CarltonBalls

Chronicling the weird and wonderful segues of @carltonkirby, voice of @Eurosport_UK cycling. We love you Carlton, quite frankly!

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[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

.@carltonkirby You have absolutely made our day here at
@CarltonBalls HQ!! Keep up the great work, cycling commentary just isn't the same without you in the box 🚵‍♀️🚵‍♀️

[Carlton Kirby @carltonkirby]

Keep in touch with the madness by following @CarltonBalls ...feel free to add and bits you fancy! Xx

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

"Michael Storer... He is a vegan, but he puts in some brilliant performances. Beefy, you might say" @mjstorer_au @carltonkirby #carltonballs #tdf

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

.@WoutvanAert would take the train

[road.cc @roadcc]

"This is killing the planet... but I guess the money is more important"

Private jet brand ambassador Mathieu van der Poel gets blasted by fans (with Taylor Swift references), but pro claims “this partnership isn’t about luxury, it’s about performance”
https://t.co/lu62q98Q04

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

"He almost wobbled over to the crisp machine" #ItzuliaBasqueCountry #carltonballs

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

.@BriSmithy: "His aunt is in the team car behind"

@carltonkirby: "Is that a very small pet, or a relative?"

#LeSamyn

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

Honourable mention to @JoseBeenTV "... Going down the mountain you have to drive at at least 80kmph, which is very scary if you're driving a leek" #etoiledebesseges

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

One for the ages from @AdamBlythe89 in response to Alberto Bettiol briefly swinging out of the main bunch... "Someone probably told him it's ok to put pineapple on a pizza" #TourDownUnder2025 #blytheballs

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

@lucasaganronald This is also cyclocross

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

#cyclocross

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

"Mirco Maestri (rhymes with pastry) is cooking something up here" #CROrace @mircomaestri9

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

Honourable mention to @nedboulting "No sunroof for Rod Ellingworth, partly because there's no sun today" #boultingballs #TourOfBritain @itvcycl

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

"The break are going to hit the steepest section shortly ... Could be, I dunno, about enough time to boil and egg" #LaVuelta24 #carltonballs

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

@Mathieusnow11 😂

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

🫡

[Mathieu Giroux @Mathieusnow11]

@carltonkirby @ArcticRaceofN HI Carlton, I wanted to know if there is still an account or a hashtag where people post funny things you happen to say on air? 😊 Thanks and cheers!

[Mathieu Giroux @Mathieusnow11]

@CarltonBalls Thanks! I got an old one, it was uttered at some Belgian classic.

"You see these houses? They are bungahighs. As opposed to bungalows. *giggles* I'm amusing myself."

-Carlton Kirby 😅😅

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

#kellyballs

[Bill Hollingsworth @BHollingsworth]

Nice one from @SeanKellyCC yesterday “…big Landa hoping he might land a big one!” worthy of @carltonkirby @CarltonBalls 😀

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

@glamourpuss1000 @CarltonBalls HQ approves of naming Egyptian Goddesses after @carltonkirby

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

"Sometimes all they want is a bit of space. It's the final frontier, and they're gonna get to the finish soon" #LaVuelta24 #carltonballs

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

“We're just passing l’Eglise de l’Assomption, and we’re going to make some assumptions about who might win today” #TourDeFrance2024 #carltonballs [c/o @BHollingsworth]

[CarltonBalls @CarltonBalls]

@BHollingsworth 🙌

[Sam Pearce @sampearcetflt]

When your wife asks for an update on today's stage #tourdefrance2024