Orla Chennaoui

Amsterdam

Podcast Co-Host at The Cycling Podcast

MotoGP Presenter at Eurosport

Eurosport and TNT presenter, talking & writing sport for a living. Juggling work, travel and 2 kids. Balls may drop. https://t.co/xJcuhLkRUx

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Articles

Adolescence makes me determined to show what healthy masculinity looks like

4 weeks ago | metro.co.uk | Orla Chennaoui

I'm sure I wasn't the only one who wept at the end of Netflix's searingly important drama Adolescence, when Stephen Graham 's character tucks his son's teddy bear into bed and whispers, 'I should have done better'. They were ugly, snotty tears, the kind that take you by surprise. The tragic truth underpinning the fictionalised drama was unavoidable: our boys need better. Our girls deserve better. We all need to do better.
France are fancied but Ireland will take some stopping in quest for Six Nations three-peat

2 months ago | msn.com | Orla Chennaoui

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France are fancied but Ireland will take some stopping in Six Nations

2 months ago | metro.co.uk | Orla Chennaoui

Okay, pay attention. The key word is 'momentum'. If you're a casual fan and need just one conversation filler with friends or colleagues this evening, to make it sound like you have something to offer to the Six Nations chat beyond the magnificence of Antoine Dupont 's cheekbones, this is it. It's all about momentum.
Don't let England's struggles overshadow entertaining autumn of rugby

Nov 27, 2024 | metro.co.uk | Orla Chennaoui

'We saw you on the TV at the weekend, covering the Ireland game.' On another school run, in another city, such an exchange with a fellow mum might not be overly surprising. The Autumn Nations Series has been kind of a big deal, after all. The fact the mum is German and the city is Amsterdam meant it came as a bit of a shock. 'Really? You watched?' She did, apparently. Because it 'looked great fun'.
Words can't describe the true joy of this Parisian Olympic feast

Aug 3, 2024 | metro.co.uk | Orla Chennaoui

I'm not someone who's usually stuck for words. It's a professional necessity to be able to shape thoughts, emotions and events into the confines of linguistic structure. But there have been times over the course of the past week at the Paris Olympics, when the sports fan in me has found words to be too limiting, too lacking in texture and depth to fully encapsulate the visceral and emotional magnitude of the experience. On these occasions, we are at least blessed with primal instinct.
Marvel at a legend as Cavendish completes one hell of a ride

Jul 17, 2024 | msn.com | Orla Chennaoui

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Marvel at a legend as Cavendish completes one hell of a ride

Jul 17, 2024 | metro.co.uk | Orla Chennaoui

'F***ing good job, mate.' The booming congratulations came with the customary slaps to the back from team-mates. Only a fellow Tour de France rider could really appreciate the soul-draining effort of what had just been achieved. 'Thank you so much guys, you're legends,' came the reply, Mark Cavendish's first words on crossing the finish line, as is his custom, of appreciation for those who helped him get there.
Hype train arrives to transform Tour de France rivals from hermits to heroes

Jun 27, 2024 | msn.com | Orla Chennaoui

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Hype train arrives to transform Tour de France rivals from hermits to heroes

Jun 27, 2024 | metro.co.uk | Orla Chennaoui

There is a moment in the new series of the Netflix show Unchained which so beautifully captures the Tour de France it is almost poetic. Thibaut Pinot, darling could-have-been of the romantically minded hosts had crested his final summit of his final Tour. The three-time stage winner, who admits he sometimes wished he'd been 'less popular and more successful' had lived the force of that popularity one last time.
Pogbliteration at the Giro but ‘greatest’ tag must wait until Tour de France

May 30, 2024 | msn.com | Orla Chennaoui

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