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Where has José been all my life…?

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  • September 28, 2014 at 10:52 pm #22471
    Him Up North

    Watching the UCI’s own coverage of the Worlds (when it’s actually been available in the UK) I’ve been very impressed with José Been’s commentary. According to her blog, she had never done English language voice-overs before getting the call to cover the women’s World Cup this year, shortly followed by her on-camera debut at the Women’s Tour in the UK, so she’s had a quick but very successful baptism.

    So the campaign starts here. Eurosport, give Ms. Been a chance on the anglophone channels. She’s knowledgeable, affable and has a great style. The future’s looking José…

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  • September 30, 2014 at 8:24 am #816197
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    CyclingLocations.com

    I think that there should
    I think that there should have been more commentators and guests.

    Trying to use the right pronunciation for every rider’s name is what I’ll remember her for.

    September 29, 2014 at 6:41 pm #816195
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    enrique

    Gkam84 wrote:She’s not

    Gkam84 wrote:
    She’s not Spanish, she’s Dutch…
    Good point…

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    This is her Twitter page: https://twitter.com/TourDeJose and below is her picture from that account…

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    G, when you get a chance can you take a look at the WC Road Race thread, please?…

    September 29, 2014 at 5:21 pm #816193
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    Gkam84

    She’s not Spanish, she’s
    She’s not Spanish, she’s Dutch and has been covering cycling for years :X

    September 29, 2014 at 5:04 pm #816191
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    Leviathan

    I though José was a guys
    I though José was a guys name, do the Spanish do unisex names? Obviously so.

    September 29, 2014 at 4:29 pm #816189
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    Him Up North

    I’m willing to forgive her
    I’m willing to forgive her that one faux pas 😀

    September 28, 2014 at 11:02 pm #816187
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    MartyMcCann

    I’ve seen and heard some good
    I’ve seen and heard some good stuff from José but she did come in for a bit of stick when covering the men’s U23 race earlier in the week and laughed at what could have been a nasty fall

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