Who would you like to see..

pottssteve
pottssteve Posts: 4,069
edited June 2008 in The bottom bracket
or rather hear, commentating on the Tour de France?

Feel free to suggest people purely for entertainment value... :wink:



How about Murrey Walker - "And there goes Cavendish....!"
Des Lynham for the flat stages... :wink:
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  • shazzz
    shazzz Posts: 1,077
    David Duffield.

    Seriously.

    I don't have Eurosport and would like to know what all the fuss is about.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 992
    Leonard Cohen
    Old hippies don't die, they just lie low until the laughter stops and their time comes round again.
    Joseph Gallivan
  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    Johnny Vegas :shock:
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
  • SmellTheGlove
    SmellTheGlove Posts: 697
    John Shuttleworth
    "Consider the grebe..."
  • scwxx77
    scwxx77 Posts: 1,469
    SmellTheGlove wrote:
    John Shuttleworth

    With Frank Sidebottom in the Mike Smith role back in Tipperley.

    'The cheese is melting, it really is.'
    Winner: PTP Vuelta 2007 :wink:
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    shazzz,
    I don't think Duffers is doing it, but if you visit this website and click "play", it will give you an idea. Just add the odd cycling comment...

    http://www.youtube.com/countarthurstrong01
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  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Geri Halliwell - I love her voice, but I wouldn't be able to concentrate on the bike racing :oops:

    I also suspect she'd not necessarily be the most knowledgeable person on the subject
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  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    SmellTheGlove wrote:
    John Shuttleworth

    Make this happen! Somebody, somewhere, make this happen!!
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Terry Wogan. As long as he was allowed to drink Baileys and get progressively more offensive as the stages went on.
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

    PTP Runner Up 2015
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Mariella Frostrup :D I could listen to her talking all day.
  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    ...Graham Norton... :o
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    Ned from South Park.

    Or perhaps Andrea Corr or Dervla Kirwan. An Irish accent always does it for me. Unless it's Ian Paisley or the like... A soft Irish accent always does it for me.
  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    ...Robin Williams and Lance Armstrong...(they are mates)...
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
  • Mark Alexander
    Mark Alexander Posts: 2,277
    Julian Clary! :lol:
    Murray Walker, I miss the Murray curse he'd put on a driver doing well.

    You can just imagine David Millar, just about to sprint to the line and... "David Millar has it in the bag" then the chain breaks. Oops, :lol:
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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,702
    Anyone but Duffers...

    Actually, a nice lilting female Irish voice would be nice. Kind of like Sean Kelly, with his knowledge, but much nicer to listen to. That would be perfection.
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    ShockedSoShocked wrote:
    Terry Wogan. As long as he was allowed to drink Baileys and get progressively more offensive as the stages went on.

    Cracking choice, if Tel's recent Eurovision performances are anything to go by.
    My own suggestion purely on the grounds of silliness - Brian Blessed. You wouldn't even need any broadcasting equipment, as he could be easily heard from this side of the Channel :)

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    whyamihere wrote:
    Actually, a nice lilting female Irish voice would be nice. Kind of like Sean Kelly, with his knowledge, but much nicer to listen to. That would be perfection.
    :idea: Stephen Roche used to be quite good.................but then so did Duffers!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xwmkLc4Des
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  • V-twin
    V-twin Posts: 49
    Basil Brush? :P
    mox senex dormit
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Mark & Lard

    Fat Harry White would be awesome
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  • popette
    popette Posts: 2,089
    pottssteve wrote:
    shazzz,
    I don't think Duffers is doing it, but if you visit this website and click "play", it will give you an idea. Just add the odd cycling comment...

    http://www.youtube.com/countarthurstrong01
    :lol::lol::lol:
    awwwww hilarious :lol: - I have those same inner conversations with myself :oops:
    I want to hear duffers even more now. When is he next on the telly?
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  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    How about Suzi Perry? Prepared to learn to ride a motorbike so she could comment on MotoGP properly. We could persuede her to get lycra'd up and out on a Pink Pinarello, just in the name of research of course :wink:
    Norfolk, who nicked all the hills?

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  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    pottssteve wrote:
    shazzz,
    I don't think Duffers is doing it, but if you visit this website and click "play", it will give you an idea. Just add the odd cycling comment...

    http://www.youtube.com/countarthurstrong01

    Good to see another fan of the Count on here! The Radio 4 series (2 so far, both thankfully available on CD) of his show have been excellent.

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    markos1963 wrote:
    How about Suzi Perry? Prepared to learn to ride a motorbike so she could comment on MotoGP properly. We could persuede her to get lycra'd up and out on a Pink Pinarello, just in the name of research of course :wink:

    After the "falling off stupidly expensive road bike" incident on The Gadget Show, maybe she'll even learn to ride a bike for the sake of commentary expertise :wink:

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    In years gone by, the late Frankie Howerd would've been a good choice for the opening day of the Tour - "Ah, the Prologue...." :wink:

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • Robspedding
    Robspedding Posts: 146
    Adam and Joe...
    Editor, Cycling Plus.
    Stop me and buy one at www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Robspedding wrote:
    Adam and Joe...

    haha yes.
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

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  • PostieJohn
    PostieJohn Posts: 1,105
    Mark Alexander wrote:
    Julian Clary! :lol:
    Murray Walker, I miss the Murray curse he'd put on a driver doing well.

    You can just imagine David Millar, just about to sprint to the line and... "David Millar has it in the bag" then the chain breaks. Oops, :lol:

    Surely with Phil ligett (sp) already doing that. The swap would just be, like for like.

    Another vote for Mark and lard.
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  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    Alan Partridge and Father Jack Hackett.
    Tour de France
  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    edited June 2008
    The Daleks.

    "Ev-ans is att-ack-ing. Not log-i-cal."
    "He will be ex-ter-min-at-ed."
    Tour de France
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    ricadus wrote:
    Alan Partridge and Father Jack Hackett.

    Alan Partridge? That'd be the bumbling, incompetent parody of a sports presenter who can't commentate for toffee, then. I thought we were looking for suggestions that'd be a refreshing change from Duffers? :wink:

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal

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