Poll: Who is your favourite commentator

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Favourite cycling commentator?

Sean Kelly
3
18%
Carlton Kirby
2
12%
Hugh Porter
1
6%
Magnus Backstedt
3
18%
Ned Boulting
2
12%
Phil Liggett
3
18%
Paul Sherwen
1
6%
Graham Jones
0
No votes
David Harmon
1
6%
Brian Smith
1
6%
 
Total votes : 17

Poll: Who is your favourite commentator

Postby Phil H » Thu May 22, 2014 6:43 pm

Just for fun. I've probably forgotten some so remind me and I'll add them.
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Re: Poll: Who is your favourite commentator

Postby Andrew G » Thu May 22, 2014 9:35 pm

Went for Kelly of the above add a great co-commentator.
My favourite is David Harmon who stopped last year add he was ill but is better now so I hope he gets his job back at Eurosport. Name escaped me at the moment but the one doing the Giro at the moment is good. Matt Stephens has done a bit lately and is good as I like his sense of humour. Can't stand Brian Smith
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Re: Poll: Who is your favourite commentator

Postby Phil H » Thu May 22, 2014 10:39 pm

Hugh Porter was the only thing that spoiled the Women's Tour for me. Otherwise it was a fantastic event - great racing and great crowds out even in the rain.

I like Sean Kelly because he won't pretend that his co-commentator is talking sense when they aren't. I like Ned because he was so friendly when me and Tom talked to him that time he did the Bec HC. Even when Tom told him "I thought you were going to cry".
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Re: Poll: Who is your favourite commentator

Postby Amy » Fri May 23, 2014 12:51 pm

Should Duffers be on the list? He was so boring as a speaker at one of our dinners.
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Re: Poll: Who is your favourite commentator

Postby Jon C C on a Bianchi » Fri May 30, 2014 5:57 pm

Sean Kelly - great cyclist and knowledgeable BUT so, so boring.
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Re: Poll: Who is your favourite commentator

Postby Paul on the Pearson » Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:04 am

My favourites are Phill Liggett and Paul Sherwen on the Tour....They're like an old married couple. I even like Sherwens snippets about this or that chateau and if your really lucky you might even get a few comments about the local wildlife from twitching enthusuast Mr Liggett, plus there's their armoury of catchphrases that get wheeled out every year..."mano on mano", "he's turning himself inside out" and my own personal favourite the some what flowery and Dantian, "locked in his own personal purgatory". Sean Kelly seems to spend most of his time asleep, occasionally rousing himself from his slumber to mumble a few terse commemts before slipping back into unconcousness and the bloke commentating with him on the Giro sounds like his reading off an auto cue!.
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