Matt Rendell

Tom Butcher

He's doing rather a good job as a pundit in the ITV Cali coverage. Never really been a fan of his writing style (I know plenty are) and he probably had an impossible job commentating on whatever middle eastern race he did last year (Oman ?) but I'm quite impressed with his double act with whatshisface in the ITV studio.

warrior4life

+1

Slimbods

I'm loving the post race commentry. It's like an episode of Real Peleton on the telly!

jimmythecuckoo

and there is nothing wrong with that

cougie

Dodgy taste in polo shirts mind you.
I am loving the coverage.

Anonymous

It's great! I wish they could get a ski Sunday type program commissioned. A regular Real Peloton slot with clips and analysis, and a celebrity TT each week...

rick_chasey

Prefer his writing to his podcast, but still listen nevertheless.

Anyone else think his voice totally doesn't match his face?

chill123

Rick Chasey wrote:

Prefer his writing to his podcast, but still listen nevertheless.

Anyone else think his voice totally doesn't match his face?

yes! he sounds like an old man trapped in a young body!

Gazzetta67

Dont think Rendell would get a part in a gangster movie with a Squeaky voice like his

Tho i did like him taking the P**s out of Horner who said nobody could drop him just now with the exception of Alberto "aberdeen angus" Contador

seven7faces

loving ned's terror when he has to speak to camera, but he does ok when he can just chat to his mate

zammmmo

Yep, much prefer listening to their comments on ITV4 than to Sherwen/Liggett....it's now clear why they haven't done a realpeloton podcast for so long.

afx237vi

Is mrendell a lurker here, I wonder?

RichN95.

chill123 wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Prefer his writing to his podcast, but still listen nevertheless.

Anyone else think his voice totally doesn't match his face?

yes! he sounds like an old man trapped in a young body!

You'll be glad to know that Mr Rendell has read your comment and tweeted about it.

rick_chasey

I secretly dream that someone like Matt reads these very pages and goes "that Rick Chasey, he's always on the money - really knows his stuff - get him on the podcast"..

Alas, I fear it's more like "that Rick's a myopic opinionated standard weird internet person"...

ms_tree

I wouldn't cross the road to listen to him (although have to say I do have those 2 Peloton dvds on the shelf) as anyone on here knows if they ever trouble to read what I write.

Tusher

Rick Chasey wrote:

I secretly dream that someone like Matt reads these very pages and goes "that Rick Chasey, he's always on the money - really knows his stuff - get him on the podcast"..

Alas, I fear it's more like "that Rick's a myopic opinionated standard weird internet person"...

Oh, I imagine they both do, Rick.
They tracked down and interviewed festinagirl after all (which was well worth it)

RichN95.

Tusher wrote:

They tracked down and interviewed festinagirl after all (which was well worth it)

I'd disagree with you on that point, I'm afraid.

Tusher

No, I enjoyed it- she sounded just like I thought she would.

I hear they may be on the tail of Iain, Frenchfighter and afx next.

RichN95.

Tusher wrote:

I hear they may be on the tail of Iain, Frenchfighter and afx next.

Now, who wouldn't 'tune in' for that?

afx237vi

Leave my tail out of it!

Tusher

I reckon we could lure them to a pub somewhere, with a trial of pasta, doughnuts, beer and the promise of meeting, say, Contador, face to face.

Anonymous

I'd like to see a meeting between that odd person cornoyemade and Cavendish. And film it in low resolution on a mid 2000's mobile phone.

Of course Matt and Ned read these forums, everyone involved in cycling secretly does. The riders when they aren't training and the presenters when off air. In fact the presenters do when on air. Ned and Matt play 'Phil and Paul Cliche Bingo' during the AToC...

LangerDan

Meh - you remember what Iain says about folks who look themselves up on internet forums.

Tusher

LangerDan wrote:

Meh - you remember what Iain says about folks who look themselves up on internet forums.

No- remind me again? (vaguely remembers something witty Iain said)

Cornoyemade would last all of 15 seconds in a room with Cavendish.

Anonymous

Tusher wrote:

LangerDan wrote:

Meh - you remember what Iain says about folks who look themselves up on internet forums.

No- remind me again? (vaguely remembers something witty Iain said)

Cornoyemade would last all of 15 seconds in a room with Cavendish.

Damn, the phone I'd want it recording on (grainy low res mid 2000's) would only record for 10 I know it's specific but things always look more shocking on this sort of playback.

iainf72

Tusher wrote:

LangerDan wrote:

Meh - you remember what Iain says about folks who look themselves up on internet forums.

No- remind me again? (vaguely remembers something witty Iain said)

Cornoyemade would last all of 15 seconds in a room with Cavendish.

It was probably something like "it's like bashing one out while looking at yourself in the mirror"

greasedscotsman

NapoleonD wrote:

I'd like to see a meeting between that odd person cornoyemade and Cavendish. And film it in low resolution on a mid 2000's mobile phone.

I don't think Cornoyemade has much to fear, cyclists are well known for the fighting skills...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDFQQseeslg

Mind you, if Tusher catches up with him!

Tusher

greasedscotsman wrote:

cyclists are well known for the fighting skills..

He'll have taken lessons from Renshaw.

RichN95.

Matt, as we now know you look at this thread, a word of advice - that green shirt you're wearing is absolutely horrible. Seriously, burn it.

rick_chasey

iainf72 wrote:

"it's like bashing one out while looking at yourself in the mirror"

What, an amazing experience?