<Tr> <Th> Employer </Th> <Td> NBC Sports (US) SBS (Australia) (--2016) </Td> </Tr> <P> Philip Alexander Liggett MBE (born 11 August 1943) is an English commentator and journalist who covers professional cycling . </P> <P> He currently commentates on the Tour de France and bike races for ITV and NBC Sports, and was previously associated with Australia's SBS . He is a former amateur cyclist and received a professional contract in 1967; instead of turning professional, he saw a future in sports journalism after writing articles in cycling magazines about races in which he participated . </P> <P> Liggett initially wrote for Cycling magazine, and moved on to do freelance work for The Guardian, the Daily Telegraph and The Observer . In 1997, he was appointed Cycle Sport magazine's international editor . He has also written books on cycle racing . </P>

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