RIP Paul Sherwen

[petitepedal ★]

https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/iconic-voice-of-cycling-paul-sherwen-dies-at-62-years-old/?fbclid=IwAR1E8mFc-vO9Uw0CIRri8bILrlLA8UMgPP9s8Ux6wc9uJ3Q_kur26l4mS7s

[Square Wheels]

Ugh, he'll be missed.

[Prophet Zacharia]

Terrible news.

[Road Runner]

Very Sad.  Phil and Paul were the best.  

[ChrisL]

Wow.. Yeah I preferred Paul over Phil.  Sorry to hear.

[JerrySTL ★]

Sad. He looked very healthy. 

[Road Runner]

8 minutes ago, JerrySTL said:

Sad. He looked very healthy. 

All I can find out is he died at home overnight and it was "sudden".  I would assume he had a heart attack or some such.  

[Further]

Phil & Paul were the voice of profesional cycling. The silence will be deafening.  ? 

[Ralphie ★]

62 is way too young.  Drat.

[maddmaxx ★]

21 minutes ago, Further said:

Phil & Paul were the voice of profesional cycling. The silence will be deafening.  ? 

We can always put Bobkie in his chair.

[Further]

Just now, maddmaxx said:

We can always put Bobkie in his chair.

They probably will, but it won't be the same. I guess it shouldn't be the same, you don't replace Paul, you do something different, and Bbkie is certainly different, but also the real deal.

I wonder if Phil will go on without Paul ?

[donkpow]

There was already talk that Phil was preparing to retire prior to this time.

[Airehead]

Too young and too sad. The duo won't be the same with anyone else filling in. 

[ChrisL]

12 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

We can always put Bobkie in his chair.

I love  Bobke but that's not his strength. Christian VDV is a much smoother commentator and I'd like to see his role grow.

Phil Ligget has been the voice of pro cycling in the states but his mistakes are getting annoying.  He's always getting riders mixed up.

[BuffJim]

That’s harsh. Those guys had a style that made me want to watch a sport that I would otherwise not be interested in. That’s a talent of great narrators and storytellers. 

[Prophet Zacharia]

This photo was taken by Paul of me and Phil and my buddies in Brugge. He was very nice, chatting with us after dinner on the eve of Flanders. Phil was mocking Paul for not knowing how to use an iPhone camera!

[Further]

6 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said:

This photo was taken by Paul of me and Phil and my buddies in Brugge. He was very nice, chatting with us after dinner on the eve of Flanders. Phil was mocking Paul for not knowing how to use an iPhone camera!

Which one are you ?

[Prophet Zacharia]

5 minutes ago, Further said:

Which one are you ?

I’m wearing the Flanders sweatshirt.

i am now reminder that it was PHIL who couldn’t operate the iPhone, and it was PAUL who mocked him. Hence the photo with Phil, but none with Paul.

If you appreciate travel blogs, this is my buddy’s entry for the event:

http://ridingontherhein.blogspot.com/2011/07/2011-ronde-van-vlaanderen.html?m=1

[Randomguy]

Whoa, this is bad news.  As the article said, Phil and Paul were the soundtrack of cycling for me,  just inseparable from the sport itself.  

The good people don't live long enough. 

[Kirby]

Very sad.  Far too young.  I will miss his voice and his enthusiasm for racing.

[bikeman564™]

very sad, he was not that old

[jsharr ★]

14 hours ago, Further said:

Which one are you ?

He is the American looking one.

 

[TrentonMakes]

Wow, I'm really sad to hear this.  I can't say more than has already been said... certainly agree that "Phil and Paul" have been part of the experience and Paul's voice will be missed.  

[Ltdskilz]

This is sad news, indeed. 

[JerrySTL ★]

16 hours ago, ChrisL said:

Christian VDV is a much smoother commentator and I'd like to see his role grow.

Agreed.

[JerrySTL ★]

17 hours ago, Further said:

Phil & Paul were the voice of profesional cycling.

I first heard them in 1988 or 1989 on Channel 4 when I was stationed in England. I'm disappointed when I see a cycling race on TV and they aren't the announcers. They might not be perfect, but as a team they were the best.

[Road Runner]

Phil makes a lot of mistakes, but he is old like me.    I embrace the mistakes and find them a bit funny, somewhat endearing, even.   

[TrentonMakes]

8 minutes ago, Road Runner said:

I embrace the mistakes and find them a bit funny, somewhat endearing, even.   

I had typed something very similar but I ended up trimming it.  I even used the word "endearing". 

It seems to me it is inherently difficult to tell one skinny rider from the 7 others who are dressed just like him.

 

I grew up watching football and it was the best when Madden and Summerall were the announcers.  I miss them, and others have taken their places, but really there's no one today I like as much as I liked them.  I suspect that for the rest of my life I will watch cycling and say "damn, I miss Phil and Paul".

[Road Runner]

2 minutes ago, TrentonMakes said:

It seems to me it is inherently difficult to tell one skinny rider from the 7 others who are dressed just like him.

And it's just a bicycle race.  It's not like they are reporting on something of real importance, such as the Super Bowl or the World Series.  

[Road Runner]

8 minutes ago, TrentonMakes said:

I grew up watching football and it was the best when Madden and Summerall were the announcers.  I miss them, and others have taken their places, but really there's no one today I like as much as I liked them.  I suspect that for the rest of my life I will watch cycling and say "damn, I miss Phil and Paul".

My sentiments also.  Well said.  

[ChrisL]

26 minutes ago, Road Runner said:

Phil makes a lot of mistakes, but he is old like me.    I embrace the mistakes and find them a bit funny, somewhat endearing, even.   

Well that was part of the appeal with the two.  Phil would mess up and Paul would straighten him out.  I wasn't implying I wasn't a Phil fan earlier, just that I don't think his schtick will work without Paul.