PeteFree.comThere are people who matter to us personally — even though we never meet — Paul Sherwen was one
© 2018 Peter Free
04 December 2018
Cycling commentator Paul Sherwen died on 01 December 2018
If you're into professional cycling, Sherwen's passing probably touched you.
The Tour de France is one of the world's most brutal and beautiful sports events. French television skillfully ensures that viewers see the 21 day race's physical and geographic virtues. There exists nothing else like it.
Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen guided television viewers through 33 Tours. For many Americans, television audio of the three week race became synonymous with the pair's warm enthusiasm.
A few links to tributes
https://cyclingtips.com/2018/12/the-weekly-spin-why-paul-sherwens-death-hurts/
http://www.bicyclingaustralia.com.au/news/cycling-world-reacts-to-the-passing-of-paul-sherwen
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tributes-flood-in-for-paul-sherwen/
https://www.velonews.com/2018/12/news/liggett-on-paul-sherwen_481917
The moral? — Exemplary lives sometimes exhibit their reach — but generally only after they end
Paul Sherwen was inclusively genuine in an increasingly falsely manufactured world. I will miss him on a personal level, even though we never met or corresponded.
As ESPN writer Bonnie Ford said, "May the wind be at his back."
What else can one say, when one of humanity's apparently genuine friends moves on?