Gee, that's what Versus does with their recaps of the smaller tours, like the Tour de Suisse. 15 minutes of stuff like this covering the six previous stages, just so we can watch an hour and three quarters of the ceremonial last stage parade to the finish. Lovely.

And while I'll take Phil and Paul's commentary over just about anyone else's, compared to the past it seems they aren't quite as on top of things as they used to be. They seem to get too caught up in the storyline they're attempting to tell, and they miss what's actually going on in the race.

For an example, on the climb of the Columbiere, as the main leaders are making the descent, they remark about how Nibali has caught back up to the leaders. Only problem was, if you'd been watching, you would have seen Nibali clawing his way back up to the back of the leaders just before they reached the summit, like five or ten minutes previously. Something you would have thought they would notice and have commented on.