The legendary cycling commentary duo of Paul Sherwen and Phil Liggett are no more after reports surfaced on the weekend that Sherwen had died suddenly at his home in Uganda.
In a moving tweet Liggett described news of the loss as ‘sadness like never before…” and paid tribute to his co-worker with whom he had worked for 33 years.
I went to bed in Africa with a heavy heart last night feeling sadness like never before. My team mate for 33 years was no longer with me. Your hundreds of messages showed how well @PaulSherwen was loved. Let’s think of Katherine and his children with love just now.
— Phil Liggett (@PhilLiggett) December 3, 2018
Details of how Sherwen passed away are still unclear but his status as one of the duo that truly put cycling on the map with their insightful passionate commentating will be sorely missed.
Liggett, who is currently staying at his house in Phalaborwa, thanked everyone on Twitter for their messages of support.
I have scrolled through Tweets non-stop for 45mins and then went back to the top and found 600 new ones. @PaulSherwen would have been so proud to know how much you thought him. Thank you all. Riders, friends, fans, federation, media for your expressions of love
— Phil Liggett (@PhilLiggett) December 3, 2018
Sherwen rode the Tour de France on seven occasions and was a top class professional once finishing 15th at the Paris-Roubaix. He had a stake in a mining business in Uganda but still worked on events around the world as a commentator.