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Philip 'Phil' Alexander Liggett, MBE (born 11 August 1943) is an English commentator and journalist who covers professional cycling. He currently commentates on the Tour de France and bike races for ITV, NBC Sports and SBS. He is a former amateur cyclist and received a professional contract in 1967; instead of turning professional, he saw a future in sports journalism after writing articles in cycling magazines about races in which he participated. == Journalism == Liggett initially wrote for ''Cycling'' magazine, and moved on to do freelance work for ''The Guardian'', the ''Daily Telegraph'' and ''The Observer''. In 1997, he was appointed ''Cycle Sport'' magazine's international editor. He has also written books on cycle racing. Liggett has reported on 14 Olympic Games and 42 Tours de France, generally alongside fellow veteran cycling commentators and former Tour de France cyclists Paul Sherwen (UK) and Bob Roll (US). Liggett has covered other sports including triathlons and ski jumping. Because of his varied assignments, Liggett has worked for all of the American Big Three networks: ABC, CBS, and NBC. Liggett has also been associated with the Australian network SBS covering Australian events such as the Tour Down Under in addition to the Tour de France. In 2010, he covered Johannesburg's 94.7 Cycle Challenge for South Africa's SuperSport.〔 Liggett also commentated for London 2012 with Australian broadcaster Foxtel, commentating all cycling type events. Liggett is known for colourful expressions about riders or racing conditions with often literary overtones. A collection of these "Liggettisms" was published in 2005.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Dancing on the Pedals: The Found Poetry of Phil Liggett, the Voice of Cycling )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phil Liggett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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