Phil Liggett

Phil Liggett

Born: August 11, 1943
in Bebington, Merseyside, England, UK
Philip Alexander Liggett, MBE is an English commentator and journalist who covers professional cycling.

Movies for Phil Liggett...

Phil Liggett: The Voice of Cycling
Title: Phil Liggett: The Voice of Cycling
Character: Self
Released: June 18, 2021
Type: Movie
A fascinating portrait of cycling royalty, the prince of the peloton, the lord of the lycra-clad. Amateur racer turned broadcaster, Phil Liggett has covered forty-seven Tours de France and fifteen Olympic Games, calling every triumph, tragedy and scandal with his inimitable wit and poetry.
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MAMIL
Title: MAMIL
Character: Narrator
Released: November 30, 2017
Type: Movie
During the week, they are white-collar professionals with responsible jobs, families and mortgages. Come the weekend, they transform into Lycra-clad super heroes; road warriors on expensive carbon framed bikes traveling in packs and competing with other males for dominance in the group. MAMIL is a feature length documentary that dares to enter this secret world of middle-aged men to uncover the reasons they take to the road.
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Slaying the Badger
Title: Slaying the Badger
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 2014
Type: Movie
Before Lance Armstrong, there was Greg LeMond, who is now the first and only American to win the Tour de France. In this engrossing documentary, LeMond looks back at the pivotal 1986 Tour, and his increasingly vicious rivalry with friend, teammate, and mentor Bernard Hinault. The reigning Tour champion and brutal competitor known as “The Badger,” Hinault ‘promised’ to help LeMond to his first victory, in return for LeMond supporting him in the previous year. But in a sport that purports to reward teamwork, it’s really every man for himself.
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The Road Uphill
Title: The Road Uphill
Released: December 23, 2011
Type: Movie
Following Leopard Trek and the Schleck Brothers, focusing upon the team's participation in the prestigious 2011 Tour de France and upon their physical and mental preparation for the biggest cycling event in the world.
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Cobbles Baby
Title: Cobbles Baby
Character: himself
Released: September 11, 2006
Type: Movie
Cobbles Baby! is the newest film from pro-cycling's gonzo filmmaker, Scott "The Tour Baby!" Coady. Join Scott on another amazing adventure as he heads to Northern France and Belgium in his quest to get up close and personal with the "hardmen" of pro-cycling and the queen of the classics - Paris-Roubaix!
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DeTour de France
Title: DeTour de France
Character: Himself
Released: August 6, 2006
Type: Movie
Detour de France offers a fascinating look inside the world's biggest annual sporting event. The film focuses on three Australians reporting on the world famous cycling event. All three bring a larrikin humour to their antics, which propels the film from mere reportage to something more akin to attending a sporting event with 'the boys'.
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The Tour Baby
Title: The Tour Baby
Character: Himself
Released: September 15, 2004
Type: Movie
The Tour Baby!" chronicles Scott Coady's amazing journey following the entire Tour de France. Watch as Scott embarks on an adventure of a lifetime armed only with a Sony digital camera, his passion for cycling, and a beat up Avis rental van he called home for a month. Experience first-hand the excitement and drama of the world's most difficult and grueling sporting event.
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1998 Giro d`Italia
Title: 1998 Giro d`Italia
Character: himself
Released: August 31, 1998
Type: Movie
See the Maglia Rosa change hands no less than eight times on the road to Milan. Battle commences right from the start when pre-race favourite Alex Zulle takes the prologue time-trial. In the first mountain test at Lago Laceno, Zulle lives up to his billing as the man to watch, but his hold on the lead is far from secure and as the race enters its final and phenomenally mountainous week Marco Pantani makes his move. Only Guiseppi Guerini can stay ith `The Pirate` at Val Gardena. Only 1996 winner Pavel Tonkov can deny him the following day at Alpe Ampeago, but the little climbing magician proves too strong for everyone at Montecampione where he all but wraps up his first major tour win with a superb solo victory. going into the final time-trial, Pantani`s lead is just a minute on Tonkov but, cheered on by thousands of fervent fans, the Italian delivers the time-trial performance of his life and a crushing blow to Tonkov who has to settle for second overall for the second year in a row.