Guys, we have Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin doing the commentary, on the hour highlights, with Chris Boardman. Do you have the same show? Obviously with about 20 minutes of ads, but is there any difference other than this, or is it completely different to the vtv version we see?
Julian, I think it is the same show. I know that our actual tour footage is from a french company as they refered to that last night. They said there was no “Lance” coverage in the footage because the French company doesn’t consider him more important than the overall tour coverage.
Thanks, I thought it might be, but the Lance comments means that it might not be. What a strange way for them to put it!
Hey Julian,
I was wondering if the two of them were doing “double” commentary as you can hear Paul Sherwen talking in the background whilst phil is talking.
The best US coverage starts at 0530 California time on OLN and is wholly Phil and Paul commentary. It gets gradually worse throughout the day until the “primetime coverage” which has Trautwig(!) and Bobke giving 75% coverage along with Gum’s travelogues.
Colin
And the OLN coverage is from 0530 to 1030.
Yeehaw!
Does channel 4 still carry the tour in the UK?
Colin
Col, they don’t quite talk over each other but they do about a minute each before the other takes over. It’s quite a snappy style as it keeps it fresh and the one not talking can pull out some more facts to inform the viewers. We get the two of them on the 1900 highlights hour and then a more “rambling” commentary from David Duffield with his comments on cheeses, wines and Chateaux shots during the days finishing with Eurosport “expert” commentary at 2200.
However, Liggett and Sherwin provide the best commentary and the slickest show.