TDF: What channel will you be watching?
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Nah.Lanterne_Rogue said:My main takeaway from this and the other thread about (mostly) Carlton is that we're truly blessed these days to have a range of cycling commentators to be annoyed and disappointed by. It really is a golden age.
The golden age will start when Kirby retires.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.2 -
ITV really is a very good highlights show.
I fast forwarded through most of the racing yesterday but pressed play for the features
One was a section on the geology of the Basque Country, which was utterly fascinating
Apparently they were doing some filming with Pete K at the Nationals as DS of Trinity Racing for a feature
I hope Boardman shows up at some point. I know he's busy being King of the North of Cycling, but it doesn't seem like July without seeing him1 -
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Isn't it, the GCN ones used to just be a few random clips followed by the final 10-20km (although not watched them properly this year, maybe they've improved), whereas the ITV ones are a proper show.takethehighroad said:ITV really is a very good highlights show.
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I think Dan lloyd explained on here that there wasn't time to put together a better highlights programme with all the different European languages?
We always watch itv4 when they show a race. They must do a lot of advance work.
Otherwise, sometimes watch gcn highlights plus playback of the last bits of the live show for the comments.
Tellywelly Wales also good.
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The GCN production has better post race analysis though. If you want to get a full feel for a stage you've not watched live you can do worse than watch the ITV highlights and then find the discussion on GCN, if you have a sub.0
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Chromecast is pretty solid for gcn ..sometimes a audio lag though. I got cheaper older version for 30 quid"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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I have noticed the ITV4 commentary is not in sync with the video feed which can lag behind Millar and Ned by a few secs"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0
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On official TV duties a bit 1d ... On the podcast NSF he is a hilarious eccentric... Shooting the breeze with other retired riders on the boring mid stage slot he is a good distraction... He seems to be enjoying himself and has a sense of humour I was surprised to seerick_chasey said:How is Evans as a pundit?
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm1 -
Yeah, I noticed he had a lot of sympathy for Vingers in the "if he spent 300m on the front he'd have made a friend for life in WvA" debate, which I thought was extremely on-brand for someone who took GC racing by eeking out your power as little as humanly possible to quite an extreme degree.0
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I've been syncing the GCN pictures with ITV commentary.........and I'm starting to find the Breakaway a bit wearing....could do with dropping one of the 3 for a GC expert; probably Blythe who's good in small doses, but better as a co-commentator.All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0
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Yeah, I like Blythe but feel his expertise is better suited to the Classics. He has some decent knowledge for sprint stages but McEwan has more. There is also a little bit of the show being about the presenters creeping in, I like them all and Orla is a good anchor but they are starting to get a bit too much for me at times.andyrac said:I've been syncing the GCN pictures with ITV commentary.........and I'm starting to find the Breakaway a bit wearing....could do with dropping one of the 3 for a GC expert; probably Blythe who's good in small doses, but better as a co-commentator.
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McEwen is superb. His half of the call of the sprint run in yesterday was excellent.1
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ITV4 because it's free and only rarely do stages pull me in outside of the last ~20Km, so I can have ITV website on one tab while browsing elsewhere.================
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Breakaway mockbus briefing is horrible cringe"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm1
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Was going to post the same in today's stage thread.mididoctors said:Breakaway mockbus briefing is horrible cringe
Truly awful and embarrassing.
I feel sorry for whoever came up with the stupid idea."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Said the same yesterday, is this part of Discovery taking over and 'Americanising' it with pointless gimmicks? I don't see what it adds to them just talking tactics in the normal studio setting and they all look like they feel a bit awkward doing it.blazing_saddles said:
Was going to post the same in today's stage thread.mididoctors said:Breakaway mockbus briefing is horrible cringe
Truly awful and embarrassing.
I feel sorry for whoever came up with the stupid idea.0 -
One of the worst things invented in the cycling media landscape, including Carlton Kirbymididoctors said:Breakaway mockbus briefing is horrible cringe
I know Dan Lloyd sometimes reads this forum. If you are Dan, please stop this0
