89 Tour de France Highlights intro

[@colinblane8404]

The 80’s for me were the Best Tour De France years, Phil Liggett & the Late Great Paul Sherwin will never be beaten as a commentary team! The Pete Shelley theme tune was always the best, just can’t get it on my iPhone!

[@neilgould9335]

This is still THE theme of Le Tour. ITV, bring it back !

[@StFidjnr]

+Neil Gould this highlights review is entitled eight seconds in july

[@staercky]

Phil Liggett = Legend This video is too much! The sacred theme tune. A relatively youthful Phil. His jumper. His tears on the Champs Elysees. But perhaps best of all, him literally closing the book on the previous smallest win margin.

[@aldhous]

Brilliant. One of the great title sequences of all time. For years I thought it was a guy standing up holding a set of handlebars above his head. Thanks for adding this.

[@StevenEllesmore]

Sport and indeed most things has the power to do that to people. In addition, 1989 was a highly emotionally charged year with the Hillsborough incident affecting Sports fans and Broadcasters in the UK deeply. Sometimes things can't be explained. A person or an event, no matter how big or small can make an indelible impact upon your life that makes you perform one act that more and more people are insistent upon hiding, that act? Emotion. Love live it.

[@largesatsuma]

Holy God...I haven't heard this music in some long

[@belfastgypsy1]

I used to video this show everyday when I was 16/17 then crank it and go out and clean the old bike and imagine I was in the tour-Greatest memories ever-AND I tottally want this tune!! MP3????

[@EagleLogic]

Phil is such a legend

[@green823jade]

that brings back memories!

[@wanmaker]

lol same here i was like 14 15.used to sly my dads old racer out .was way to big for me.and sing this song in my head over and over.amazing song road cycling is in my blood.

[@ambientaylor]

Phil Liggett is a legend!!

[@jakamneziak]

I have managed to track down the single and it is NOT the version played here. It was taken form the release but it has been remixed.

[@MrCeejemm]

Cool, do you have the rest of the vid? I had it on VHS and watched it loads - a great tour. Loving Phil's Christmas set-up, be great to share a cheeky sherry with him.

[@herculesrockefeller8969]

Theme music written by Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks. RIP Pete.

[@StFidjnr]

0:37 the rider who was the winner of the closest tour de france race history before 1989

[@oldmanhandsfilms]

partridge

[@shaunthomas6204]

it could be 8 seconds again on this year tour

[@barrybas]

@phezza right there on both counts! the theme for this is timeless just like the snooker theme. bbc know they wouldn't get away with pissing around with the motd theme and it should have been the same for those two an' all

[@StFidjnr]

le tour de france 1989 review entitled eight seconds in july.

[@fignon]

have u got the rest of it?

[@kevt31]

does anyone have an mp3 of this theme tune so i can have it has a ring tone.

[@jamesblaser5329]

kevt31 yea me too

[@MichaelYeatts]

hella sweatshirt!

[@Tommyfazz]

oooh ahhh oooh ahhh oooh ahhh... aching buttocks aching thighs unseen crowds unseen skies between the shoulders lakes of fire stinging eyes on the spinning tyre calves and heart will explode grip the handles eat the road kilo meters whirring chains from Revel to Ax 3 Domaines the body's racked the body begs pressing down on un-stretched legs far beyond un-melted snow want to stop but miles to go... oooh ahhh oooh ahhh oooh ahhh...

[@rotrot27]

fkk me. i'm getting old, but Partridge did come after this didn't he?

[@aldhous]

I'm afraid it's not. Picked up the 12" and definitely not this tune!