First Mike now Robbie. SBS started going down hill with cycling commentary when there was no longer Phil and Paul. Mike and Robbie were the only two bright sparks left on the team. Listening to Mathew Keenan is so boring. Like watching grass grow.

Very poor decision by SBS by axing Robbie and Mike both very popular with cycling fans. It’s about time we are told what is behind these decisions.

Matthew Keenan is SO excruciatingly cringeworthy, he’s an embarrassment to commentators everywhere. I could feel Robbie’s eyeballs roll upward many times a night. Even Robbie, the ONLY worthwhile member of the team, couldn’t save the SBS Tour broadcast when for the sake of, y’know, ‘equality’ or something, they added that embarrassingly bland, banal woman! That was the end for me. I’m actually grateful SBS gave me the push I needed because it prompted me to look for alternatives online, and it turns out that even for Australians, there are FAR better options available. So NO more SBS fo

Thanks to the below for letting us all know about GCN: I think I’ll sign up. Losing Robbie and Thommo will be terminal for the SBS coverage: it’s great to know where we can still spend our winter nights watching credible cycling coverage. Man: this is going to cost the network a hell of a lot of viewing hours…

Good bye SBS. You have definitely lost the plot big time. Eurosport here I come.

I’m not a cycling desperate, and I wasn’t a great fan of Robbie.
In fact I stopped watching SBS Tour de France after he came onto the commentary team.
Like many cycling enthusiasts, I enjoyed the original travelogue aspect of the TDF coverage, which faded a little with the modern team.
The in-depth analysis was over the top, and to me there seemed to be some aggression in the commentary, with a fair bit of an ‘I know’ and ‘I was right’ trumpeting on display.
I particularly disliked the interruptions to other commentators’ talking points when some obscure tactic or incident happened.

Not a logical decision this one, he’s a cycling legend who is both informative and has a sense of humour.