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Mrs Pingu

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #25 on: 13 March, 2021, 06:13:10 pm »
Right now - £19.99 Eurosport subs.
Hadn't realised that was for a whole year. Or £7 if you only want a month.

What are the Eurosport colemantators like? Annoying or not?
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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #26 on: 13 March, 2021, 06:27:07 pm »
They are OK. You get Sean Kelly sometimes. Dan Lloyd etc

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #27 on: 13 March, 2021, 07:12:17 pm »
They are OK. You get Sean Kelly sometimes. Dan Lloyd etc
Rob Hatch is ok, so are Adam Blyth and Brian Smith.
OTOH, you also get Carlton Kirby.  :facepalm:

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #28 on: 13 March, 2021, 08:28:17 pm »
The only reason I won't turn off immediately I hear Carlton Kirby commentating is if I fancy keeping a tally of his 'quite frankly's, 'likewise's, 'I guess'es, 'have some fun's, 'go long's and 'pointy end's. 

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #29 on: 13 March, 2021, 09:09:02 pm »
The only reason I won't turn off immediately I hear Carlton Kirby commentating is if I fancy keeping a tally of his 'quite frankly's, 'likewise's, 'I guess'es, 'have some fun's, 'go long's and 'pointy end's.

Not to mention, 'the flamme rouge doth beckon', 'a fighting force', 'he's gone pale of pallor', etc etc.

TimC

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #30 on: 14 March, 2021, 12:47:18 pm »
Dan Lloyd is an effective counter to Carlton Kirby, and together they are quite entertaining. Kirby is annoying from time to time - if I hear another phlegmmy intake of breath I may very well shoot the telly - but he's quite knowledgeable yet lets Dan do the serious analysis. Rob Hatch and Adam Blythe similarly work well together. I don't think either team is as good as the ITV4 setup, but that's pretty thinly spread.

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #31 on: 14 March, 2021, 01:05:33 pm »
Was watching PN (I think yesterday or friday) and one of the commentators was saying "Roglic just doesnt look right today. He's clearly not comfortable on the bike today. Something isn't right"  a few minutes before Roglic put in a blistering attack and won the stage  ::-)

I like the older succesful ex-pro commentators best, people like Phillipa York, and Sean Kelly, because they have been at the pointy end, understand exactly what is going on and can give interesting insights in comparison to their day.

People like Kirby and Ligget are just shrill windbags, whose only function is to act as a counter point.


TimC

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #32 on: 14 March, 2021, 01:08:53 pm »
That was Adam Blythe, who is an ex-pro. He had the decency to be embarrassed by his mistake. That said, I suspect that was the impression Roglic intended to give.

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #33 on: 14 March, 2021, 05:54:22 pm »
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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #34 on: 14 March, 2021, 08:04:57 pm »
Certainly was!

Does anyone know what Tadej Pogacar is up to so far this year?

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #35 on: 14 March, 2021, 08:07:13 pm »
Winning Tirreno Adriatico

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #36 on: 14 March, 2021, 08:48:46 pm »
Ah, thanks!

Mrs Pingu

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #37 on: 14 March, 2021, 08:50:15 pm »
Gosh that was a bit more exciting than expected.
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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #38 on: 14 March, 2021, 08:56:02 pm »
Certainly was!

Does anyone know what Tadej Pogacar is up to so far this year?

And a mountain stage and overall in the UEA Tour.

Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #39 on: 15 March, 2021, 07:20:50 am »
Gosh that was a bit more exciting than expected.
Indeed.
I wonder if Poglic hadn't given such a blunt interview after winning on the penultimate day, whether more effort would have been made to neutralise the race when he crashed (twice).
I guess the peleton sent out a 'message' about how to behave.

Even if I'm wrong - it was a bloomin' good last two days.
Too many angry people - breathe & relax.

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #40 on: 15 March, 2021, 11:09:22 am »
It didn't help that TV's *** Boulting inflicted the Colemantator's Curse on Rog on a descent  :hand: ;D

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Re: Paris - Nice 2021
« Reply #41 on: 16 March, 2021, 12:13:22 am »
Just thinking about that unmarked, unprotected bollard that took out Tony Martin the day before.  Would he have been able to drag Roglic back to the peleton?  He would have been the ideal person to try anyway.