Some people take offence for the strangest reasons. They race ahead, dismount to get the tracking shots they need of the riders. if many people would do this via twitter it could at least give a sign. Utterly self-absorbed: he had already decided who'd won. I changed to German commentary on eurosport international today I was so mad. The most interesting people are the race commissars, and talking with them you get a lot of insight into who they are keeping an eye on. We have a quiet conversation about who is going to win today. 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operates two main channels Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 across most of its territories, and streams on Discovery+, which superseded Eurosport Player. There are no points for each turn. Eurosport's commentator Carlton Kirby has called hundreds of races throughout his career, both on-site and from the studio. pic.twitter.com/RRu5rosVP4, Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) March 24, 2019, This time it's a driver who doesn't get the concept of taking the lane (and is caught soon after he risks an overtake on the clogged up London street anyway), Yesterday officers were helped by youths on pedal cycles & many other members of public in catching a thief (300 theft) from Bentley Bridge who security were chasing for a while. Kirby says he opens the Tours road book (the bible for riders and media alike) first and foremost, having to change all of the notes to match his commentary notes and the on-screen graphics counting down the kilometres, rather than up as the book does. There's also his lack of knowledge. We've asked Colnago for more details but they just shrugged their shoulders in reply. They have produced some merchandise like cycling caps and badges, they get together at Carltons events. Especially on the downhill runs which is a crazy situation. If its one of those days where its going to end in a sprint and you need to cover 240km, then its gonna be a bit of a drag. We have to get him off eurosport. 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. When youre part of the race caravan, all you talk about is the race. 2008present unless otherwise stated. Thus concentrating becomes a difficult job for a commentator. It is a thrilling climax and its my job to convey that to the public. Every stage of the Tour de France LIVE on British Eurosport HD. I comfort myself with the fact that there are people out there who actually hate Terry Wogan. That is common in France and Belgium with a dedicated roving reporter from the race roving all over the peloton and having a chat. Eurosport's Carlton Kirby. 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. I remember being impressed during the Giro at his ability to identify riders. 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. Strade Bianche 2023, March 4, one-day classic (men's & women's), 78th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: February 25, 2023, UAE Tour 2023, February 20-26 (women's race February 9-12), O Gran Camio 2023, Spain, February 23-26, 49th Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta (2.Pro) // February 15th - 19th 2023, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne 2023 February 26, 196 km (1.Pro). If you are not interested you can unsubscribe at any time. At least he can string a sentence together and he seems to bring good comments out of Backstedt. The demands of media and multimedia these days make it more of a serious problem. It is amusing that explaining this is futile, he remarks. There is absolutely no deficit of distractions for a commentator. As a small example, he started talking to Magnus Backstedt about tyre widths the other day ("weren't you the 27 mm guy?") He said from the rider's perspective, motorbikes get far too close to the race. And it is at that point, Cav comes out of the shadows to mug him at the line. All of this stuff adds to the vrit of the broadcast, and its stuff you cannot get in a studio in London. One of the most adaptable voices on British Television, as can be seen from hisworking synopsis, Carltons range is wide. Whenever I watch an anglophone stream online because there is no other way for me to watch a race I have to think of the HIMYM episode where Barney goes to get Robin from Canada and, looking at the "funny" Canadian dollars, says: "It's like you want us to make fun of you". All the news from the site and beyond as we start a new week. I usually increase the pace especially on a sprint day to match the peloton, Kirby admits. hatcher - are you Harmon's mum? Kirby laughs. Tom Owen vents his fury after cycling blogger highlights verbal abuse on Box Hill, Geraint Thomas returns as domestique in experienced nine-man line-up, Summit finishes dominate opening fortnight with potentially pivotal time trial in final week, The best of the gear that's dropped into RCUK over the last couple of weeks, One carbon bike and two alloy models for 2016 'cross campaign from Chain Reaction Cycles' in-house bike brand. The problem is that social media has allowed anyone and everyone to voice their opinion, regardless of their credibility. Thanks to all who have signed. For example, I know that Jakob Fuglsangs last name means bird song, which is a nice little thing. ), there is a thread in the. 27/8/22: Stage 7 of the Vuelta, Herrada wins the sprint and has his arm in the air in celebration. Ive done so much and been so many places that I mostly have all of them embedded in my head. 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. There must be so many ex-pro riders out there who would give valuable commentary and insight into the races. When asked about the criticism, Kirby opined Its not like the written press where you can write something out and finesse it and shave it, I dont have that gift. He kept on saying, Its gone, its irretrievable. You have to say who they are, where they are on the road, what colour theyre in and call the tactics and often all within 30-45 seconds of sheer hell and manic action. Its windowless. What you are talking about is a place in history. I often moan about Kirby myself, but I don't. CK:As a commentator, you dont have a great deal of contact with the riders. The breaks going to go up the road, theyre going to be allowed anything up to 15 minutes of an advantage and everyone else is just having a chat including us., All the other commentators from all the other nations and all their information are in the same room, so you often get people saying: Have you heard this?, with loads of things to share. Theres no doubt about it, the most difficult thing to do is cover nothing, he says. There has to be some kind of distance applied and minimal standards of what is needed. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. Well over a 1000 signatories on that petition now. It is exciting being in a vast peloton, and the less experienced ones almost engage with it. It is amusing that explaining this is futile, he remarks. pic.twitter.com/bcRWeK1p3o, just merder. COME ON WRITE TO EUROSPORT AND LETS GET HIM OFF ! Yates ended up going out the back of the peloton, losing 1.22. Now it is live pictures going onto blogs, stream TV pictures. Baseless. ), there is a thread in the Eurosport 'comments and suggestions' forum requesting that he be removed from the roster. I think this is what is powering Marks mind at the moment. Brentford today angry guy in grey car can't see why he should wait till it's safe to overtake hoots horn, shouts abuse and 100 yards later I'm in front again anyway. His knowledge of most non-english speaking riders can be written on the back of a postage stamp, with the exception of 'famous' foreigners like the Schlecks, Dertie Cont, Cancellera and after this spring Gilbert. 14 Aug 2020. You must log in or register to reply here. A piece of the petition has gained over 542 signatures demanding the removal of Carlton Kirby from Eurosports, citing Unnecessary Screaming, Terrible Jokes as one of the biggest downsides. 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. Kittel did win stage four, but then Cavendish beat him again on stage six. UPDATE: New online Zoomcast show, July 16, click through for tickets. He believes. Let us know what you think in the comments. This latest incident proves exactly that. We have seen far too much of it - near collisions as much as actual collisions over the past few years. And its only the past year that we even get to see more than the Tour de France. Eurosport is transmitting the same amount of races as any standard european tv channel - go to Italy where it is their number 2 sport next to football - they dont struggle for professional sports commentators. On rest days we circulate to meet with everybody. 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. The walls do move when they pile in too. https://t.co/rFjZ7dTFUE. We get to see our own output with our team interviewing the riders. 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 . I think there seems to be a bad feeling against cyclists and its really strange because theyre only people, he continued. Every time she fought back from a coma we were warned. . 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 . Among the big names the Belgian put time into today were Alejandro Valverde, fourth overall and 2 minutes 56 second down in fourth place overall, and Team Skys Egan Bernal, a further 1 second back. So poor . Colnago is using social media to tease the arrival of its new E64 Performance, which well go out on a limb and guess is the companys attempt to tap into the rapidly growing e-bike market. but the bike was nowhere to be found!" Eurosport commentator. As is seen in most cases, the primary action of any game takes place during the outset and ending parts. Le point sur la situation de Yoann Offredo. The unrelenting, inane chatter (did any of us want to know that his wife had their third child by caesarean section? Join Outside+ to get complete access to exclusive content on VeloNews, training plans for road and gravel, and more. But he's British and that's all that matters to Kirby. Kittel threw his arms up in the air, and lost not only first place, but second, third and fourth..winding up in fifth because of his complaints. Next time you watch, ask yourself how many of his critiques are aimed against non-Anglophone riders. It is not general knowledge, and it should be. Like in any other sports, being a cycling commentator for a broadcast has its own perks & lows. That is the way it appears. And then on day one on Utah beach..boom..Cavendish stuns the previously unbeatable German racer. Eurosportreports that Kenny expanded on the incident on BBC One today, saying: Someone felt they had right of way and decided that gave them the right to kind of jump on the throttle and drive at us, which was a scary experience. Carlton learnt his trade as a commentator in Motorsport and Speedway while the holy trinity of Phil Ligget (ITV), David 'Duffers' Duffield (Eurosport) and Hugh Porter (BBC) had all the cycling tied up between them. Carlton Kirby As a Post Graduate Broadcast Journalist Carlton's Television career began with the BBC as a News and Sports Reporter. It was almost featureless and the riders would not engage in it at all. https://yahoo.uservoice.com/forums/1698 ant-drivel, http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85131. 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.? Even my partner, who doesn't watch cycling, could tell who had won. And he wasn't wrong. why must us cyclists have to tolerate a commentator who has no knowledge of professional cycling. After a long journeyback to the hotel, often punctuated by Kelly taking media calls especially on the stages he himself would have thrived on during his career its then a debrief over dinner and back to bed for a seven-hour sleep and restarting the process again the next day. Im a bit annoyed at myself because I lost my temper at the time. 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. There is no discussion or debate, just chatter, articles, and just that. CK: You need the details. Cue points, Kirby adds, are a bigger problem at Eurosport than with other networks, with producers calling for radio silence across the Eurosports various nationalbroadcasts to assist with the editing process. He came off the corner leading, it was a right hand to the finish in Villars-les-Dombes. He clearly thinks he's the star of the show. Well, Ill tell you: It makes your view of the race verifiable when youre there. Eurosport's lead cycling commentator's weekly guide to what's not going on in cycling during the lockdown. 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. I could get 20 minutes of commentary out of dinner last night. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. I could paint the Galibier and Ventoux and even some of the rarer mountains by memory. Bit harsh, Quigley is a lot more knowledgeable. Carlton Kirby: What inspired Chris Froome's golden era Eurosport's voice of cycling Carlton Kirby analyses Chris Froome's performance in winning a fourth Tour de France. You have entered an incorrect email address! (@StasaZlatanovic) March 24, 2019. The concern of course is how much is this going to take out of him before he begins preparations for the Olympic Games next month? Harmon's attitude can best be described as 'wogs begin at Calais'. Carlton Kirby discusses the art of commentary, says thank you to those who enjoy listening to him. The Vuelta a Espana used to be the worst of the Grand Tours because theyd have transitions day of 250km across a desert. And anybody who has watched one unfold on TV will recognise the frantic speed of the commentary as the race reaches its climax. It is guys sitting on a motorbike who pull up alongside a cyclist and say 'how are you doing?'. I don't think much does get through to him, I really wish it did. There are no gaps you might shut up for five seconds or so to listen to the crowd, but thats it.. In my ear I have a producer telling me when we have interviews, drop-in features, ad breaks and cue points.. Fully agree Kirby is the most irritable commentator ever. Without any editing, moderation, or credibility, it is all out in the name of fate. I think people will appreciate what were trying to deal with. That is exactly what has happened now. Antoine Demoitie was tragically killed by a motorcyle at the age of 25. During a long interview, the legendary veteran commentator of Eurosports shares some of his knowledge about the job. The youngsters were congratulated by the force on Twitter, as they helped chase down a thief who had stolen over 300 worth of goods.