Please enquire via Twitter: @robhatchtv The Grand Tour Diaries, the second book by the team behind The Cycling Podcast was released in November 2019. 2.36 w/k sounds so pathetic but before this week I had no idea how good (or bad) I was at cycling.. But there was part of you that felt it was way more serious than that. A last-minute plan had to be formulated for. Making them shorter is a no-go because they're unique and the length is part of the test. As ITV didn't typically cover the Giro d'Italia, he remained a key part of the team during the Italian Grand Tour. ..There's not a lot of competition on Eurosport though! The general public is becoming wiser to cycling, but were nowhere near as big as we think we are. And as the riders rolled through kilometre zero and the stage officially began it become clear that no group stand was going to be forthcoming. We met for a pre-dinner beer in the centre of Gent in the middle of Holy Week. Yes. His daughters, Zoe and Elynor are currently emerging talents in womens cycling. This year, working from home, meant there was no disconnect. Hatch now has at least two angry threads about him, maybe only Armstrong had more in this forum, more than a decade ago. Taken from Eurosport's 2012 season races & IMG's Tour de. I have rarely been less in agreement with an opinion than here. Is it fair to say you have a TV voice and a regular Rob Hatch voice? 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. He is now a consultant for high-profile teams like Canyon SRAM and the Danish national track team. There are so many different things behind the scenes that we're not aware of. 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. All rights reserved. And, as Joanna Rowsell will tell you, I do tend to get animated. Once a week I might do the chaingang but most of my riding is varied fast bits, slow bits, easy bits, hard bits. Rob Hatch. You are using an out of date browser. The Cycling Podcast is an independent sports audio production created by Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie, and Daniel Friebe. I'd have still had them, but maybe at the end of the season. If you have a training question, submit your question for Jonathan to answer on the next episode of TrainerRoads podcast. It's stressful with technology, hoping that it's going to work. Although I keep thinking he sung the Neighbours theme tune. His latest cycling book, tape: the untold stories of the Tour de Frances defining stages, was published last June. Hatch has toned down his OTT local pronunciations and is becoming less annoying. One visit to the supermarket, then the police started driving around the area with recorded messages: stay inside your homes. 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. Sign Up. I really miss Carlton Kirby, glad he's doing the Tour. The Cycling Podcast was the first podcast ever to be accredited to the Tour de France. [13] In 2018, The Cycling Podcast was a Bronze medalist in sports podcast category at the British Podcast Awards. We had Carlton [Kirby] and Jonathan [Harris-Bass] in London at the Discovery studios in Chiswick, with Dan [Lloyd], Brad [Wiggins], Brian [Smith] and Sean [Kelly] in Bath at the GCN studios. Take nothing away from Pogacar and his teams celebrations. Blythe was a consistent lower-level classics racer and sometime sprinter. We know that Kevin Rza is a local rider here in Mantes la Jolie and he was going to lead them out. As we saw with the Tour and Giro this year day 20 and day 21, you have to be able to race all the way to the end. 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. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. I met people at the airport and there were doubts whether Paris-Nice or Tirreno would happen. Without the strict medical and social protocol part of it, we've always been living in bubbles anyway in Grand Tours for years. But that wasn't their fault they were using new kind of headset that was extra sensitive. 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. 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). . And why do GCN need both Blythe and McEwen 2 sprinters who basically say the same things, make the same 'jokes' and have the same 'insights' there is no colour. cheers for the language explanations, my French colleague said pretty much the same and it was down to the 'R' sound being 'err' meaning the deux was fully sounded and the two words ran into each other. Let us know what you think of the show in the comment section below. A few winters ago I did [trainer] videos and I found them great but after Id done each programme a couple of times I struggled to complete them with the same intensity the sessions are challenging but not ridiculously hard. In the end I had to go to Google to find out where it was and it was nothing like the way he pronounced it! Three months, and basically the first day I went in I was broadcasting. If he pronounces the names correctly you should be happy he does it like this. Neither have I. Bigham helped to give deeper insights into the world of aerodynamics during the opening time trial of the 2021 Giro dItalia. And this existence of not leaving the house too much apart from going for the odd run or to meet up with one friend on a Friday for a quick beer it was a really important thing to take those lines as a starting point, and it helped me write it. It was very much a last-minute idea. During stage 10 of the Giro dItalia, McEwen and Dan Lloyd were handing commentary duties back over to Rob Hatch and Sean Kelly after the latter pairs lunch break. He initially started combining riding with Eurosport work in his final season in 2019. A few of the guys had complaints about breathing. I remember going to Belgium for Het Nieuwsblad and working for the host broadcaster. So I do like being there, even if the travelling is tiring and you do want a break. I felt guilty not sitting in front of my computer, not watching. GCN; GCN+ pass information . Sounds like it was a rider-initiated move, in conjunction with the CPA. I had nothing prepared for Tadej Pogaar. Hammond is in his own league though and it would be great to have him back. Exceptional job. 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. 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!' No one has yet reached an agreement why the racing was so different. You need your eyes tested if that's the case. There was talk of Spain, Ireland and the UK locking down. Last week was the journalists first week of structured training. Hopefully they will be doing the Tour as well. Lionel Birnie isa journalist, author and publisher. Contact Us. It was the big unknown. He helped develop the Endura, NetApp (became Bora-Hansgrohe) and MTN-Qhubeka teams in their early days before becoming a staple on Eurosport. You are using an out of date browser. Log in or register to join the conversation. Hatch is often on the biggest races and usually covers the race finishes too. The Cycling Podcast features regular contributions from journalists Franois Thomazeau, Ciro Scognamiglio, Fran Reyes, Brian Nygaard and sports commentator Rob Hatch. But Ive got to steer him in that direction because thats when they shine. 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. Hatch then shared an anecdote about how he and Kelly had spotted a fudge shop on their way back to the studio and how hed eaten the majority of it before their return to commentary duties. I liked Hatch several years ago but the last few years have been too much for me to handle in large doses. Log in or register to join the conversation. It might sound sad, but my work is my life. 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. That performance is something we'll talk about for ever the way it came together it wasn't until the second rest day when, sitting down, I thought, hang on, he can win this. We still need to educate people. I also missed my colleagues from other channels and media. For someone who usually travels the world commentating on sports events while living out of a suitcase, 2020 has been a sobering year. I would say that, in terms of the calendar, I was actually quite disappointed. // ]]> 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. Find your friends on Facebook. Half an hour later, after McEwen had handed over stage 12 commentary to Hatch and Kelly, the Australian also issued a statement. It also receives support from Science in Sport. Id like to think I dont need the validation. I hope we do whether it's Ineos or another team. Sorry, Declan Quigley is not a good listen. RH: I was born and raised in Accrington. Following the title sponsorship of cycling clothing brand Rapha, The Cycling Podcast added the third Grand Tour to their coverage in August 2016. @SeanKellyCyclin @BriSmithy. Monumental Mohori. We chose not to publish Stage 10 coverage until an offensive phrase was removed and we apologise to anyone offended during the broadcast. As of today, the hosts are two weeks into their training plans and already seeing improvements in their fitness. 61 posts. It's something you have to work on. Shes taken pictures of me standing on chairs and all sorts. From talking about spring classics to grand tours, hell also be seen in the studio after races. As noted above, Rob could do with some more warmth to his commentary which can be functional, and while I do admire his attempts to pronounce team and rider names correctly, AG2R seems to have fallen somewhere: ah-jay-deuze-err is not correct. Everyone was looking around, hoping people wouldn't be sitting next to them. Tour de France riders were expected to show solidarity with anti-racism messages at the start of the final stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, but the paucity of the gesture was striking. [1] : 227. Its not realistic and its also not how anyone actually rides a bike outdoors. All three experts will be training roughly 3.5 hours per week until their big event, which is expected to take place the first week of March. He needs to work on his banter/library of useless facts for boring flat stages. You have to have the voice. I have seen him defending these garbled pronunciations as 'respect', how about some respect for paying viewers! Football, Volleyball, Cycling & more. So I started really thinking seriously about it. However, for the Tour, nobody expected what happened. Definitely. Our French producers will say, If you dont show it, its censorship. Ive had this argument, going back to my work experience. 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. Robert Hatch is a game designer and writer who developed key role-playing game releases for White Wolf Publishing from 1993 to 2001. On the opposite end of the scale you have Sean Kelly talking about the Tour du Romondia and Primoz Rojlick. That sort of riding wasn't done by design. To manage an existing Cyclist magazine subscription, please visit Manage your account or visit our subscription FAQ page. Obviously, he's been the world time trial champion, he's won stages before and worn the leader's jersey in every Grand Tour. Another supporter of Rob Hatch, good to listen to unlike Matt Stephens, who I find painful to listen to as he continually uses short sentences. But you can do yourself a favour thinking of something in advance. Does anyone have a clip of Hatch pronouncing Fuglsang and Vingegaard? What were these guys doing racing? I can now watch both without getting distracted by bad commentry, which I can't with Kirby. And it would suit Pozzovivo's agrrrrrressive style of riding! 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. Nothing wrong in commenting on that - it's a discussion forum after all. "We chose not to publish Stage 10 coverage until an offensive phrase was removed and we apologise to anyone offended during. Or that 83% of the peloton is in the "Form of His Life"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oashhn4TnY. But thats the state the worlds in. 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. While reminiscing on the Tour and his favourite race, the Giro, Rob also talks about his rare foray into swapping microphone for pen with his essay in the 2020 cycling almanack, The Road Book. He reports on cyclings largest events. 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 do normally have an idea in my head before I speak. The cobbles should be together and the hilly classics should be together. It proved to be a great World Championships, but I disapproved of the fact that, when the conversations took place, the Worlds seemed to be immovable objects. Nothing has happened so far.. But there was also talk of working remotely. Spanish cycling journalist and communications manager for Lizarte, Fran Reyes provides insight during the Vuelta a Espaa coverage. In fact, it was quite hard to keep down to the power numbers and cadence required. He was an absolute pleasure to watch. And should it look like an accident? Definitely posher than the one I have now. There didn't seem to be too much will for accommodation. And for me they got in the way a bit. She brings insider knowledge of the womens peloton to the race commentary. Maybe it's the quality of his voice that some find disliking. I think it's better not to plan word-for-word because it can sound wooden. She has done a lot of races paired with Magnus Backstedt this season. Misread thread title. RH: Brexiters are the ones who give me crap on Twitter, about saying peoples names with the correct foreign pronunciation. There was a lot of speculation. Rob Hatch Retweeted. Watch Results Snooker Cycling Football . Certainly in the Giro you could start to see that the shadows were longer, the light was different, certainly the mountains were different. 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). You have to find the right language, read the race, have knowledge of your subject. Suddenly everybody in every movement was a bit more wary. [CDATA[ Everyone's been suffering this year it's been a nightmare for us all. Dan Lloyd quickly moved the conversation on, McEwens comments were left unchallenged, but viewers had heard the 49-year-old. Decent amount of emotion yesterday - could do with more of that and a few more anecdotes. 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?? Only in cycling do we have to put up with indecipherable Italian, French and Spanish names of riders and teams! Meanwhile their YouTube content is unwatchable unless you are a fan of Top Gear. Shes heard covering non-WorldTour classics most often where she can use her native Dutch to pronounce riders and place names perfectly. GCN and Robbie McEwen have apologised after the latter said a homophobic slur live on-air during coverage of the Giro dItalia. Did you know that the 2020 Giro had 17 "Ride of the Century"s? Broadcasting is a skill, contrary to what a lot of people believe, and if you don't have the tools then you're not a broadcaster. I lost the battle and the war on that one. AG2R seems to have fallen somewhere: ah-jay-deuze-err is not correct. RH: For me, theres a sort of emergency protocol that subconsciously kicks in. We've all watched our favourite sports and not been happy with things. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Off the back of two Grand Tours and the Worlds, everything was a bit of a blur. Hey at least they aren't complaining about the fact that he pronounces names - or riders and places - correctly, like that other guy did. I think people could empathise and it was a way for everyone to realise that we were in it together. But there's a lot more behind the scenes. RH: Previously people would just forget about something that might have annoyed them, but now its so easy to pick up your phone and tweet. Date Day Stage Link Start time (BST). Does anyone have any idea how to achieve that with ESP? I appreciate his efforts to pronounce names correctly. Of course, in the back of my mind, and [co-commentator] Sean Kelly's mind, we were thinking about getting home. You used to hear Declan Quigley covering the Giro dItalia but now seems to find himself part of the B-tier. Esteemed French journalist[18] and author Franois Thomazeau[19] (winner of the 2015 Prix Jacques Goddet) has joined them in their coverage since 2017.[20]. It's part of the essence of the sport. Were not happy about it and we understand what youre thinking at home. It would be nice to be back together for Paris-Nice, the Monuments, the Grand Tours. Mar 31, 2022. Cyc: What are the hardest moments youve commentated on? Watching the last stage of the Tour de Romandie, I gave up trying to understand the town of the finish. She retired from racing in 2018 whilst at WNT and transitioned to a Marketing/PR role for the team. But there was still disbelief about how big it would be and this denial about it being a strong flu. Hatch and Kelly are a good combination. ah-jay-deuh-err would be closer surely? 16 Apr 2023 11:21:22 Felix Lowe hooked up with Hatch for a chat about the. 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 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 Rob Hatch is a freelance broadcaster that can be found commentating on cycling for Eurosport television, BBC Radio 5 Live, IMG Media and more. Mainly when I've written it's been for Spanish publications. Ganna was good for the team, obviously, especially the morale his wins brought. But it can ruin your day, your week, your month, when you don't meet the standards you set yourself. Rob Hatch Just a guy living with my wife and love of my life Vikki . It's like me saying I want to be a footballer but I'm no good at football. S1 Ep33. Articulate, insightful, intelligent commentary enhancing my Giro viewing immensely. I was lucky to do my work experience at Eurosport News. With Rob Hatch on the world feed coverage this season, Quigley covered a lot more of the classics in 2021, including the womens Tour of Flanders. There was a lot of talk between journalists and ex-riders that it was going to be different, but we didn't know how much. 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. Usually, I get ill because I'm exhausted, and when you stop, your body just gives up. Its frustrating at times you do feel like youre pissing in the wind with social media. Oh he's so so so much more pleasant than Kirby. He also was known to race on the road during US races. He has a first class degree in Italian (and French and Spanish), so I think he's a bit above 'Allo 'Allo level. for cycling's biggest show. I was working on the Giro and, from a professional point of view, I tried to watch the end of the Vuelta each day, but I didn't want to pay too much attention to it in case I got it mixed up with the job in hand. Hatch is often on the biggest races and usually covers the race finishes too. In terms of technical stuff, because I had invested a lot in my set-up, I was quite pleased how it sounded. I do it because I feel I have to do it. And I didnt want him to think I was crap, because hes a nice bloke. I've just been. With pride and bragging rights on the line, theyre taking their training seriously. Only in cycling do we have to put up with indecipherable Italian, French and Spanish names of riders and teams! Robert Hatch 41 subscribers 28 Dislike Share 7,659 views Dec 27, 2012 Cycling commentary reel by British Broadcaster Rob Hatch. RH: Mathieu van der Poel winning the Amstel Gold Race was the moment of the season. We wont take any credit for that. 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. 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. :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. Carlton Kirby Kirby is the most marmite commentator there is. 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. With the joining up of GCN and Eurosport, hes now regularly seen across all coverage. I've lived in lots of different countries and I just want to be entertained no matter who wins. When would we all see each other again? Im genuinely sorry for the language I used, and for letting the team down, but mostly I want to say sorry to anyone who I offended.. Todays [workout]felt like going for a bike ride more than any turbo session Ive done before. Would we get home? Rob hatch has been fab! Registered in England. Un podcast que sigue los pasos de su hermano mayor, The Cycling Podcast pero ahora para hispanohablantes. Unfortunately this time its in rather poor taste., 'The guy nearly died!' You must log in or register to reply here. In terms of technique, those bits of commentary were the starting points for me. As a broadcaster, you also have to have the ability to read the moment and describe the moment, which is more what happened at the Tour. It may not display this or other websites correctly. For anyone who knows me, I'm not particularly attached to a flag or a nation. "We had been led to believe that there was going to be a show of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. As a foreigner, I like him waaaaay better than Kirby.
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