I grew up in the 1980s and my first experience of the Tour de France was with the 1/2 hour highlight shows on Channel 4 (here in the UK).
And the theme tune to those highlights was truly ‘ear-conic’! (No current cycling theme tune get close…)
Well, now you can re-live some classic Tour de France memories with the original Channel 4 Tour de France TV Theme Tune ringtone.
There are two versions, a full length one (33 secs) and a shorter one (22 secs); and they’re available as MP3s or iPhone (M4R) ringtones.
Listen
The Full Version:
The Short Version:
Download
The MP3s:
The iPhone/M4Rs
Small Print: Use at own risk, etc. Don’t blame me if your computer/phone blows up!
Getting ringtones onto iPhones can be a pain, here’s a guide on the different options…
Some Classic Liggett!
Here’s a short clip of the great Mr Phil Liggett in an amazing jumper from a 1989 Christmas Tour de France highlights show!
Thanks so much for this. Grew up in the 80’s also and this theme tune brings back amazing memories watching the Tour with my Dad.
Hi, This is the best TDF tune by far. Thank you so much for making it available. Cheers
Why did they change their theme tune? This one is by far the better of the two.
You’d have to ask ITV about that!
Thank you this is legend and the better tune! Maybe we could campaign itv and get Mike Oldfield to remaster it!
Hello, how do I download this onto my iPhone? It still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when I hear this. Just reminds me of being so excited watching indurain!
Hi Tom, I’m glad you like the ringtone! To get it on your iPhone, you’ll need to download one (or both!) of the .m4r versions. Then you’ll need to get it onto your phone as a ‘tone’ and then you choose it on your phone.
These two links should help (how you can get things on the phone depends on what version of the macOS you’re using) https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201253 and https://www.wikihow.com/Add-Ringtones-to-an-iPhone (method 2).
I hope that helps and your relive the Indurain days when you get a call!
Just found this: brilliant, am all set for this year’s Tour now! Like others have commented, I grew up with the mid 80s C4 coverage with Phil and Paul and this tune will forever take me back there…happy memories!
I’d been looking for ways of making a ringtone of this and getting tied in knots before having the genius idea of seaching to see if someone else had already done it! So thank you
Hi Trevor, I’m glad it’s got you ready for the Tour!
I’ve been after this theme as a ringtone for years!! Thank you!!
Hi Jill, I’m glad you’ve found the ringtone useful!!!
was going to put a tour de France ringtone on my phone. looking for a typical airborne but found this. fantastic! I’ve had a life behind bars and probably inspired by this music and the TV show it introduced that I raced home from school in time to watch. love it.
maybe an air horn for notifications.