The lead commentator for cyclocross and womens cycling on Eurosport. As someone who speakstwo dialects of Chinese, I would never dream of pronouncing names in their correct way to an English speaking friend, that is considered downright rude, as they wouldn't know who or where I was talking about!! Its a performance because, if youre going to do it properly, you need to modulate your voice, you need to work on your intonation. His background in the sport of motocross has translated into a passion for cycling, mountain biking and all things training. 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. Apologies for the off-topic diversion, but when Arsene Wenger arrived at Arsenal and started hoovering up French talent, one of the Danish commentators confused the hell out of me by his pronunciation of our new French rmidfielder, Ray Parleuuuur. Hatch is often on the biggest races and usually covers the race finishes too. I'm not somebody who's done a lot of written journalism because I'm broadcasting for the whole year. You used to hear Declan Quigley covering the Giro dItalia but now seems to find himself part of the B-tier. ah-jay-deuh-err would be closer surely? Most famous for winning the 2004 edition of Paris Roubaix, Magnus Backstedt had a long pro career. Monumental Mohori. :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. Youve gone in the fudge shop and youve consumed it straight away, McEwen chimed in. 3. Rob Hatch, cycling commentator; Simon Richardson, former professional cyclist; Giro d'Italia. She retired from racing in 2018 whilst at WNT and transitioned to a Marketing/PR role for the team. GCN and Robbie McEwen have apologised after the latter said a homophobic slur live on-air during coverage of the Giro dItalia. But I would say the most important skill is getting those moments right. Rob Hatch and Dan Lloyd react to the underwhelming promised display of solidarity with anti-racism sentiments at the start of the final stage of the Tour. Definitely posher than the one I have now. JavaScript is disabled. S1 Ep33. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. Each expert has the same goals: They want to get faster and win the race against each other. But, wow, I'll never forget those rides. 6,355 Followers, 1,951 Following, 550 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Rob Hatch (@robhatchinsta) Although Rob Hatch's knowledge of cycling seems good, his insistence of pronouncing every foreign word in the right dialect annoys me. In early 2022, lead presenter Richard Moore died suddenly. Is it fair to say you have a TV voice and a regular Rob Hatch voice? I remember going to Belgium for Het Nieuwsblad and working for the host broadcaster. I didnt learn a great deal, but it did give me the opportunity to have a go at broadcasting. And, as Joanna Rowsell will tell you, I do tend to get animated. She has done a lot of races paired with Magnus Backstedt this season. Cycling Commentators on Eurosport & GCN 2022 - ProCyclingUK.com Rob Hatchis afreelance broadcaster that can be found commentating on cycling for Eurosport television, BBC Radio 5 Live, IMG Media and more. Find your friends on Facebook. Although Rob Hatch's knowledge of cycling seems good, his insistence of pronouncing every foreign word in the right dialect annoys me. A former national track champion, Hannah Walker spent years on the road racing as well. 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. It makes sense when you find out that he was a languages graduate Rob was in fact in his 4th year of Uni at Bangor when I started my 1st year there (also in the languages department). Derrick Rae who does. 'A natural born superstar' - Rob Hatch hails Biniam Girmay Eurosport pundit and commentator Rob Hatch gives his thoughts on Biniam Girmay's incredible win. But we are waiting and we desperately hope that something will happen. Once I moved house in August, I fitted out the studio and tested new programmes with Eurosport and GCN. I really miss Carlton Kirby, glad he's doing the Tour. He's very listenable. And from my point of view, I was suffering quite a lot because it took away a bit of work. In broadcasting half of getting it right more, even is in the voice. When a Grand Tour is on, I can't function as a human being because all my energy is tied up in the race. 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. Or any Danish name. But Ive got to steer him in that direction because thats when they shine. Everyone was wearing these makeshift neck-warmers out of fear. All rights reserved. Once a week I might do the chaingang but most of my riding is varied fast bits, slow bits, easy bits, hard bits. I love the coverage of cycling that GCN do but Rob Hatch is the worst commentator of the lot. His daughters, Zoe and Elynor are currently emerging talents in womens cycling. My Eurosport player is transmitting the background sound (crowds cheering, motorbikes accelerating etc) but no commentary. Rob Hatch: It was a real social education. I thoroughly enjoyed writing it. If he pronounces the names correctly you should be happy he does it like this. We still need to educate people. I met people at the airport and there were doubts whether Paris-Nice or Tirreno would happen. It might become clearer next season. It wasn't until we got to mid-February and the UAE Tour that it was starting to really affect things. If you saw the Vuelta Ciclista Valenciana this season, you would have heard Jez and Ive also heard him in a couple other races on the mens side this season too. To manage an existing Cyclist magazine subscription, please visit Manage your account or visit our subscription FAQ page. I was really happy for him. RH: Mathieu van der Poel winning the Amstel Gold Race was the moment of the season. Football, Volleyball, Cycling & more. And the other was sort of between the two: semi-suspicious, bit of pity, the whole crossing to the other side of the carriage thing.

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