I had almost no idea what was going on or who was where. In the early 1990s he became a freelance commentator. It's their commentators or silence. To cycling fans, Carlton Kirbys voice has become synonymous with the sport, having become an integral part of British Eurosports racecoverage. because there wuld be an uprising in the country. Uhhh, Ill say Bettiol. And, he is right about it. If youve watched Eurosport cycling, you'll know. De Gendt, ganador de la primera etapa de la Volta 2019. All the news from the site and beyond as we start a new week, Thomas De Gendt bosses Volta a Catalunya opener and solos into 3-minute overall lead. And alongside everything going on in his ear and on the screens in front of him, Kirby says the booths themselves can be a sourceof distraction from the job of commentating. #cycling @carltonkirby whatsonreading.com Carlton Kirby True Tales of the Tour de France | What's On Reading You sit there, its often quite quiet, and you get brought an exotic meal like a guacamole sandwich. Talk about what you know. De Gendt, Volta 2019 Stage 1 winner. Jason Kenny has recounted to the BBC the near miss he and his infant son Albie encountered while out cycling last month. According to the Telegraph, cyclists and joggers could be targeted as part ofa new Government initiative to work out who is leaving waste behind in countryside. All of this stuff adds to the vrit of the broadcast, and its stuff you cannot get in a studio in London. https://yahoo.uservoice.com/forums/1698 ant-drivel, http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85131. There is no editing process, except between the brain and the larynx. When youre part of the race caravan, all you talk about is the race. Thomas De Gendt launched a solo attack from the break with 60 kilometres remaining of todays opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya, covering 163 kilometres and starting and finishing in Calella and the Lotto-Soudal rider now finds himself with a lead of almost three minutes on his rivals. Its quite nice at the Tour de France that we have a roadbook and a history book of everything were going through. I've also been known to drag washing machines behind the bike and throw them down embankments, along with piles of grass clippings, black bags of household rubbish and several hubcaps. 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). 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. Carlton's voice is familiar to fans of Motorsports and Cycling both on British Television and throughout the world. Its windowless. 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. Helen Blackman (@HelenBlackman) March 24, 2019. Even once the race itself is over, and the post-analysis is done, theres a second race to get away from the finish line. One of the most adaptable voices on British Television, as can be seen from hisworking synopsis, Carltons range is wide. If she wins so does everyone else. 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. You have entered an incorrect email address! 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. Well, Ill tell you: It makes your view of the race verifiable when youre there. Join Outside+ to get complete access to exclusive content on VeloNews, training plans for road and gravel, and more. 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. Story Time with Carlton Kirby: Mankini's and mechanicals | "The pictures were all over the news. It is guys sitting on a motorbike who pull up alongside a cyclist and say 'how are you doing?'. And his constant er, er, erms.. all the time were extremely irritating. Discovery company. Its the art of illusion. Its that melting pot of information that you get on-site. I am having this problem too. I like Carlton too, not as much as Harmon, granted, but I've given up on him coming back. When actually its just hand-written sheet of notes to recall from.. Eurosport's Carlton Kirby. As for the Sky Team Fans member - you wouldnt actually be Mr Kirby would you ???? #GPDenain pic.twitter.com/2DsagK73lS, Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team (@TeamWantyGobert) March 24, 2019. And we have managed to cover his view on it. At dinner, you gather around the table and argue the hell out of it, and thats a big thing. I could get 20 minutes of commentary out of dinner last night. Kirby is a shockingly bad commentator, but Harmon is not much better. To cycling fans, Carlton Kirby's voice has become synonymous with the sport, having become an integral part of British Eurosport's race coverage. So, you have to ask yourself: What is different, and why is it worth it to actually go on-site? Im a bit annoyed at myself because I lost my temper at the time. 4th in last year's Giro d'Italia. Some of which have been admitted, some of which weren't. I tweeted quite a few comments which clearly annoyed him. We met a young boy and young girl who recently lost their mum, and its really sad when you see that side of it. They kept the suspect in view and assisted us in the footchase before he was caught and arrested pic.twitter.com/QcQg7PBcsn, Wednesfield Police (@WednesfieldWMP) March 24, 2019. There are no gaps you might shut up for five seconds or so to listen to the crowd, but thats it.. My primary issue with Carlton Kirby is that he doesn't commentate on what is happening (he rambles whatever is inside his head). VN:What difference will people notice in this years Tour broadcast from a normal year, when you and your team are on-site? Yeah he does. I often moan about Kirby myself, but I don't. Hence, To be qualified to fill up that huge amount of time is, quite naturally, a daunting job. We have Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche, Magnus Backstedt, Dean Downing, Rob Hayles and David Harmon (who although is not the best at least it seems he is really doing some research and background checks on the riders and teams - he is clearly learning from Kelly as they sit in the box)but Kirby doesnt even do any background research. Among an awful lot of distractions, as Carlton Kirby explains, commentating on cycling is an arduous process. Theres so much stuff going on because in front of us for starters, we have live timing, results sheets, stage profiles, live pictures, alternative live pictures and a sub-monitor with the schedule. There are already calls for a convening of UCI protocol committee so they can start to get some proper rules together about it. But, being in the studio means there is a considerable loss of interaction. or maybe you,re a relative ?? Kittel did win stage four, but then Cavendish beat him again on stage six. . I like Kelly just out of respect more than anything. She got hit by a car and thats someones mum, not just a cyclist. Ive gotten drunk on the Galibier and been evacuated off the Galibier. Following a two year broadcasting secondment with the United Nations in the South Pacific he joined ITV as TVam's overnight Sports Producer and Reporter. Get the latest race news, results, commentary, and tech, delivered to your inbox. 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". I agree listening to the mans over stressed enthusiasm really gets on my nerves. 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. Tech, reviews: tech [at] road.cc All rights reserved. Mrs John Murphy May 3, 2010 2,662 0 0 Aug 26, 2011. It is not just the press core looking for pictures for the following day. One thing Ive always been able to do is, I believe, see a very wide picture and a lot of different movement, and call those fast and accurately. If it goes on for two or three years, then people will notice because the freshness of what is in our heads will ebb. 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. Some pros think so, plus more tech news from Shimano, Zwift, Le Col, Dahon, Fairlight + more, Pick-up truck driver crashes into group of cyclists, leaving two dead and 11 injured. It was almost featureless and the riders would not engage in it at all. The problem is that social media has allowed anyone and everyone to voice their opinion, regardless of their credibility. Eurosport will never get rid of Carlton Kirby, he receives so much fan-mail that it will far out way any negative feedback they get from him. 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. His voice tends to wake me up from my nap when something happens. Next time you watch, ask yourself how many of his critiques are aimed against non-Anglophone riders. Are you sure? Agreed. You always get letters or emails from people who really enjoyed your commentary, but youll always get those who hate every fibre of your being.. Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. And yet, love him or loathe him, Kirbys voice is as intrinsically linked to the Tour de France, for Eurosport viewers at least, as other famous voices across the sporting spectrum. The youngsters were congratulated by the force on Twitter, as they helped chase down a thief who had stolen over 300 worth of goods. The blokes an insult to all cyclists. Anyone but dreary Declan Quigley please! Also, Kirby criticises riders in almost every race. He spoils everyones enjoyment of the race with his silly so called jokes and rubbish talk. He is rubbish Eurosport have many other far better options we need a decent commentator not Carltons partridge esque musings. All the news from the site and beyond as we start a new week. 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. But not today in the Vuelta or yesterday, and this is the first time I have heard Kirby commentating. 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. But I do allow people to believe Im always on-site. Live blog: "outrageous claims" - Tao Geoghegan Hart lays into Eurosport commentator Carlton Kirby, cyclists blamed for countryside litter - Twitter responds, Colnago e-bike, Jason Kenny, Jeremy Vine on close-passes, TdY teams, Peloton baby + more.
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