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I mean, we could have had Rob Warner commentating!!!
Rob Warner on the BBC...I doubt it somehow
Or Helen Skelton........
Oli Beckinsale isn't racing is he... I wonder if he has any personality though....
It's rubbish not having any household-known riders...
Yes, Warner would be better "Kileen wants this gold more than an unemployed rapist" etc
"He's gone out the front door, that was messier than a lion raping a goat!"
yeah, missing Rob right now...
Did I just hear right - someone has had their nasal passages drilled out to give him better breathing capability? Really?
Feel the need to reach into tv and slap them both
Warner would have been so funny
Warner would have been amazing on this!
The world XC guys would have been better, they're not liveliest of commentators but they know they're stuff and wouldn't just be incredulous at everything.
how many times have they mentioned wheel sizes and 1x10 gearing over the 2 races?
as i type the main commentator just said "when we say 26" wheels we're reffering to the diameter"
After hearing Trevor Nelson on the opening ceremony I think he would be the ideal canditate
Imagine you're a normal person,with a life who knows very little about mountain biking (O.k 1 out of 3 is'nt bad).
Makes a bit more sense.
Steve Parrish and Charlie Cox from MotoGP. They would be awesome.
"NIGHTMARE IN A BUBBLE CAR"
"OHH HE'S OVER CLUBBED IT"
😆
more discussion of wheel size than a bike forum...
have these guys ever riden a mtb? or are thay pure bread rodies? thay dont seem to know what thay are talking about just reading from a list of facts
and the course is lame!!!
Boardman you blaggin idiot... "650b is for the indecisive... go small or go large... make your mind up!!" in one foul swoop, shows his ignorance!!! FFS 😆
The snow border commentator is no better.... thank god for Google and Wikipedia!!! Rory Hitchins would have been better... or Rob!! ..I'm sure he would have behaved!!
I like the course, don't think they could have done more.
Commentary isn't great, esp when Boardman declared Liams Olympic career over.
Boardman you blaggin idiot... "650b is for the indecisive... go small or go large... make your mind up!!" in one foul swoop, shows his ignorance!!! FFS
I bet he won't say that when Boardmans come out in 650b
Missed it til now whats happened to Liam Killen ?
That was Chris being ironic, not daft.
Liam Killen crashed with a suspected broken ankle 🙁
Didn't Boardman lead the R&D team which helped our track team become the greatest Olympic team around?
Liam Killen crashed with a suspected broken ankle
Thats a real shame poor bloke
I thought it was a course your granny could ride according to this forum ?
That was Chris being ironic, not daft.
Yeah, sounded like a joke to me.
Possibly from frustation at having to sell MTBs in another wheel size though?
Nice one Ed...How to kill the mood "And his 6 brothers were killed in the genocide.......over to you Chris"
Nice one 😐
The ignorance in stw knows no bounds I see.
Considering that CB is a roadie at heart and Ed Leigh is a snowboarder, the commentary isn't bad. Besides, it's not aimed at the all-knowing experts on here, the ones who could ride the course blindfold, the ones who think it's lame or dull. Like all commentary throughout the Games, it's aimed at The General Public.
I like his commentary, think he does a good job. A good source of info. and facts aimed at a level for most people who aren't as into bikes as people on here.
Rorschach - MemberNice one Ed...How to kill the mood "And his 6 brothers were killed in the genocide.......over to you Chris"
Nice one
Hope he doesn't come 4th as Helen Skelton will probably say something like "You just missed out on a medal,I bet you've never felt this bad before"
That was Chris being ironic, not daft.
Nope! sounded daft to me... Unless it was a snippet of intelligent comment for the initiated??... 🙄 like he's qualified at all for that ? if he's ( he has to) to sell him self as a bike expert he shouldn't be floatin out brain farts like that!... maybe he can't help it!... yeah!that would be about right!! he's afflicted with bullshititus!
Well that last bit was daft, derbyshire grit doesn't get slippy in the wet, its gritstone, not granite... #grumble grumble grumble#
I wondered who it was waffling absolutely rubbish. He seems to be saying that everyone who gets a puncture is finishing their career.
Its like hes skim reading a guide to beginners mtbing while jabbering. Apparently you dont soften your tyres if you are racing a full sus
Liam Killen crashed with a suspected broken ankle
What section did he crash on, doesn't look that gnarly on TV, must be harder than it looks, surprised to see a few riders off the bike and running some steeper rocky sections.
650b is for the indecisive... go small or go large... make your mind up!
So he does know something about mountain bikes then.
doesn't look that gnarly on TV, must be harder than it looks
🙄
Timax: it's just his dry sense of humour. If you've ever listened to his Tour de France or track commentary, you'd be able to tell.
As for him being qualified...I think I'd take Chris's expert opinion every time. He's forgotten more about bike racing and bike tech than most people will ever know!
Well you dont need soft tyres on a hardpack course 😀
Whats with the 🙄 ???
Some nice "tabletops" from the riders...
Apparently...
Anyway, I'm enjoying this immensely. Between some of the idiot comments on here, the commentary on TV and the actual racing, it's a most entertaining afternoon! 🙂
Ah, another thread about Olympic Mountain biking, with only crazy-legs and possibly a.n.other person actually talking any sense in it! What are the chances eh...? 😕
Chris Boardman is exceptionally dry/drole, his sense of humour and his mannerisms aren't easy to pick up on if you're not used to his commentary, but the guy has forgotten more about cycling than many of us have ever known! He may come across as a Northerner with a chip on his shoulder quite a bit, but it's just his way.
As for the course... Go and ride it on a lightweight carbon XC bike with the seat up your ass and semi slick tyres, whilst also giving 100% effort and I can assure you it's not easy. Mountain Biking has never been a sport than translates to TV all that well, but that course is both very challenging in places and also open to allow overtaking (required) in others.
People that diss the Olympic course as not being "proper mountain biking" are usually easy to spot, by their lack of knowledge on anything on the subject prior to two years ago (as they've only recently taken it up), long travel full sus bikes with big tyres for local XC rides, and a complete disinterest towards anything that is slightly different to how they participate in the sport.
After the evolution of the first clunkers into proper mountain bikes, that could be ridden uphill efficiently as well as down, Short course XC racing could be considered Mountain Biking in its purest form. That is not to say it should define the sport, but Freeride, All Mountain, Enduro and all the other kinds of sub category have all come into the sport much more recently.
Boardman seems to be doing a fine job to me.
His target audience is the general public rather than the internet elite who for reasons unknown were overlooked by the Team GB selection process.