ITV 4's presentation of the 2010 Tour de France has been the most enjoyable yet. And in no small way this is attributable to the presenters and commentators. Gary Imlach was a solid host and Chris Boardman brought his great technical expertise to the reviews of the subtleties of each stage. But it was the commentary of the dynamic duo above of Phil Liggott and Paul Sherwen that enlivened the whole proceedings. We watched the highlights programme every night at 7 pm, and the mixture of the French scenery, some controversy, the punishing assents, the daredevil descending, the smashing of all the opposition in the sprints by Mark Cavendish together with great editing and production had us looking forward to each evening's programme. Great stuff.P.S. I almost forgot the music. The closing montages have introduced me to such artists as The Chemical Brothers, Doves and Muse. Whilst I enjoyed their contributions to the closing credits, they are not really my cup of tea. But the last track of all at the end of the very last programme was Florence+The Machine's "Dog Days Are Over". How appropriate and what a great song. And Florence's version of "You've Got The Love" featured on a trailer. I will definitely have listen to some more of her stuff. A list of all the music is on itv.com.
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Just stumbled across this post and wanted to second the ITV coverage. I'm a brit stuck in america and the coverage is dreadful. Also just bought this album based on hearing it on the closing montage. Thank you ITV tour team really _really_ enjoy the coverage. Thanks.
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