Phil Liggett, the cycling commentator, said he “couldn’t believe” the remarks Lance Armstrong made to him the first time they spoke after Paul Sherwen’s death.
Liggett and Sherwen were commentating partners on television for years, working on the world’s biggest races for broadcasters in Britain, Australia and the US.
They first teamed up on Channel 4’s Tour de France coverage in the 1980s, when Sherwen was still racing, and were working for NBC Sports in the US at the time of Sherwen’s sudden death two years ago aged 62 years.
Liggett is now the subject of a new documentary film, which is...
The long-awaited feature documentary ‘Phil Liggett: The Voice of Cycling’ made its world premiere at the 2020 Adelaide Film Festival and is set for major release across Australia in March.
An amateur...
If you want insights into the colourful world of professional cycling, including the ice-cold mentality of disgraced champion Lance Armstrong, talk to Phil Liggett.
The celebrated commentator was one...