentary positions normally are theyre like double-decker coaches all lined up there, Kirby sayd. Would like to cancel eurosport but it's the only way to watch the classics (legitimately at least). Carlton Kirby: No matter if youre in a mobile unit at the finish, or in a studio with air conditioning and a coffee machine, youre doing the same thing, the view out the window is just different. (@StasaZlatanovic) March 24, 2019. They only received compensation a couple of years later. He inspires such devotion that he has his own fan club, yet also is on the receiving end of a petition to get him sacked. You get a sense of the weather a bright morning, going up this morning in a hail storm, and the hailstones are this big. Yes Harmon is okay and like I said - at least he does his homework on the teams and riders and hangs on every word uttered by Sean Kellyas though he is keen to learn the professional circuit. It is not just the press core looking for pictures for the following day. Story Time with Carlton Kirby - How British cycling went - Eurosport You can get every picture you need from in front of the peloton. Its a massive operation. However, a lot of his fans understand this and support him. Or at least diminished. Were literally opening up Sean Kellys cranium to learn the nuances of the sport, and he comes out and says which guy is going to go on and win the next day. I could get 20 minutes of commentary out of dinner last night. pic.twitter.com/bcRWeK1p3o, just merder. And to be honest, most of us are scared of losing Carlton Kirkby in case Ant McCrossan takes his place. but the bike was nowhere to be found!" Eurosport commentator. Cavendish swept to his second win at the Tour of Turkey with another . And then on day one on Utah beach..boom..Cavendish stuns the previously unbeatable German racer. Eurosport's Carlton Kirby in Conversation - Magazine - Ride Velo Utterly self-absorbed: he had already decided who'd won. Carlton Kirby: Tour De France Commentator The One Subscription to Fuel All Your Adventures. Star names like Sagan getting knocked off and knocked out of races. UPDATE: New online Zoomcast show, July 16, click through for tickets. You can use your lens. It is all clearly not set in stone at the moment, and I hope that I'm not going to have some sharp intake of breath moments on commentary just because bikes are needlessly endangering the lives of cyclists. 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. Thats one of the vagrancies of Eurosport.. After my tweet he at least toned that down. How can someone who watches so much cycling know so little? But it was here he developed the ability to call a sprint. I've decided and bought a '21 Revolt which is nigh on identical in stack and reach to the Defy, only differences being a slacker front end and Well if you ever go to Chesterfield you will be called "youth" however old you are. A football match lasts for hardly ninety minutes, a rugby match is over in eighty minutes, whilst a basketball game takes only thirty-eight minutes to finish. She got hit by a car and thats someones mum, not just a cyclist. You can also sometimes find your hotel is one or two hours away. Every stage of the Tour de France LIVE on British Eurosport HD. Can you at least extend our premium subscriptions so we can play all races, until you fix the issue? I have been speaking to (former cyclist and Eurosport expert) Sean Kelly about it at various races, and we have both had hold your breath moments. Kirby laughs. Mrs John Murphy May 3, 2010 2,662 0 0 Aug 26, 2011. The very aspect of commentating that requires filling the gaps spanning hours of no action is the reason. We need to get to tomorrows finish line, and sometimes that is a four-hour drive. OK. And then, we wait. That is the way it appears. People were saying track preparation knocks you back for the sprint because it is a different form of physicality that is needed. Kirby has however found his own distinctive and unique style which has brilliantly worked for him all these years. Kirby remarks, Its not like a written press where you can write something out and finesse it and shave it. The Vuelta a Espana used to be the worst of the Grand Tours because theyd have transitions day of 250km across a desert. But Mark Cavendish says no: what the track does is make you think fast, it makes you think within a very tight set of circumstances. The road curved, but it was nothing to concern one's self with. join Outside+. You don't need to be that close to the riders to get snaps. Plus the the week's top tech news, in: Flying Tom Pidcock wins Strade Bianche, in: Cyclists call on council to reconsider unsafe diversion, in: Call for Scottish safety portal that would "deliver justice", in: Campaigners: Remove pedestrian vs cyclist conflict, in: Highway Code changes haven't helped cyclists, Near Miss of the Day 853: Driver of lorry urging cyclists to Please take extra care near this vehicle fined for close pass (includes swearing), Continental unveils the "strongest" and "fastest" ever Grand Prix 5000 tyre models, Brompton boss frustrated to be fighting "war of attrition" against rip-off rivals, Remove conflict between cyclists and pedestrians, urge campaigners in wake of manslaughter case, Have bike tech wars turned cycling into Formula 1? I had almost no idea what was going on or who was where. We get to see our own output with our team interviewing the riders. It is all kinds of stuff. 4th in last year's Giro d'Italia. For all those who can't stand Kirby's 'commentary' (must be everyone on Bikeradar? That is exactly what has happened now. Live blog: "outrageous claims" - Tao Geoghegan Hart lays into Eurosport I think its just taking a breath and think about the consequences, he concluded. Harmon's attitude can best be described as 'wogs begin at Calais'. During a sprint stage, every turn is important, and sometimes Ill walk the final approach with [commentator] Sean Kelly, and there will be no need to even take notes, because hell just say, Oh, this will be shit. You can read an off-camber turn when youre standing on it, and see the attack points when youre going up and down a mountain. I talk about the same stuff, except Im making it up. For every Nicolas Roche or Steve Cummings great characters, totally locked down there are some savage bastards out there, and we love them all. ), there is a thread in the. Q&A: Eurosport's Carlton Kirby on announcing the Tour de France from It is all well having experience, but at some of the smaller races who are the guys riding these bikes? I just wish we had Liggett and Kelly doing the Grand Tours. You are calling the race as you see it on the screen. Mark Cavendish crossed the line first, and said Kittel came up to slap him in the back. You have a sound wall battle, where theyre shoving one way and were shoving the other while trying to sound calm and interesting on the commentary when actually what you want to do is knock someone out! And within the second group, he sprints hard, coming 13th overall. Nah, Harmon is clued up. Seriously. why must us cyclists have to tolerate a commentator who has no knowledge of professional cycling. There are many great cycling commentators around at the moment, Im afraid Kirby isnt one of them. Thanks to all who have signed. Carlton Kirby: 'Joo Almeida, who won't worry anyone in the General Classification'. Get rid. wow, all the power to you man! Eurosports commentator Carlton Kirby has called hundreds of races throughout his career, both on-site and from the studio. Especially on unstable surfaces. For no reason. There is no discussion or debate, just chatter, articles, and just that. Shouldnt be that hard to organise with so many people here able to talk eloquently and intelligently for 4 hours. CK:Its pretty bleak. Doesn't look that pretty, cable tied, very practical. Set the scene for us. Over 3,200 worth of amazing prizes from Pacenti Cycle Design and Saint Piran, including some stunning carbon wheels! Various types of distractions are always ready for a commentator. To cycling fans, Carlton Kirbys voice has become synonymous with the sport, having become an integral part of British Eurosports racecoverage. At Eurosport, because the producer maynot necessarily be listening to the Englishcommentary, theyll be occasions when I goto Sean and say, so what do you think of Sagan? and hell start mulling it over and responding and then all of a sudden well get a producing lining up a cue pointin his ear, and hell have to switch from his usual, slow voice to speaking very quickly and wrapping up his point in five seconds for no apparent reason to the viewer. He's obsessed with what he thinks is going to happen, preferring baseless speculation to commentating on what is actually happening. Carlton Kirby As a Post Graduate Broadcast Journalist Carlton's Television career began with the BBC as a News and Sports Reporter. pic.twitter.com/TkvUUUeBXs. I don't think much does get through to him, I really wish it did. With very little data being sent to them, and some pretty bad camerawork they have made a good fist of the event in Spain. Carlton kirby - has to go !! | Cyclingnews Forum While folk littering with gel wrappers is no doubt annoying, is it really up there with fly-tipping? Without any editing, moderation, or credibility, it is all out in the name of fate. Carlton's voice is familiar to fans of Motorsports and Cycling both on British Television and throughout the world. Minutes later, Sean Kelly points out that Padun is 'not getting around the corners well not comfortable whatsoever on the descent'. But, being in the studio means there is a considerable loss of interaction. So many other cycling commentators on Eurosport. In my ear I have a producer telling me when we have interviews, drop-in features, ad breaks and cue points.. Best known for his work on Eurosport, his voice has also appeared on BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Motors TV, Cycling TV, Speed Channel USA, ABC Australia, SABC South Africa, Canal Plus France, Canal France International and more. When youre on-site, even though youre there, youre still watching a monitor, Kirby says. You get the atmosphere and emotion of a place. He believes. Thankfully, no tree roots to overcome. De Gendt, Volta 2019 Stage 1 winner. Bit harsh, Quigley is a lot more knowledgeable. In the second episode of Story Time with Carlton Kirby, the Eurosport commentator reads an excerpt from his book (Magic Spanner) about how British cycling caused a seismic change in the. Kirbys Knowledge and Enthusiasm on the Mic is Unparalleled, When Kirby explains the difficult process of commentating on cycling, Michael Matthews powers to Bretagne Classic victory, Bora-hansgrohe riders false positive raises new doubts over accuracy of COVID-19 testing, Giro dItalia, Milan-San Remo under threat of cancellation due to coronavirus, Ewan storms to victory on stage 2 of UAE Tour.