About Phil Liggett by James Raia

Phil Liggett will be broadcasting his 34th Tour de France, beginning July 1 in Strasbourg, France.

There is a nifty book of poetry ( Dancing on the Pedals ), in my sidebar, and the review, by Bill Strickland, on Amazon, says it all:

Lighthearted, ironic arrangement into verse form of Phil Liggett's florid, enthusiastic narrations of cycling's greatest races. Anyone who has ever watched the Tour de France on TV knows Phil, and his flights of rhetorical brilliance are legion. Bicycling Magazine writes, "His voice defines the sport the way Howard Cosell's did for boxing and football." Astonishingly poetic and intelligent, Phil Liggett's narrations lend themselves perfectly to this found poetry approach.

Journalist, Author, and Radio Talk Show Host, James Raia has a very nice piece on this legendary man.