2018 Tdf SBS commentary
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Postby sir_camel » Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:03 am
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Postby road_warrior » Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:16 am
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Re: 2018 Tdf SBS commentary
Postby MichaelB » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:15 pm
Not unless you just want to watch the race ....road_warrior wrote:Uhh what is wrong with Gabriel Gate. It is my wife's favourite segment, and is what got her into watching the tour with me. Now she know the riders better than myself. A lot of the race is about the culture and visuals of France, a little time on those doesn't hurt.
If I wanted to watch the cooking, I'd watch Masterchef or Food Safari.
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Postby Sharkey » Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:24 am
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Postby djw47 » Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:38 pm
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Postby fat and old » Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:47 pm
Oh yeah, he's got experience.Sharkey wrote:I watched today's stage on ITV4 and even though it sounds a bit dull it is intelligent, accurate and inciteful. Ex pro David Millar has a complete understanding of tactics and even predicts what could happen and explains why.
On that, my confession: I watch Armstrong's podcast post almost every stage. Same thing, and whilst he may be the most famous asshat on the face of the earth he and Hincapie make a great, totally relaxed pair of avid ex cyclists who have done it all before. Its surprising the amount of name dropping they do, which I check on to see if he's yanking my chain. Maybe not as unpopular as most would have him be.David Millar: ‘I took powerful, dangerous drug thanks to TUE loophole’
Read more at https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/late ... PUmuVgT.99
Edit: I've also watched Floyd's. Along with Dave Zabriskie, some old bloke who looks a bit like Brailsford and another weirdo in a top hat he spends his time recounting passages from Hincapie's book etc. I don't think that being stoned out of your mind would help this one. Truly incoherent and a great argument against the legalisation of mind altering drugs
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Re: 2018 Tdf SBS commentary
Postby CKinnard » Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:54 pm
The original co-owner and head of Team Sky (Fran Millar) is David Millar's sister.Sharkey wrote:I watched today's stage on ITV4 and even though it sounds a bit dull it is intelligent, accurate and inciteful. Ex pro David Millar has a complete understanding of tactics and even predicts what could happen and explains why.
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Postby hamishm » Thu Jul 26, 2018 6:09 pm
I hadn't noticed, but it can't be more painful than watching their on-demand service, where most of the ads are for other SBS programs.djw47 wrote:Is it just me, or do there appear to be far more ad breaks this year on SBS?
Blame the government for not funding them properly.
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Re: 2018 Tdf SBS commentary
Postby g-boaf » Thu Jul 26, 2018 6:31 pm
He isn't one of those ebullient commentators, but he is no BS. He's accurate and precise. I've watched some races where he was doing the commentary and it was great.fat and old wrote:Oh yeah, he's got experience.Sharkey wrote:I watched today's stage on ITV4 and even though it sounds a bit dull it is intelligent, accurate and inciteful. Ex pro David Millar has a complete understanding of tactics and even predicts what could happen and explains why.
For much of the same reason I like the commentary of Magnus Bäckstedt.
On what little I've managed to watch, I did notice this too. And on the note of SBS, Lee Lin Chin is retiring too.djw47 wrote:Is it just me, or do there appear to be far more ad breaks this year on SBS?
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Postby fat and old » Thu Jul 26, 2018 7:21 pm
Yeah, I’m not disagreeing. Just having a little dig at the sports hypocrisy. Ebullience is overrated anyway. This is why I like Sean Kelly.g-boaf wrote:He isn't one of those ebullient commentators, but he is no BS. He's accurate and precise. I've watched some races where he was doing the commentary and it was great.fat and old wrote:Oh yeah, he's got experience.Sharkey wrote:I watched today's stage on ITV4 and even though it sounds a bit dull it is intelligent, accurate and inciteful. Ex pro David Millar has a complete understanding of tactics and even predicts what could happen and explains why.
For much of the same reason I like the commentary of Magnus Bäckstedt.
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Postby JPB » Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:16 pm
A few years ago I did a fancy stew that I saw in his segment and it is now a family favourite.
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Postby singlespeedscott » Sat Jul 28, 2018 11:20 am
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Re: 2018 Tdf SBS commentary
Postby djw47 » Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:12 pm
David Millar is no hypocrite, read his autobiography if you ever get a chance. He made a monumental mistake in his career, was rightly punished, and came back stronger and determined to help rid the sport of the thing that, if not ruined, then certainly damaged his career and legacy. He makes some very valid points about how back then, you simply could not hope for a career as a pro cyclist unless you doped such was the performance differential between those who did and those who didn't.fat and old wrote:Yeah, I’m not disagreeing. Just having a little dig at the sports hypocrisy. Ebullience is overrated anyway. This is why I like Sean Kelly.g-boaf wrote:He isn't one of those ebullient commentators, but he is no BS. He's accurate and precise. I've watched some races where he was doing the commentary and it was great.fat and old wrote:
Oh yeah, he's got experience.
For much of the same reason I like the commentary of Magnus Bäckstedt.
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