The famous cycling commentary duo of Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen will not be heard on Supersport during the Tour de France this year by Mike Finch
So it’s official.. The famous voices of Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen will not be heard during this year’s Tour de France because of a change in the world feed designated for South Africa.
Supersport Communications manager Clinton van der Berg confirmed that the two famous voices would be replaced by the Australian combination of former pro Robbie McEwen and Matthew Keenan.
“SuperSport can confirm the change in broadcasts,” Van der Berg said. “Phil Liggett has long been a mainstay of the Tour de France broadcast team. He is also a particular favourite of South Africans, so his unique voice will no doubt be missed.”
Van der Berg said that SuperSport had no control over the world feed, but expected standards will continue to be high.
“To confirm, we will be taking the ‘Super’ world feed from beginning to end with Robbie and Matthew,” Van der Berg said.
Liggett and Sherwen have been a feature of the Tour de France commentary on SuperSport since the 1990’s
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