Makes me wonder what they intend to do for the tour - I wouldn’t object to paying for Peacock plus or whatever to get the tour coverage, but if I have to deal with the US announcers I might go down the VPN path 
That was your first mistake 
I assume they’ll have Bob and Phil again. I enjoy Phil but find Bob to be difficult to listen too. Hopefully they’ll also still have the ad free feed which solves that problem and the problem of the horrible infomercial ads they showed last year.
no other option here in the US from what I can tell. GCN+ seems to have it blocked here.
They’ve always had the Ant feed available as well (online) - so I haven’t had to suffer through the US commentators for years
VPN solves this
I’m also in the US, but use GCN with a VPN, because I absolutely refuse to pay/listen to that NBC garbage. GCN is pretty cheap, and you can also find some very cheap VPNs that will work for this purpose.
He’s not Colombian. 
Phil needs to be put out to pasture (long past his expiration date) and Roll is a buffoon.
That said, NBCSports Gold has always had a commercial-free feed with Robbie McEwen and (I think) Matthew Keenan. Excellent commentary, no commercials and most importantly, no Phil & Bob.
When the NBC Chuckleheads started acting all surprised when Froome dropped off the back I just shook my head and put them on mute. Anybody that’s paid any attention to cycling this year knows that he’s in terrible form and a shell of the rider he once was.
The big surprise is how Valverde keeps hanging around!
This is not a surprise to anyone who has paid any attention to cycling for the past ten years
Really? I keep seeing quotes from him where he says he’s come back to win his 5th Tour de France title. He’s milking the cash cow at this point and not being honest. I’d take 5 million per year too if someone would pay me to get dropped every race. But please quit all the 5th Tour de France win talk.
Are you saying it’s wrong for pro athletes to have goals or are you saying they shouldn’t answer media questions about them? Seems an odd thing to get offended about.
He just seems dishonest about his “training numbers” and that he’s ready to “step it up a level”.
but maybe he is or at least that’s what he needs to believe to help him through his recovery and try to achieve his goals? ‘dishonest’ is a pretty brutal label to throw at anyone.
Smart racing from G at the Dauphine today … and great reactions from both he and Colbrelli as they crossed the line, neither sure of the result. Looking forward to seeing how strong the whole Ineos team is when they get to the mountains at the weekend.
Froome stated today in an interview at the Dauphine that he won’t be contesting the GC at the tour and that there is no way he goes from current form to contending for the win.
I have no reason to think this will actually happen, but I really want to see Nairoman return to form and show something on the final climb today
Me too 
But, at least for betting purposes, he is a GICTA…guy I can’t trust anymore.
How about Richie Porte sprinting away from Superman Lopez?
Very intense last 5km today.
A couple of years ago I ended up purchasing a month long subscription to Eurosport through a VPN. The “curated” feed with announcers was good, but what blew me away was that they also streamed 5-6 “raw” streams: the breakaway moto, the maille jeune moto, etc, etc, commercial-free. So you could just jump around as you liked while streaming the commentary on a second stream. It was glorious.
Kind of drive home just how much of a victim the American consumer is.
I think that the doping positive that his team crushed in collusion with the UCI did a lot of damage, too. That was the unforgivable aspect of the LA / USPS scandal, imo.
Ok, Nairo solidified his status as a GICTA, and Superman Lopez looked good, not world beater, but I like his chances for a Podium and Movistar is looking strong.
Now onto the Tour de Suisse…Let’s see what Rigo and Chavito can do. There are some interesting stages, including a Cat 1 climb 11km TT, will be nice to see the climbers and descenders battling it out.