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The 77-year-old, still sounding as bright and smooth as ever in lockdown outside London, is talking ahead of the release of a new documentary, Phil Liggett: The Voice of Cycling.
The documentary, directed by Eleanor Sharpe and Nickolas Bird, opens in cinemas on March 8 and shows sides to Liggett that will be news to many of his fans. His early ambition to be a zoologist. His time as an aspiring professional rider, who became a cycling journalist then organiser of Britain’s Milk Race before moving into TV commentary.
His passion – living part of the year in South Africa as well as travelling to Australia for the Tour Down Under – for raising funds to save the rhino. And, surprisingly, his love for model trains.