Paul raced seven times in the Tour de France from 1978-1985. During his cycling career, he garnered the British National Road race championships in 1987. Since retiring from the sport '87 he has covered the Tour de France every year for several television networks around the world. He also worked closely with Lance Armstrong in his early professional career as the Public Relations Director of the now defunct Motorola Cycling Team. Paul and his family live in Busia, a small town on the Uganda/Kenya border where they operate a gold mine.