Is that it, asked Rob Hatch. I was really happy for him. Would we get home? If he pronounces the names correctly you should be happy he does it like this. It also receives support from Science in Sport. But that wasn't their fault they were using new kind of headset that was extra sensitive. A GCN spokesperson directed CyclingTips to McEwens Twitter statement when asked for comment from their commentator, while a further statement from the broadcaster was not forthcoming. Were watching images and getting quite uncomfortable with the fact theyre being broadcast. Things I find annoying about Rob Hatch "Dear oh Dear oh Dear!" That looks like Stephen Roche! It is Stephen Roche - Cycling Weekly Freelance cycling journalist and broadcaster Graham Willgoss was previously chief-subeditor and cycling editor at Sport magazine. Leading journalists reported news of an expected stance, with Orla Chennoui saying: I understand the peloton will make some sort of gesture today against racism. The retired sprinter, who says he was axed from commentary duties on SBS Australia earlier this year, got picked up by GCN in March to become part of their 2022 broadcast team. The way it was this year, we decided early on to be honest with people, instead of trying to maintain the illusion that we were in France or at least actually all together. Rob Hatch (@rob.hatch) Instagram photos and videos (function ($) { window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array(); fnames[0] = 'EMAIL'; ftypes[0] = 'email'; fnames[1] = 'FNAME'; ftypes[1] = 'text'; fnames[2] = 'LNAME'; ftypes[2] = 'text'; fnames[7] = 'TRUSER'; ftypes[7] = 'text'; }(jQuery)); var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true);
And should it look like an accident? My impression is that Hatch carries out the required role better than the rest of the personnel. Will someone please shut Rob Hatch up!! - Cyclingnews Forum I do normally have an idea in my head before I speak. The cobbles should be together and the hilly classics should be together. I have rarely been less in agreement with an opinion than here. 'We might not ever see a Giro like that again' - Rob Hatch's 2020 I've been disappointed by Stevens at California and as a commentator he needs to up his game. In the end, the last day was cancelled and we managed to get our flights pulled forward by a day. Yes. With pride and bragging rights on the line, theyre taking their training seriously. It was shortlisted for Irish Sports Book of the Year. Someone died in a car crash at a motorsport event and the French wanted to show it. Every single bike race we watch has some commentator giving their spin on the action. The Grand Tour Diaries, the second book by the team behind The Cycling Podcast was released in November 2019. 'More than disappointed, I'm quite angry' - Tour peloton misses the Borg. I lost the battle and the war on that one. Not for the first time they leave us in shock. Making them shorter is a no-go because they're unique and the length is part of the test. Read our interview with Hatch on arguing with French TV producers, talking posh and why people get angry about his pronunciation of Vincenzo Ni-ba-li here. 00:01:25, 29/03/2022 at 09:48 Log In. He'd been saving himself to ride for someone else, so there was the psychological shock there, too. RH: I was really nervous when I started working with him. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. AG2R: Association gnrale de retraite par rpartition. Rob Hatch Retweeted. Please share any bugs or issues you encounter HERE. There was a lot of speculation. He will write a book about the experience one day. Certainly in the Giro you could start to see that the shadows were longer, the light was different, certainly the mountains were different. Oh he's so so so much more pleasant than Kirby. 2. Support from sports nutrition brand Science in Sport saw The Cycling Podcast cover their first Giro d'Italia in 2016 and title sponsorship from cycling lifestyle brand Rapha, secured the future of the podcast for the following two years. Eurosport on Twitter: "Rob Hatch, Sean Kelly and Brian Smith are LIVE Ive never had that in my life. Live Interviews @ Giro d'Italia - Rob Hatch - YouTube No I didn't. See more I always know when European Cycling season is in full swing because I get so many tweets meant for @robhatchtv #theylovehim #theyhatehim. The global pandemic meant Eurosport commentator Rob Hatch had to broadcast the Grand Tours from a makeshift studio at his home in Spain. But it can ruin your day, your week, your month, when you don't meet the standards you set yourself. Yep. I think everyone just got on with it the best they could. You say it how you want I couldnt care less! During that period, instead of travelling back and forward between Spain and the UK, I only travelled once or twice. for hours talking cycling especially this Giro . In summer, I dont go out and smash myself for an hour on the road. Is it fair to say you have a TV voice and a regular Rob Hatch voice? In 2013, he published Hunger, the long-awaited autobiography of Irish cycling legend Sean Kelly. Eurosport and GCN launch Giro d'Italia Classic Stages to bring global The voices of the cycling commentators on Eurosport are beamed into our homes. Rob Hatch BikeRadar To be fair, these days he aren't just commentating for people in the UK, what with races being available through GCN+ and the Eurosport Player. This clip is originally from 5 live Sport on Tuesday, 5 . The Cycling Podcast was the first podcast ever to be accredited to the Tour de France. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oashhn4TnY. Its f***ing Sean Kelly! We both ended up on the floor at one point. To English people it is free. Tour de France 2016: Desk collapses during stage four commentary Past sponsors include Allpress Espresso, HumansInvent.com, Sharp, Van Dessel Cycles, British Eurosport, Nederburg Wines, Jaguar, Wellbrix and Hansgrohe showers and taps. Or Vingegaard. And we knew that one of two people was going to win the race. My 10yo was asking me the other day why he pronounces all the 'foreign' riders with an accent but doesn't say Michael Matthews with an Aussie Twang. Discussions during the "empty" kilometers are a thing of experience, imo. But it was Dennis who really did the damage that ride on the Stelvio physically and psychologically did the damage for the other teams. Who doesn't want to look at Tuscany in the summer? Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. It increases the chance that you pronounce the names correctly should you ever visit the country. Cyclist on Twitter: "Rob Hatch is back in our ears commentating the Although Rob Hatch's knowledge of cycling seems good, his insistence of pronouncing every foreign word in the right dialect annoys me. After those moments, you're asking yourself whether you got it right, and it's difficult to switch off. // ]]> If youre not familiar with who Moore, Birnie and Hatch are, heres a quick rundown on each of them: Richard Mooreis a journalist and the award-winning author of the biography, In Search of Robert Millar. I hardly listen to the commentary but I was listening yesterday and am listening today. Geoghegan Hart wins Tour of the Alps, fellow Brit Carr soloes to final-stage victory, 'Too much' - Geoghegan Hart hits out at Tour of the Alps stage design as Gall crashes. Watch Results Snooker Cycling Football . That's as close as the Romford Pele ever got to continental sophistication. His latest cycling book, tape: the untold stories of the Tour de Frances defining stages, was published last June. Id just done a masters degree in Madrid that was sort of run in conjunction with Eurosport. It has to be natural. I'm sure if you had the equivilant of Rob Hatch with a native language of german or italian but can speak several languages either fluently or professionally well, then they'd do the same. - Wout van Aert soloes to glory in Strade Bianche. Borg or Fry. 04611236. What happens when three renowned cycling journalists decide to jump in the saddle for an intense winter of structured indoor training? Theyre basic things that if youve just tuned in you want to know. I know this isn't universally popular, but I would always have the Ardennes and hilly classics away from the spring and have them around Lombardy time. For anyone who knows me, I'm not particularly attached to a flag or a nation. I was lucky to do my work experience at Eurosport News. It's stressful with technology, hoping that it's going to work. What does it pay? Yes Hatch is doing a good job, not Harmon standard yet but getting close. I bought a brand-new computer, a microphone (an old-fashioned lip mic), a sound interface box to broadcast, desks, things like that. She brings insider knowledge of the womens peloton to the race commentary. Again, it's not a huge criticism of the people who devised the calendar. Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. Find your friends on Facebook. The Cycling Podcast Presentation Hosted by Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie, Daniel Friebe, Orla Chennaoui, Franois Thomazeau, Rose Manley, Lizzy Banks, Tom Whalley, Ian Boswell Genre Sports Language English Updates Thursday Production Production Jonathan Rowe, Jon Moonie, Tom Whalley, Alex Adey, Paul Scoins, Will Jones, Adam Bowie Audio format I said, Our British viewers wont accept that. It's exhilarating when it goes well. For example, if somebody pronounced a French Martin like an English Martin, it would definitely take me a few seconds to figure out who they are talking about. I'm very privileged and lucky to do what I do because I realise that a lot of people would love to do what I do and will never have the opportunity. Un podcast que sigue los pasos de su hermano mayor, The Cycling Podcast pero ahora para hispanohablantes. We havent seen that, apart from a few slogans on some facemasks. Would there be an outbreak in the hotel we were staying in at Richmond-upon-Thames? It might not be what he'd personally prefer though, who knows. As of 2020, The Cycling Podcast is sponsored by Supersapiens, having until the end of 2019 been sponsored by Rapha [22] and after that by iwoca,[23]. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Hard to imagine Lloyd (for example) building the finishing excitement to exaltation. We've all watched our favourite sports and not been happy with things. How is it, the whole of the winter sports on Eurosport, the commentators managed to pronounce all of the European names without having to resort to OTT pronunciations?? 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. Youve gone in the fudge shop and youve consumed it straight away, McEwen chimed in. Maybe it's the quality of his voice that some find disliking. See Photos. You may be alongside someone, but you're concentrating and in your own world. He won a stage in the Tour de France in 1998 for GAN and after retirement, ran development teams in his adopted country the UK. The next morning, the replay was now available, but not the English commentary version. Hatch says his prep for the Grand Tours will start in the autumn before and expresses frustration at the changes to the Giro d'Italia this year as he'd "done more prep than ever". Its frustrating at times you do feel like youre pissing in the wind with social media. So you feel quite a bit of pressure when that happens. The American former pro rider won 4 national titles in cyclocross and was a top-10 ranked rider. Hatch is often on the biggest races and usually covers the race finishes too. We wont take any credit for that. Call him Ni-ba-li, Niba-li, whatever you want to, but why should I say it wrong? Rob Hatch Profiles | Facebook The lead commentator for cyclocross and womens cycling on Eurosport. But you can do yourself a favour thinking of something in advance. In the end, it all paid off for me. However, aside from a select group of riders writing anti-racist messages on their masks before the stage, there was no sign of a clear stand during the roll-out when the television cameras were rolling, with Kevin Rza left largely on his own during the opening kilometres. I've lived in lots of different countries and I just want to be entertained no matter who wins. There was a real will in the industry to make it. Powers can be heard exclusively during cyclocross races, usually paired up with Marty McCrossan. And the other was just before that, when Katarzyna Niewiadoma won. And it would suit Pozzovivo's agrrrrrressive style of riding! But thats the state the worlds in. Bigham helped to give deeper insights into the world of aerodynamics during the opening time trial of the 2021 Giro dItalia. Rumours were circulating overnight and this morning that finally the bunch are going to get together and show their solidarity. Do we really know what's going on in the heads of sportspeople? Alison Jones. Ill ask questions that people at home will think, God, thats a basic question!. To be honest, if I'd been approached before I'd have been too stressed to deal with it too wrapped up in doing the commentary. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. I hope we do whether it's Ineos or another team. Date Day Stage Link Start time (BST). Because that's the kind of race that forms a season within a season. For someone who usually travels the world commentating on sports events while living out of a suitcase, 2020 has been a sobering year. Domestique for the rider 16th on GC gets a puncture with 137km to go on Stage 8, "Dearohdearohdearofdearohdearohdear!". In terms of technical stuff, because I had invested a lot in my set-up, I was quite pleased how it sounded. Listener numbers hit 9,000[11] halfway into the race which helped secure funding from Jaguar for the following year. To follow along as Moore, Birnie and Hatch document the highs and lows of their winter training program with TrainerRoad, listen to The Telegraph Cycling Podcast, follow their online training journal andsubscribe below to get bi-monthly updates with training news and event details: // The Cycling Podcast - Wikipedia Sounds like it was a rider-initiated move, in conjunction with the CPA. When a Grand Tour is on, I can't function as a human being because all my energy is tied up in the race. She retired from racing after 2018, a season where she finished 3rd in the Womens Tour. You must log in or register to reply here. Once a week I might do the chaingang but most of my riding is varied fast bits, slow bits, easy bits, hard bits. Unfortunately for her, her quarantine was brought in less than two weeks before the Tour, so she had no choice really. Mental. My impression is that Hatch carries out the required role better than the rest of the personnel. The full stage will soon be available in English without this section of commentary.. I felt the same. Cyclist: You seem to be recovering well after coming off your bike a few weeks ago in what your co-commentator Magnus Bckstedt called an NBF: Nothing But Face. On the Tube, going to work, there were three types of reaction to how I looked after the crash. Registered in England. If we don't make it accessible to everybody then we're not going to get any more viewers. For me, being on site and travelling is the best thing. Please share any bugs or issues you encounter HERE. Graham has also narrated Eurosports Re-Cycle cycling history podcast, called the 2022 Tour for talkSPORT, spent four years subbing on the sports desk at The Sunday Times and written for Rouleur, BikeBiz and various others. Blythe was a consistent lower-level classics racer and sometime sprinter. The first time I did a broadcast this posher voice came out. Rob Hatch Just a guy living with my wife and love of my life Vikki . Most people hadn't invested in a home set-up like I had but they don't live abroad and they were expecting to go back to the studio. I haven't done much writing in English. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I actually reckon my accent has got broader since I moved away. To kick things off, they dusted off their turbo trainers and completed their FTP tests. Hey at least they aren't complaining about the fact that he pronounces names - or riders and places - correctly, like that other guy did. He's very listenable. On the opposite end of the scale you have Sean Kelly talking about the Tour du Romondia and Primoz Rojlick. RH: My main job as lead commentator as well as to get the voice right and call the action and the moments right is to get the best out of the experts Im with. None of the commentators or presenters were on site but we did have Bernie [Eisel] in the field. Each episode features interviews with different professional cyclists, team staff and other actors from across the sport. Without the strict medical and social protocol part of it, we've always been living in bubbles anyway in Grand Tours for years. Besides, there's no alternative for someone - like Hatch - who speaks a foreign language and therefore knows the approximate pronunciation. Anyone whos watched the Tour Series/Womens Tour/Tour of Britain in person or was at the Harrogate Worlds will have heard Jez on the mic. But we have to cater pandemic or no pandemic for everybody's tastes and talk about things that even to us may sound basic. It was while writing for the original London freesheet that he won the media TT at a Team Sky winter training camp, where Sir Dave Brailsford questioned how it was possible for a group of people to ride quite so slowly. At that point we were worried because it was so new and confusing but we didn't think it would last all year, that there would be a lockdown for months. For the next 18 weeks, you can follow their progress. I saw Kevin Rza looking quite an alone figure near the front, just a few of his French friends chatting to him. He might be dead here. Then you start changing your tone. Rob Hatch: 8/5/2021: Saturday: Giro d'Italia Stage 1: Click here to watch: 12:50: 07:50: 04:50: Rob Hatch, Sean Kelly, Daniel Lloyd. Cyc: Whats the thing youre criticised for the most? The full replay of the days live coverage is usually made available online by early evening but stage 10 was missing. Would we be stuck in hotels? Contact Us. Meanwhile their YouTube content is unwatchable unless you are a fan of Top Gear. Hell often be heard covering non-WorldTour classics and stage races with his distinctive Irish accent. So I didn't get into the Vuelta as a fan until the second week. [1] : 227. Im not a huge fan. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Kirby is the most marmite commentator there is. I was heartened to hear when people didn't actually realise that I was broadcasting from home in Spain. Probably now the highest-profile commentator on Eurosport, the only criticism Rob seems to get is due to his perfect pronunciation of all words in all languages. Yep. Giro d'Italia 2021: English-language commentary team & start times As his profile grew, he began compering cycling events like the 6 Day track racing and is regularly used by Zwift for their online commentary race events too. It was just an unfortunate product of it. But given the situation the world was it, we were extremely lucky to be able to do some work, so that's not something I'd complain about. I really miss Carlton Kirby, glad he's doing the Tour. It's part of the essence of the sport. Company No. GCN and Robbie McEwen have apologised after the latter said a homophobic slur live on-air during coverage of the Giro dItalia. I worried it would be. At the end of the Giro, for example, I spent hours the night before going through what I would say if Jai Hindley won, or if Tao Geoghegan Hart won. Grounded from doing the job he loves, Rob Hatch thought outside the flat-pack box to set up a home studio in Mallorca where he managed to cover the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia for Eurosport. Unfortunately this time its in rather poor taste., 'The guy nearly died!' I needed a new internet connection. How is it, the whole of the winter sports on Eurosport, the commentators managed to pronounce all of the European names without having to resort to OTT pronunciations?? It might become clearer next season. I would say that, in terms of the calendar, I was actually quite disappointed. A lot of the time, people think we should just talk and not get excited. Most famous for winning the 2004 edition of Paris Roubaix, Magnus Backstedt had a long pro career. Once I moved house in August, I fitted out the studio and tested new programmes with Eurosport and GCN. Voiceover artist in 4 languages. The Cycling Podcast has been nominated for several awards since 2016. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Weve seen it in so many different areas of sport since competition resumed, and we havent really seen it in cycling. The distinctive Irish voice on Eurosport. She has done a lot of races paired with Magnus Backstedt this season. Lionel Birnie isa journalist, author and publisher. That sort of riding wasn't done by design. A few of the guys had complaints about breathing. 'A natural born superstar' - Rob Hatch hails Biniam Girmay - Cycling Nothing wrong in commenting on that - it's a discussion forum after all. Rob Hatch: It was a real social education. I think my line was, Ive never, ever seen anything like this in my life! [Co-commentator] Matt Stephens was on his knees laughing as Van der Poel came across the line, it was that crazy. 447 following. The UAE Tour was abandoned with Covid positives the first race to be hit by Covid and suddenly there was this scramble to lockdown in Europe. The Cycling Media Awards Best Podcast 2016. BTW Ron Bahrain has never been pronounced Baaahhhrain! AG2R seems to have fallen somewhere: ah-jay-deuze-err is not correct. Rob Hatch and Rob Hayles persevere despite their desk collapsing during commentary on the final moments of stage four of the Tour de France. BBC Tour de France commentators carry on regardless as - Cycling Weekly You used to hear Declan Quigley covering the Giro dItalia but now seems to find himself part of the B-tier. Blazin' Saddles: The stand-out cycling moments of 2020, Blazin' Saddles: The top 10 riders of the 2020 cycling season, Blazin' Saddles: The riders who must do better in 2021, Blazin' Saddles Winners and losers of the 2020 Tour de France, Exciting, exhilarating and unpredictable: Cycling produces spectacular season. Then I was in Spain and Orla was in Amsterdam, where she lives, at the Dutch Eurosport studio. Mainly when I've written it's been for Spanish publications. I have seen him defending these garbled pronunciations as 'respect', how about some respect for paying viewers! Sean and I looked at each other thinking, This is a bit scary. All rights reserved. Take nothing away from Pogacar and his teams celebrations. Cyc: What are the hardest moments youve commentated on? RH: Brexiters are the ones who give me crap on Twitter, about saying peoples names with the correct foreign pronunciation. Then it became serious, very, very serious. Decent amount of emotion yesterday - could do with more of that and a few more anecdotes. From a free read and a slow ride to three years co-hosting Eurosports Bradley Wiggins Show podcast, for which Graham followed the 2021 Tour around France with Brad. Each commentator has their own style and you only have to listen for a few seconds to work out who they are. Rob Hatch | Cyclingnews Forum The next was pity. Tao Geoghegan Hart of The United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers Pink Leader Jersey / Sir Dave Brailsford, Rob Hatch broadcasting from his home studio in Mallorca in 2020, Highlights: Pogacar wins Stage 5 of UAE Tour before race cancelled, Rob Hatch in happier times alongside colleagues Sean Kelly, Brian Smith and Jonathan Edwards at the 2017 Giro d'Italia, 'There's no continuity between races' - Wiggins on Covid, Rohan Dennis - Giro d'Italia 2020, state 20 - Getty Images, Jai Hindley and Tao Geoghegan Hart | Giro d'Italia 2020, Jai Hindley, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Rohan Dennis | Giro d'Italia Stage 20, 'What a ride!'
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