You can get hold of me at alex@tourdefranceontv.co.uk.
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- Chris Froome’s career reaches its peak while Alberto Contador departs at the top of one | the 2017 Vuelta a Espana final week wrap
- Vincenzo Nibali and Miguel Angel Lopez do a spot of looming| the second 2017 Vuelta a Espana rest day wrap
- Chris Froome does the early riding | the first 2017 Vuelta a Espana rest day wrap
- Who will most enjoy the uphill finishes of this year’s Vuelta a Espana
- Vuelta a Espana highlights will be on ITV4
- Chris Froome, jack of all trades, master of three-week racing | the 2017 Tour de France final week wrap
My husband looks forward to the tour every year and has done for the last twenty years or more. So to his great disappointment he sat ready today to watch the start of the race only to find out that Phil and Paul were not commentating. To say that he is absolutely gutted would be a massive understatement, he said he will not be watching it anymore and it’s another end of an era.
Phil and Paul are and always will be the voices of the Tour de France. You can replace them with whoever you like but for the non cyclist they are the best. Having been a lifelong racing cyclist, mechanic and fan of cycling I understand that younger people may prefer fresher faces but there is no price for experience. Like many who have left comments, I too are totally gutted!
Alex, please delete the ‘a’ before fresher plus ‘a lifelong’ before fan, thanks.
Have done. I’ve left the ‘are’ instead of ‘am’ though (and also your correction request).
Paul and Phil are the voices and commentators of the TdF. It is the only cycling race I follow to the end. With out them it is not the same. Please bring them back
So NOT enjoying Le Tour this year….these two were “the package” with cycllng knowledge, good friends with the cyclists and so much information about the route, having lived and cycled through Europe. Oh come on ASO …really.
Phil and Paul the Rolls Royce of cycling commentators
I thought the same but I do think Ned and David have improved much this year, more relaxed and loads of good information.