Phil Liggett

[cyberknight]

Love or hate him the chap has been around forever, having heard him commentating since the 80s to me he is part of the furniture of cycling .
How much longer can he go on ? i shall miss him when he hangs up his cleats .

 

[Deleted member 35268]

Nothing to dislike about him, he's a legend.

 

[Sharky]

He's been around since before the 80's, when he used to actually ride a bike. Think I've got a programme somewhere from the 1969 IOM week and he is listed on the start sheets!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

He was fine in the 80s; we've not had to endure too much of him in the past few years, thankfully.

 

[cougie uk]

Lovely chap - bumped into him at the Wincanton Classic down south one year - we were in club kit and he'd ridden for the club decades before. He came over to have a chat. Just noticed that a documentary about him has been released - 'Phil Liggett - The Voice of Cycling'

Will have to work out how to watch it.

 

[mjr]

Nothing to dislike about him, he's a legend.

He was a bit too trusting of a few cheats. I don't think it undoes all the great enthusiasm, but it is understandable if some think so.

 

[rich p]

Remind me, did he carry out his promise to retire if his buddy, Lance ever got busted for doping?

 

[fossyant]

Looks like the documentary goes on release in February

 

[rogerzilla]

My mum used to sit next to him in work. He and another guy from the same office were known bike nuts.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I started watching the TDF in the 90s - first one was when Greg LeMond won by 8 seconds - What a year to start

followed it until my partner at the time decided that watching 'sport' for an hour every eveing for 3 weeks was unacceptable - same with F1 - how did I not see red flags?????


anyway - when we broke up I dived directly back to TDF - did not pass go - did not collect £200 - and still he was there
the voice that defined cycling

he has his faults
sometimes I can't cope with his co-commentator
but he is like the shopping forecast - I may not always choose to listen to the channel he is one - but knowing his voice is out there makes the World right

 

[mjr]

I started watching the TDF in the 90s - first one was when Greg LeMond won by 8 seconds - What a year to start

That was 1989 but close enough!

 

[Ian H]

I have had an interesting conversation with a trouserless Mr Liggett in a public loo ( he was changing after an audax event).

 

[Milzy]

Legend but seemed naive through the Lance dark days era. Or was he just professionally been that way?

 

[Archie_tect]

Don't know how he found time to record "Come on Eileen"...