Todays [workout]felt like going for a bike ride more than any turbo session Ive done before. But there was always the sensation of knowing he was better and waiting for that huge, huge performance from him a lot of people expected it a few years ago as a leader. "And aside from a word hearing that Nicolas Roche and Luke Rowe tried to organise something today, I have to say that Im pretty indignant, angry, disgusted that nobody has shown solidarity with the man at the front (Rza) at all. If London was going to be behind the curve coming out of lockdown, then we had to be ready to work on those other races which were happening before the Tour, but maybe remotely, because we knew travel could be complicated. On the opposite end of the scale you have Sean Kelly talking about the Tour du Romondia and Primoz Rojlick. So you feel quite a bit of pressure when that happens. But that wasn't their fault they were using new kind of headset that was extra sensitive. Articulate, insightful, intelligent commentary enhancing my Giro viewing immensely. Who doesn't want to look at Tuscany in the summer? Blythe was a consistent lower-level classics racer and sometime sprinter. So I didn't get into the Vuelta as a fan until the second week. For the next 18 weeks, you can follow their progress. In terms of technical stuff, because I had invested a lot in my set-up, I was quite pleased how it sounded. It makes me want to cancel my account with GCN. El Cycling Podcast The Cycling Podcast One visit to the supermarket, then the police started driving around the area with recorded messages: stay inside your homes. It's exhilarating when it goes well. I always know when European Cycling season is in full swing because I get so many tweets meant for @robhatchtv #theylovehim #theyhatehim. Yep. Once I moved house in August, I fitted out the studio and tested new programmes with Eurosport and GCN. I got home. AG2R: Association gnrale de retraite par rpartition. Because that's the kind of race that forms a season within a season. But we have to cater pandemic or no pandemic for everybody's tastes and talk about things that even to us may sound basic. The Ardennes week would fit better alongside the hilly Italian classics towards the end of the season around the Worlds. Rob Hatch Just a guy living with my wife and love of my life Vikki . He pronounces them like someone who is attempting to pronounce them correctly. Yep, hopefully ES will see sense and make him their number one with Stephens / Smith as the backup team and Carlton demoted to tea making duty. Send me the good emails, Copyright Diamond Publishing 2023. A few of the guys had complaints about breathing. for hours talking cycling especially this Giro . Complaining about Rob Hatch pronouncing riders' names correctly is the equivalent of British holidaymakers complaining when people in France speak to them in French. No I didn't. Definitely posher than the one I have now. I would say that, in terms of the calendar, I was actually quite disappointed. He is now a consultant for high-profile teams like Canyon SRAM and the Danish national track team. As ITV didn't typically cover the Giro d'Italia, he remained a key part of the team during the Italian Grand Tour. Past contributors: Matthew Beaudin, Ned Boulting, John Bradley, Caley Fretz, Rupert Guinness, Andy Hood, Matt Rendell, Owen Rogers, Owen Slot, Anthony Tan, Hannah Troop and Moeen Islam (avid fan of the show). It was just strange not seeing anyone not just my co-commentators, but the off-air staff such as production staff, technicians, managers. But I'm not counting any chickens. Im a Blackburn Rovers fan, but I used to watch Accrington Stanley when Blackburn played away. Eurosport has a select core of lead commentators who find themselves describing the action we see. :P. The various accents, personalities and styles of commentary of the Eurosport commentary team may not agree with everyone but the fact is we are absolutely spoiled by the current standard of coverage. Yes Hatch is doing a good job, not Harmon standard yet but getting close. "Form of his life" and "ride of the century" for every moderately good performance. Robert Hatch - YouTube Ganna was good for the team, obviously, especially the morale his wins brought. But I really enjoyed it and I really hope people enjoy reading it. The podcast was given best podcast at the 2016 Cycling Media Awards. Ill ask questions that people at home will think, God, thats a basic question!. I never minded him early on, but in more recent times I suspect he's been told by those higher up to be more excitable, esp in the finales - so now he's starting to yell himself almost into Kirby territory, nowhere near as bad, but I have found myself muting him on some of the finishes lately. In terms of the calendar, there's a few things that I would have changed anyway before the pandemic. And you think, Right, what do we say here?. You are using an out of date browser. I have seen him defending these garbled pronunciations as 'respect', how about some respect for paying viewers! 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 Podcast is an independent sports audio production created by Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie, and Daniel Friebe. It might sound sad, but my work is my life. Obviously, he's been the world time trial champion, he's won stages before and worn the leader's jersey in every Grand Tour.