Copyright 2015-2022 ProCyclingUK - All rights Reserved, 2024 Womens WorldTour Promotion/Relegation Standings, Demi Vollering wins Strade Bianche from teammate Kopecky. And I have to tell you, I just dont know. Or maybe its going to be like a long day out in the fabled Circle of the Deaf, where no one can hear your tears, those five fabled climbs in the Pyrenees that include the Col dAspirin, the Col de Turnip, and the Col de Mount Vindaloo. Hes been heard less and less on Eurosport and GCN recently as hes been on the world feed coverage for the Flanders Classics in 2021. But how would I establish myself in another language? There are many different ways you can get involved with Cycling UK and help us support many more people to cycle. Would I like to fill Radio Norwichs early morning slot? Daniel Lloyd jumped in to say Were really trying to build this up arent we? With nothing doing, Carlton Kirby still finds plenty to talk about and discuss, with the dad jokes aplenty too. Theyre all lovely in La-La Land and I look forward to visiting when the film rights to my book are sold. Here at CyclingTips we have some very talented female writers and at Eurosport, GCN+ and Discovery+ more and more women are picking up the microphone. And while weve been enjoying a gaggle of giggles, McCabe has already reached the Queen Chapter of Carlton Kirbys Magic Spanner The World of Cycling According to Carlton Kirby, Eurosports Legendary Tour de France Commentator, written by me, Carlton Kirby and brought to you by Bloomsbury books, the funeral home of Brendan Gallagers opus magnum about the Giro dItalia, Corsa Rosa. The 2012 winner of the Tour de France, Sir Bradley Wiggins, joins the Eurosport team for all three Grand Tours this season whilst also continuing to work on his podcast, The Bradley Wiggins Show . Heres Kirby serving up the story of Bernard Hinault striking a protester at Paris-Nice 39 years ago.. Yes! She has also been grid reporter for the World and European RallyCross Championship for the world feed and presented the highlights show for ITV, for Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival. Orla Chennaoui is part of Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling 2019 list for her broadcast career in cycling, including the hugely popular Cycling Podcast Feminin that exclusively promotes and celebrates women's cycling. Or so I thought. The first former rider to jump into lead commentary from GCN! This is high drama! This doesnt mean the fight should stop. Cycling. Anyone whos watched the Tour Series/Womens Tour/Tour of Britain in person or was at the Harrogate Worlds will have heard Jez on the mic. The former sprinter has an eye for racing detail and analysis. Melissa Moncada on LinkedIn: #uaewomenstour #uaeteamadq # She brings insider knowledge of the women's peloton to the race commentary. But when I came home it sunk in and I realized that I had become a cycling commentator. As his profile grew, he began compering cycling events like the 6 Day track racing and is regularly used by Zwift for their online commentary race events too. About Anthony McCrossan Talking about the days events and doing analysis with the touchscreen TV. There werent any options left in Dutch and frankly I didnt want to go back to Dutch media outlets anymore. I decided it was best for me to leave Eurosport. Your membership will enable us to have a louder voice to lobby government, campaign for improved rights and inspire millions more people to cycle. The then-manager Danny Nelissen had spotted my tweets and needed someone to write short news stories. Commentary & Examples. Each commentator has their own style and you only have to listen for a few seconds to work out who they are. Now, where was I? Do the same for Drenthe, for Binda, for the Womens Tour or Vrgrda and draw the crowds. 4 March, Bath UK - GCN+, the home of year-round cycling content, will take cycling fans even closer to the action than ever before with the addition of former professional racer and iconic sprinter, Robbie McEwen, to its roster of expert commentators. About Us - Oh dear! Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. A long-time member of the womens peloton, Dani Christmas retired from racing at the end of the 2021 season and moved into the commentary booth. Youll have to excuse me, my producer has just slipped me another note. In 2010 Chennaoui made a move into sports broadcasting for Sky Sports specialising in cycling; she was also Sky Sports' principal correspondent for the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). For goodness sake! I do hope it wasnt because of something he said and he hasnt been sent to the naughty step, again. Dear oh dear. but I do not see it myself. Seven's commentary line-up includes Australia's greatest-ever Olympian Ian Thorpe, whose nine medals across the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Games included a record five gold, and cycling golden girl Anna Meares, who won six medals including two gold across four Olympic Games. One of the best cycling books ever written, and Ive read plenty of cycling books, seven or eight of them at least. In May 2019 Orla joined Eurosport as the lead presenter for their cycling coverage alongside Sir Bradley Wiggins. Boris Becker: Novak Djokovic's record is an incredible result - Tennis The emails, Facebook messages, and tweets started to come in. Ha! Interview: Life on Tour with Eurosport commentator C - Was there drama between Vollering and Kopecky after finish? Ah Bernard Hinault. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. The human brain is wired towards criticism. After becoming a consultant for high-profile teams like Canyon SRAM and the Danish national track team, Bigham moved to Ineos Grenadiers for 2022. Get access to more than 30 brands, premium video, exclusive content, events, mapping, and more. And there are more of them too! A new signing for Eurosport and GCN is the Aussie Robbie McEwen. As are Caley Fretz and Wade Wallace here at CyclingTips. I was always open to criticism that would make me better because I had never been a cyclist myself. "The toxic years are behind us": Alexandre Pasteur looks back on doping I used to hate her voice, and her argument. Hatch is often on the biggest races and usually covers the race finishes too. His daughters, Zoe and Elynor are currently emerging talents in womens cycling. New Eurosport presentation team for cycling's Grand Tours Ive worked at televisions TV-AM, I have, thank you very much! Gosh! And over to Wendy with the weather. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. He also was known to race on the road during US races. Ive been Carlton Kirby and Ill be back later in the year with Carlton Kirbys Sticky Bottle The Cycling Year According to Carlton Kirby, Eurosports Legendary Tour de France Commentator, the hotly anticipated follow-up to Carlton Kirbys Magic Spanner The World of Cycling According to Carlton Kirby, Eurosports Legendary Tour de France Commentator, both written by me, Carlton Kirby and brought to you by Bloomsbury books, the childhood home of Harry Potter. That would be nice. One of the Pantheon Marbles of the sport. British cycling commentators rue the airwaves, from me and all my wonderful friends and colleagues at Discovery Eurosport please do not call us DiscoSport, its not clever and its not funny to . Hard and all as it is to believe, there was a time when people laughed at British cycling commentators. I had to learn from those who were, and I did. And it all added up. When I started working with Eurosport in English last year I literally got thousands of reactions and barely a handful were negative. Laura Winter - populaarseimad taskuhlingusaated But we have to offer a guide to these races, show people why they should tune in. Eurosport (@eurosport) January 17, 2023 Murray had come in with a negative record against Berrettini, having lost to him three times in succession, but he was instantly on the front foot. Ed Hood caught up with Jos to hear all about it. Ronnie occasionally puts his best foot forward in the commentary box. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. At many of these events, it would make us the only major cycling outlet providing on-the-ground coverage. Thats what I want to do. Apparently their pumped-up, over-muscular, drink-only-with-aged-liver-or-well-hung-game plonk was too valuable to be given graciously and freely to those supposed to comment on it. Meanwhile the flame in me was rekindled. Im joined now by my good friend and colleague, Rob Hutch, for a quick comment on what he thinks is in store for us today. A recent addition to the Eurosport team and the only female lead commentator (even if the name catches plenty out on Twitter). Every single bike race we watch has some commentator giving their spin on the action. You used to hear Declan Quigley covering the Giro dItalia but now seems to find himself part of the B-tier. We run a range of projects, groups and programmes across all nations of the UK to encourage people to cycle. I will start off with a negative quote. I just want to be a cycling commentator covering cycling races. The voice of cycling, alpine skiing and athletics. If people say I am fat, dumb, and stupid I start wondering if maybe there are right. Jos lives in. Laura is one of the lead presenters for F1 TV, presenting from Grands Prix all over the world, including the thrilling climax to the 2021 season, which was watched worldwide by over 100m people, and the 2022 season, which saw the dawn of a new era of Formula One. Only joking! Eurosport's Olympics coverage has been branded a "shambles" after it accidentally showed a presenter saying she did not want to "go near" cyclists at the centre of a coronavirus scare . She retired from racing in 2018 whilst at WNT and transitioned to a Marketing/PR role for the team. 'I'd love to know!' I told myself I hated cycling. Advertisement. What a gentleman. Period. Or ladies panty-hose as my dear friend and colleague Shaun Kielty always calls them. Im sorry William and David and Thomas and Mark and Linda, I really am, but we have no control over the images we bring you here at Eurosport, the rest home of cycling commentators, thats down to the host broadcaster and they really shouldnt be showing us this, they really shouldnt. Thankfully youve got an index in yours and I immediately turned to the pages I was mentioned on, pages 142, 143 and 144! Just because, is the answer I would like to give. That was always easier said than done. Its all just speech. I just love cycling and the stories it has to offer, whether its men or women telling them to me. Chennaoui assumes wider role with Eurosport & Discovery Id never held a job longer than a year and this one has been going for 10 now. With Rob Hatch on the world feed coverage this season, Quigley covered a lot more of the classics in 2021, including the womens Tour of Flanders. It would be really interesting to know what team orders were when it was just the two of them and Demi did a lot of work. When there are 10 positive remarks and one is a negative, the negative one sticks. Menu. Cycling news - Top stories, videos & results - Eurosport I can remember . You've come a long way, baby - Vital statistics show sea change Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Everything to know about the commentators - Mediaweek From talking about spring classics to grand tours, hell also be seen in the studio after races. His daughters, Zoe and Elynor are currently emerging talents in womens cycling. Hell usually be heard paired up with Dani Rowe for womens cycling and Jeremy Powers for the cyclocross. In 2019 I started again as an independent commentator in Dutch and English. 29,690. Our reader today is the Caf Bookshelfs chief book stacker, Fergus McKie and hell be trying to get through all 250 pages of this epic tome written by me, Carlton Kirby, Eurosports legendary Tour de France commentator. Hatch is often on the biggest races and usually covers the race finishes too. Bigham helped to give deeper insights into the world of aerodynamics during the opening time trial of the 2021 Giro dItalia. Eurosport has had a shake-up for this year with coverage also being shared on the GCN app, though many of the same names remain. It shouldnt even be a question. Ha! Its the race of new beginnings and last chances, of endless landscapes and fascinating history. Hannah Walker (@spannawalker) / Twitter Een bericht gedeeld door Jos Been (@tourdejose). And ad breaks. The ups and downs of 10 years as a female cycling commentator Who is the English female tennis commentator? As a direct result of your support we're excited to announce that we'll be working with a new CyclingTips contributor, well-known TV commentator, writer and reporter Jos Been. Cycling Commentators on Eurosport & GCN 2022 Mathew Mitchell Published on March 7, 2022 in Women's Cycling The voices of the cycling commentators on Eurosport are beamed into our homes. GCN's Jos Been Gets PEZ'd! - PezCycling News Road race - Women Riders & Results - Strade Bianche Stages A rugby fan from a young age, Laura is a reporter for the Autumn Internationals on Prime Video Sport, broadcasting alongside rugby legends at an international level. But life sometimes has its way and when there was no one available to commentate the first two stages of the Vuelta a Espaa in 2012, I got a text message at 11pm asking whether I could step in. Follow in the chariot tracks of the trailblazing warrior queen Boudicca on this bikepacking trail around Norfolk. 'Shambles': Eurosport's Olympics coverage slammed after embarrassing on Speaking afterwards Vollering alluded to being surprised by Kopecky, but she didnt make it clear as to what moment she was referring to. Ive no idea what sort of day McKee has in store today. As independent experts we are able to offer a range of impartial advice, guides, reviews, inspiration and routes to help you experience the joy of cycling. Theyre always paired with an ex-pro to provide the colour commentary, with insights about the racing, learned through their time in the pro ranks. A slow day is where the Encyclopedia Carltononandonandonica comes into its own as I fill the gaping void of dead air with stories about the time I worked in a biscuit factory in the lovely little Norman town of La Haye-du-Puits (crumbs but what a Nice time I had there, HobNobbing with all the local bigwigs) and cloud formations (that ones a rabbit, and thats a sheet of foolscap writing paper, and that ones another rabbit) and crop rotation (clockwise, the same way you pass the port) and the prevailing winds of the Mediterranean (Ive been told Im full of hot air myself!).