With his infectious enthusiasm for and knowledge of cycling Paul Sherwen expanded the frontiers of the sport
During his cycling career, Paul Sherwen liked the hard stuff. Riding for French team La Redoute in the 1980s, the Englishman gained a reputation for his willingness to suffer on grueling climbs. One of his most-memorable performances at the Tour de France, a race he rode seven times and later commentated for three decades, was a six-hour solo breakaway.
It was no surprise, then, that Sherwen relished another kind of challenge upon picking up the microphone in the late 1980s: teaching the world to love cycling as much as he did.
Written by Kieran Pender
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/03/a-cult-figure-paul-sherwen-brought-cycling-to-the-world under the title “A cult figure, Paul Sherwen brought cycling to the world”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
