It would be hilarious if it weren't for the fact that Warner Bros' entry into MTB race broadcasting led directly to Rob Warner's sacking. The legendary commentator has repeatedly said how hard it was for him to chew. Parts of the audience also miss the exuberant discussion of what is happening on screen.

Especially those viewers who know the highlight of that era, namely Danny Hart's run to World Championship gold in Champéry in 2011, sung by Rob Warner and Nigel Page. "Look at the tiiime!", "Look at the whiiip!" and last but not least "How does he sit down with balls that bin?" are etched in the collective memory of the mountain bike community.

With Champéry, this great moment in sports reporting is once again relevant. Athletes will also be riding for gold at the 2025 World Championships on what was for a long time the steepest downhill course in the history of the World Championships.

14 years after Danny Hart, the World Championships are back in Champéry

Wouldn't this be the golden opportunity to bring Rob Warner back to the microphone? Fair Bicycle seems to think so, too, as they're mixing up the World Cup with T-shirts and stickers bearing messages such as "We want the Warner Bro, not the Warner Bros." or "Warner Bro is the real Discovery". Fair Bicycles explains: "It's our desire to bring back some of the rawness and ruckus of yesteryear, along with the incredible athleticism we can experience at today's DH races!!!"

We have a suggestion: Couldn't Rob Warner commentate the Downhill World Championships on another channel so that we could mute the voice of the official broadcast and listen to the Warner Bro instead?

He proved that he's still got it not so long ago at the Red Bull Tyne Ride motorcycle race.

 

 

 

 

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