carlton kirby leaves eurosport
Harmon LOVES cycling, cycling history, and even riders who don't speak English. You sit there, its often quite quiet, and you get brought an exotic meal like a guacamole sandwich. At dinner, you gather around the table and argue the hell out of it, and thats a big thing. As a small example, he started talking to Magnus Backstedt about tyre widths the other day ("weren't you the 27 mm guy?") Went for a bike ride earlier today. And he wasn't wrong. She talks about the background to the petition, which you can sign here, in this video. No ! Kirby has the benefit of what he calls the ultimate pass the presence of his legendary co-commentator when it comes to cutting through the crowds and police lines. The problem is that social media has allowed anyone and everyone to voice their opinion, regardless of their credibility. if many people would do this via twitter it could at least give a sign. @DeGendtThomas, guanyador de la primera etapa de la #VoltaCatalunya 2019. 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. I remember being impressed during the Giro at his ability to identify riders. Well over a 1000 signatories on that petition now. It is just crazy the amount of automotive stuff on the go, whether that is cars or motorcycles, that are getting too close to the riders, too often. Eurosport's Carlton Kirby in Conversation - Magazine - Ride Velo I often moan about Kirby myself, but I don't. Being on the site always gives you extra material which makes the commentating so natural and energetic. Fully agree Kirby is the most irritable commentator ever. Cycling is a sport where there are no time limits and there are no constant action-packed sequences to speak about. Carlton Kirby: 'Joo Almeida, who won't worry anyone in the General Classification'. 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. 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. New Eurosport presentation team for cycling's Grand Tours Would the football fans be subjected to him commentating on the football matches ? CK:Its pretty bleak. If it goes on for two or three years, then people will notice because the freshness of what is in our heads will ebb. However, a lot of his fans understand this and support him. Ive now just watched the end of Milan-Sanremo again: Aranburu wasnt in the first group behind Morhoric, so he literally couldnt have come higher than 10th. There are people who love what I do, and others who hate it, he admits. They support his knowledge and enthusiasm behind the mic, even after so many years. He has poor knowledge and really just annoys everyone. 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. Cookies help us deliver our services. I'm not sure if it was security, medical or a photographer who hit him, but essentially there was braking with four riders on the ground and the bike flipped before landing on the riders. If you don't like something, how else can you change it - by saying nothing? He's obsessed with what he thinks is going to happen, preferring baseless speculation to commentating on what is actually happening. 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! I'm not sure if they have forgotten about the rule, or if it was always just advisory. To show no fear is the best skill of all. It is amusing that explaining this is futile, he remarks. And then, of course, there are the flat stages and the sprint finishes. Thats when it down to you and not the riders.. Carlton's voice is familiar to fans of Motorsports and Cycling both on British Television and throughout the world. 26/8/22: Stage 6 of the Vuelta, Kirby informs us (clearly based on nothing) that Mark Padun is 'a master' at descending in the wet (at that precise moment, Padun is descending very gingerly, taking pretty poor lines). Rob Hatch is apparently also good but he doesnt do very much that I've seen. You can't work commentating on it for as long as he has next to informative ex-pros without some of it getting in through osmosis at the least. And then, you hang a look at anyone who is there to find out if theyre going to listen to you. Let us know what you think in the comments. Its a massive operation. He has to engage with the directors in the ear, guarantee that innumerable hours of gaps are filled in suitably, deal with incoming radio announcements, all the while tackling an uproar of a different kind with the action around him. Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. Astonishingly though, a single stage of the Tour de France lasts for about more than six hours. 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. 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. 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. You can sound like youre a genius, with an incredible memory, Kirby says. Or at least diminished. That is because like most hacks they are too arrogant to do any research and preparation. Are you sure? Once they pass by, they have to repass the peloton to get the shots they want later on. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. What a load of rubbish - Team Sky Fan !! Conversely, a Carlton Kirby Fan Club exists for those who love the cycling commentator. Its the constant attempts at humour, then the giggling at his own in-jokes that has me reaching for the mute button. They only received compensation a couple of years later. The Vuelta a Espana used to be the worst of the Grand Tours because theyd have transitions day of 250km across a desert. 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!. It was a dreadfully high price to pay in my opinion to high but the suffering couldnt go on. Ive done so much and been so many places that I mostly have all of them embedded in my head. Carlton Kirby and His Approach On Commenting for GCN and Eurosport This Year: While cycling commentator Carlton Kirby and his teammates would normally head across the channel for the Tour de France, the recent situation suggests he will be covering the 2020 edition from the Eurosport studios in London. Fantasy Cycling: game [at] road.cc join Outside+. Agreed. Doesn't look that pretty, cable tied, very practical. Kirby laughs. Carlton Kirby (@carltonkirby) / Twitter I could paint the Galibier and Ventoux and even some of the rarer mountains by memory. The word count for me at the end is almost blurred.. Story Time with Carlton Kirby: The art of commentary and an - Eurosport And his constant er, er, erms.. all the time were extremely irritating. Ive been up the Galibier. You only need to listen to him to get that he has no time for Johnny Foreigner. Baseless. (PS If there's anything here about donating, that's the website host - nothing to do with this petition - there is nothing to donate to. For every Nicolas Roche or Steve Cummings great characters, totally locked down there are some savage bastards out there, and we love them all. 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. He came off the corner leading, it was a right hand to the finish in Villars-les-Dombes. I don't have anything against him personally, but he doesn't seem to get the basics of the sport. pic.twitter.com/TkvUUUeBXs. And within the second group, he sprints hard, coming 13th overall. Copyright 2015-2022 ProCyclingUK - All rights Reserved, 2024 Womens WorldTour Promotion/Relegation Standings, Commentating on cycling is not like snooker or tennis, says Carlton Kirby, Demi Vollering wins Strade Bianche from teammate Kopecky. And this sort of meaningless, demented jabber is not at all unusual I could have chosen many examples just from today. They basically work on the principle that people watching cycling in english are only interested in english speaking riders. Thankfully, no tree roots to overcome. You can get every picture you need from in front of the peloton. I've been told to stop having a go at the motorcycles, but it is purely from a safety aspect and sadly this poor guy, who was very a vibrant talent at the age of only 25, has lost his life. JavaScript is disabled. Kirby has more than two decades as a. Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia. Kirby is not uncomfortable with the spurt of social media and the exponential increase of criticism that has gone alongside with it. It is amusing that explaining this is futile, he remarks. ), there is a thread in the Eurosport 'comments and suggestions' forum requesting that he be removed from the roster. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Hence, talking on something is difficult without matter. I could get 20 minutes of commentary out of dinner last night. Its a case of trying to keep everybody amused. In the early 1990s he became a freelance commentator. Hence, To be qualified to fill up that huge amount of time is, quite naturally, a daunting job.
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