The EPO era was honestly the most exciting time in cycling.
@kypatriot3625
11 күн бұрын
True, and its sad too. The UCI list is now stricter than the Olympics drug list. If we went back to the Lance Armstrong days, you' have to remove the top 10 or so riders.....it was that prevalent
@lizziemobil
6 күн бұрын
At least we have Pogi now
@ostros
6 күн бұрын
2024 TDF is even more entertaining
@doccrimson
6 күн бұрын
@@lizziemobil I have no doubt that 2024 Pogi would have given 2002 Lance a real run for his money.
@ThePixelize
6 күн бұрын
@@doccrimson Run? Pogi is up on top enjoying a nice cocktail before Lance even reaches the foot of the climb
@MichaelStreet
15 жыл бұрын
some of the greatest bike commentary ever recorded! cheers to Ligget a true tour icon
@adambrickley1119
2 жыл бұрын
But also a false assumption as everyone knows now!
@Spruikermania
2 жыл бұрын
Ligget was a fool on the Armstrong payroll. Even flew with Armstrong on his jet plane
@TheProtocol48
2 жыл бұрын
@@Spruikermania Haters gonna hate!
@kenkaniff8428
2 жыл бұрын
I miss Paul Sherwin!! I have a feeling Phil will retire this year actually. It's been sad to see the amount of mistakes he's been making this past 2 years. 50 years and he's a legend. No shame in retiring now!!!
@Liofa73
2 жыл бұрын
Fuck Liggett the Lance denier and apologist. Hated his commentary too...
@ninetytwopoint5640
3 жыл бұрын
To a man, juiced up to the eyeballs...and I enjoyed every minute of these epic battles.
@andrewchapman5659
2 ай бұрын
All the Riders are juiced tho - still are
@poker_18rs92
4 жыл бұрын
He looked Jan right in the eyes & basically said 'if you're coming then let's go' otherwise this tour is over for you. How epic would it have been if Jan had the legs to stay with him. It would've been the greatest stage duel of all time.
@terryfonz4603
2 жыл бұрын
Actually Lance in a recent interview said he was really looking back for his teammate to see if he was going to attack with Lance!! But it was a great story he didn’t want to ruin it back when.
@fouriertransformbrowne6886
Жыл бұрын
they need to silence the audio and come up with an appropriate over-dub focusing on "look what a top athlete can do to his world class competition, carefully doped by a doctor who knew exactly how much EPO and oxygenated blood to put into Armstrong, and not get caught." In consulting they call it "lessons learned." Keep the recording for posterity
@strace67
Жыл бұрын
or if he had the drugs Lance had Epic
@kadecarthel5297
Жыл бұрын
@@strace67they all doped. Armstrong was still the best.
@stevemahoney1733
11 ай бұрын
@@kadecarthel5297 Yes they all doped but I wonder if they all doped as much and as often as Lance did? A few of his teamates have said that US Postal had the UCI in their pockets. Meaning they could ( & did) buy their way out of (+) test results. I don't think other teams had that much confidence or pull with the powers that ran the Tour.
@P0rkD0rky2000
12 жыл бұрын
One of THE great moments in cycling. The hill. The man. And maybe what really separates it, the tactics.
@Al-ny8dk
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, and the drugs. 4:11
@lrfixit
2 жыл бұрын
@@Al-ny8dk oh and the druggies that he rode right past.
@markbantz9699
2 жыл бұрын
Lrfixit life is cruel,dimwit!
@caasicam
2 жыл бұрын
@@Al-ny8dk everyone was on something
@squierstrat9502
2 жыл бұрын
@@caasicam not like lance
@alex28543
12 жыл бұрын
I still see brilliance when I watch this
@markmtbrider
3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@ChuckWind-Saw
Күн бұрын
@@markmtbrider Wankers.
@davewilliams9948
4 жыл бұрын
Having cheated death, Lance finally took his training seriously and lost 30 pounds. They all doped, but dropping that excess weight was the real difference. If he hadn’t treated people so badly I would have nothing but respect for the man.
@kevinburke7018
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think it was quite 30pounds......
@TheLemon333
2 жыл бұрын
He doesn't deny that human growth hormone he took that same year might have fed the cancer in the first place.
@oldtwinsna8347
2 жыл бұрын
Yea, the weight reduction before the Tour was a key pivotal point to getting an optimal w/kg. More important than the EPO boosts. It was clearly evident with Jan who ended up being visibly too fat (for a world class cyclist) while having more watts than Lance.
@fumanpoo4725
2 жыл бұрын
Karma scrotal...
@chbrosz
2 жыл бұрын
Except they didn’t all dope
@kenkaniff8428
2 жыл бұрын
Man I miss Paul Sherwin!! I have a feeling Phil will retire this year actually. It's been sad to see the amount of mistakes he's been making this past 2 years. 50 years and you're a legend Phil. No shame in retiring now mate!!!
@craighermle7727
2 жыл бұрын
It was interesting to hear Ligget., the one who infamously had the commentary about Armstong "going up the road like a motorcar" avoid instances in past Tours with Armstrong involved where racing was slowed for #1 or the Yellow Jersey. I understand why, but to say that's the 1st time he had seen the leader slow up while the #2 recovered from a crash was amusing.
@kenkaniff8428
2 жыл бұрын
@@craighermle7727 it's just that iconic unwritten rule in cycling that comes into effect at rare moments. Of course he's seen it, MANY times before
@ovathere93
5 жыл бұрын
Best move ever.
@Haukiherra
9 жыл бұрын
Legend. Still remember this particular stage. One of the best athletes ever, doped or not.
@user-kg4fy4rq5w
7 жыл бұрын
this NEVER gets old fuckin bad ass. Froome could lose the tour but if he pulled the trigger ONCE he'd be a legend like LA!!?
@johnfranklin1955
6 жыл бұрын
Munamankeli Agreed! All the top cyclist were doping then. From 1999 to 2006 Armstrong was the best cyclist in the world.
@jejjerw3173
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, the best CHEAT EVER! What about the few that weren't cheating ? Would he have been so dominant against ones that didn't cheat if he didn't dope? That's the point! We'll never know...... BECAUSE.....he . CHEATED!!!!!!!!!!!
@bob7165
4 жыл бұрын
Still doped , sure...
@EagleLogic
3 жыл бұрын
Jejjer W this clown clearly doesn’t know cycling from ‘96-2010.
@MrIanlapworth
3 жыл бұрын
Lovely to hear this old commentary, Armstrong was great in terms of entertainment and was one of the reasons I got into cycling, will always like him for that despite the doping
@kevinsmith9691
2 жыл бұрын
I agree. He's what got me into cycling and it's been life changing for me.
@ShuKatashSam
2 жыл бұрын
They ALL were doping. So in most respects, the competition was equal.
@OttoIncandenza
2 жыл бұрын
@@ShuKatashSam wrong. I don’t want it to be a competition in the quality of your drugs/how well your body reacts to drugs.
@mcafton
Жыл бұрын
and now Phil won't even say his name on the broadcasts. It's kind of bs.
@DMurdock
Жыл бұрын
@@OttoIncandenzait wasn’t drug quality alone that made Armstrong what he was.
@kiyaleelevyrunaya9495
Жыл бұрын
Lance is why I got into cycling, I'll forever be a fan
@stevegreir23
11 ай бұрын
Its a shame it took you a doped up cheat to get you into cycling
@boblatkey7160
11 ай бұрын
I agree! Even with a little blood dribbling and track marks down his arm it was still a lot of fun watching these guys.
@philthornton1382
5 ай бұрын
@@boblatkey7160they all did it, he just did it better (and all his guys got paid)
@Simon-fr4ts
2 ай бұрын
Me too, I am the same age as Lance, so a late starter.
@kiyaleelevyrunaya9495
2 ай бұрын
@@Simon-fr4ts I meant watching ... ^^"
@christoduplessis8177
6 жыл бұрын
At 0:30 you can see the devil. Behind him stomping his pedals you can also see the legendary El Diablo Didi Senft in his famous red devil costume running next to the side of the road. It is so poetic Armstrong attacked at that point!
@kenkaniff8428
2 жыл бұрын
Did has been there for 40 years!! Icon in the sport. A German that doesn't speak a lick of English 😂 he's BRILLIANT
@andrewchapman5659
2 ай бұрын
He knew that he could be on tv the most if he ran after top riders at that point
@lizziemobil
6 күн бұрын
I was with him first stage of this year's TdF, what a legend! Still doesn't speak English 🤣
@Quetzachapin
5 жыл бұрын
Everyone was doping, Armstrong had a better dealer. He was the best.
@savagess25
5 жыл бұрын
Quetzachapin dope or no dope talent is talent!
@TraumaER
4 жыл бұрын
@@savagess25 exactly!
@greyeyednick
4 жыл бұрын
Liestrong was the dopest man on earth.
@Condor1970
7 жыл бұрын
Ullrich and Basso both said on more than one occasion, if no one in the Peloton had been doping, Armstrong still would have won all 7 times. The guy was completely obsessed with winning the TDF to the point of psychosis. They used to call him "Robocop", because he attacked that Tour like an unemotional and purely focused machine.
@jimkoral3824
6 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but without dope his power to weight ratio was not TDF champion material. Top 20 at best.
@andyperks1878
6 жыл бұрын
Great excuses from a cheat
@giuliaraggi5216
6 жыл бұрын
Jim Koral don't say the true
@stevehougom7454
6 жыл бұрын
He training days were like this several days a week for months. Nobody worked harder not even close. Guy was a killer. The doping was actually limited to small windows to avoid testing so...I don’t really get what all the fuss is about.
@jeffw9465
5 жыл бұрын
I agree. Beside all the BS (I condemed him too) he was the best. he wanted it the most. He was the bast strategist with the ultimate focus. Lance himself said that if Ullrich just would have made an effort he would not have won al seven. Ullrich did not prepare well for the tour and that's on him. He was to heavy at the start. Which is funny caus he was the only contender for Lance.
@LEX__FERNANDEZ
3 жыл бұрын
Brutal el aguante que tiene de pie después de una etapa tan larga.... Eso no es humano
@shads888
8 жыл бұрын
one of the best to ever climb on a bike
@melande1966
7 жыл бұрын
Armstrong is a cheater
@Rowgue51
7 жыл бұрын
Along with every other cyclist for the past 50-60 years. Singling Armstrong out as a cheater is stupid. Literally every single professional cyclist was and continues to do exactly the same things he did. Hell most of his biggest rivals during his run served suspensions at some point because they were caught. If you want to call out the entire sport because the entire thing is a sham that's legitimate. Trying to pretend everyeone else in those races wasn't doing the exact same things is not.
@brdski_2238
6 жыл бұрын
Rowgue51 agree with you and you just forgot that all of the sports are packed with ped's but there is a lot of money involved so everybofy keeps quiet,like soccer in eu perhaps or tennis or nba, you name it
@ScottieCub
5 жыл бұрын
A cheat is a cheat no matter how many others are cheating. Children look to champions for inspiration and copy them. We can do without Armstrong and all the rest because then real Champions will emerge. Almost every sport is now tarnished with drug abuse and doping but that’ll never make it acceptable. He’s a cheat end of story
@FranciscoElNeneGalan
5 жыл бұрын
The Colombian Soler was the BEST, fastest EVER uphill...Google it...sad finish to his career...
@chrismikstas2871
4 жыл бұрын
Climbing in the drops like a true badass
@mithrandirbooga
13 жыл бұрын
Lance Armstrong climbs hills faster than I can go down them... holy hell.
@jamesblaser5329
6 жыл бұрын
mithrandirbooga it's called cheating
@caasicam
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesblaser5329 he did nothing different from all the riders
@ccbgaming6994
11 ай бұрын
@caasicam This comment has nothing to do with the other riders
@fhowland
Жыл бұрын
For anyone who rides seriously or has ridden Alpe Du Huez , you know first hand that going up it like Lance does here almost totally out of the saddle is totally insane and super human.
@1AceDeuce
11 ай бұрын
It's called EPO
@demdjen77
11 ай бұрын
@@1AceDeuce All the GC contenders were on it.
@1AceDeuce
11 ай бұрын
@@demdjen77 Still cheating though
@haroldsmith7044
11 ай бұрын
@@1AceDeuce When everyone is doing, is it still giving him an advantage?
@1AceDeuce
11 ай бұрын
@@haroldsmith7044 Read some of the books, his scheme was a multi million dollar doping scandal, no other riders had that attribute. Plus it's still cheating and he was rightfully banned for life.
@benhulme7401
Жыл бұрын
I did the Marmotte which finished on Alpe D'Huez. The pace Armstrong goes up this climb is insane
@TheEvolution1984
11 жыл бұрын
In those years everyone was doped, not only Lance Armstrong. Remember Ulrich, Pantani, Basso, etc.. So, between the doped guys, he still was the best..
@PeakPotential46
3 жыл бұрын
Hello 8yr old comment, I agree with this.
@bengla6760
Жыл бұрын
He was the best doper
@lkb3rd
13 жыл бұрын
@legendofstreet And Paul Sherwen is great too, and even better they work well together. They definitely add to the tour for all english speakers.
@choffman94
13 жыл бұрын
The Bluff: 0:00 The Look: 1:50 The Win: 6:30 this will never get old
@MONYN76ISLAS
3 жыл бұрын
You're Big Lance ... We Follow You From Houston Texas 👍👍
@preyband1
14 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Just pure strength and endurance.
@kenkaniff8428
2 жыл бұрын
You mean pure PED's
@niteriderband4713
3 жыл бұрын
Lance was the best! Thanks for the inspiration and exciting tours.
@Oakdogg
14 жыл бұрын
Truly at the top of his game!
@kevinbuja4373
3 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Paul Sherwin
@gringo19860
Жыл бұрын
I miss him & those years were GREAT viewing! 😊 No helmets on the climbs made the riders more 'accessible' (& recognizable) to the viewer too👍
@roadracer1584
Жыл бұрын
No helmets but lotsa EPO.
@philthornton1382
4 ай бұрын
@@roadracer1584made for better racing
@PATAR144
13 жыл бұрын
CHRIST... this is just amazing, nothing else to say
@meatmotorendurance
11 ай бұрын
Man, that sweet EPO hits HAAAARD!!!
@shaundolby5006
4 жыл бұрын
Lance had an extraordinary large heart however the most impressive thing he had was his lactate threshold. When guys lactates we're hitting 14 up the climbs Lance was only hitting 6 and 7 so he was no where near in the same pain as the others, plus he could recover so much faster.
@keithaverill1223
4 жыл бұрын
He just had the best "secret sauce" pumped into his veins. Total fraud and bold face liar.
@SMJ95
3 жыл бұрын
Everyone is born with a lactic threshold. Doping or not you can’t change it.
@OttoIncandenza
2 жыл бұрын
He also took drugs dude
@shaundolby5006
2 жыл бұрын
@@OttoIncandenza yes and? Who at the top in any sport doesn’t.
@kingtungstenworldwide4472
Жыл бұрын
@@OttoIncandenza Apparently they ALL doped so it was irrelevant. Unfortunately all we hear looking back was that Lance did and nobody else did but everyone did. And for the few that didnt, they didnt have what it took to win the GC anyway.
@martiniquess
2 жыл бұрын
What an EPIC stage this was. Who cares If they were doped? It was such a great Tour and this unbelievable stage. These two guys still were the Best of them all. And will ever be!
@kingtungstenworldwide4472
Жыл бұрын
Right!! If they ALL doped doesnt that just level the field anyway. And the ones that werent, if there was any, didnt have what it takes to win anyway. Lance rode the miles, he changed every aspect to the Tour, he trained harder and using meds or not he was not going to lose because he was physically stronger than anyone, physically and mentally. The tactics were like no other sport!! The way he played possom, or the look at Ullrich to see if he was able to follow then launch like a mad man! He broke the will of everyone, and if someone tried Lance went harder until they gave up. Lance was the Tour. His team helped too but he was just better.
@DSBSB
Жыл бұрын
@@kingtungstenworldwide4472 He didn't train harder, he had a team of scientists making better drugs. That doesn't make him better - you can argue his suppliers were better, but he was not.
@PerteTotale
Жыл бұрын
@@DSBSB tdf wss not olympic, so the Russians were not investing ($/dope) in it.
@glywnniswells9480
Жыл бұрын
Indurain was the best when he was on his peak
@LorenScott69
Жыл бұрын
Who cares if they were doped? Apparently a whole lot of people, including me.
@georgesealy4706
5 жыл бұрын
I was a huge Armstrong fan. He was the reason I got turned on to the TDF. It was so sad that he was found out to be cheating. Maybe they all were. But he was the guy that was winning. So they focused on him.
@monica93304
Жыл бұрын
most of them doped. Armstrong was incredible though.
@OutYourBackDoor
Жыл бұрын
i kinda think they busted them all. dominoes...
@username8644
Жыл бұрын
They were all cheating. He was just on another level. He wanted the win the most too.
@zurichgnome6073
11 ай бұрын
All the top guys were doping. Lance was/is a jerk, but he actually got screwed, left holding the bag for that entire lost, doped generation of riders.
@emersonblake7
11 ай бұрын
they all were doping.
@sevenrats
10 жыл бұрын
They all doped. All of them.
@jbmuggins8815
4 жыл бұрын
and armstrong the most by far
@karl8805
3 жыл бұрын
@@jbmuggins8815 they all did the same....he trained harder....
@kevinbuja4373
3 жыл бұрын
I think Bill Burr said it best: “Our ‘roided up guy, beat your ‘roided up guy.”
@stratrat57
2 жыл бұрын
But it was exciting, wasn't it?
@bigbenji6
2 жыл бұрын
@@stratrat57 not sure...the Armstrong tours were pretty formulaic, this year much more exciting
@PATAR144
12 жыл бұрын
inspires me to practice standing up for long ass climbs...
@SheepDog1974
2 жыл бұрын
It's about cadence and gearing
@dardo1201
13 жыл бұрын
Those sunglasses are pure awesome
@imperial1237
14 жыл бұрын
What an amazing display of power and skill, he just skips up the the mountain, the whole move is perfect.
@OttoIncandenza
2 жыл бұрын
Due to drugs
@strace67
Жыл бұрын
man is it easy to be perfect when you use every cheat in the book
@deadreckoning6288
Жыл бұрын
On the wings of EPO.
@genaro19se
11 жыл бұрын
Simply, Armstrong the best! I would like too see who else can get his achievements, even with dopping
@riemoaz-ziri6278
3 жыл бұрын
Do you hear yourself?
@kenkaniff8428
2 жыл бұрын
@@riemoaz-ziri6278 😂👍
@brettbale9535
5 жыл бұрын
EVEN PLAYING FIELD!
@Rob-kw4kx
4 жыл бұрын
So insane seeing him finish it out at TT speeds LOL!
@lassechristiannielsen9667
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, just wow. Forget the bs. Lance was a beast. Blue train ftw!
@viodon48
5 жыл бұрын
That was incredible , most of you hearts would have exploded dope or not
@flipballaz93
11 жыл бұрын
that cadence
@petef15
4 жыл бұрын
Lol even the usps domestiques are sprinting up the mountain.
@news4usunshine
11 жыл бұрын
This was INCREDIBLE. And recognize that every single rider you see in this video WAS DOPING, so that issue is completely moot.
@tomvali6673
3 жыл бұрын
None at the level of Lance
@floriank6521
3 жыл бұрын
They were doing on completely different levels. Armstrong spent millions per year on doping.
@floriank6521
3 жыл бұрын
They were doing on completely different levels. Armstrong spent millions per year on doping.
@christiangerhardt2408
3 жыл бұрын
@@floriank6521 ja they did it at different levels like the Festina team which had a trunk full (a trunk full of blood)..... Ja mmmmmmm they did it at different levels. The only level that was different was Lance was more shrewed.
@Al-ny8dk
3 жыл бұрын
His doping was another level 4:11
@scottlong2505
2 жыл бұрын
Lance spinning high cadence, everyone else grinding. Fast forward to current, all climbers spin high cadence! He changed the game…
@kenkaniff8428
2 жыл бұрын
Froomey is the ONLY one with a truly high cadence tho. Most pure climbers spin big gears. They prefer power over cardio
@margusmikson794
2 жыл бұрын
@@kenkaniff8428 In this years tour you can see that top guys spin high candence, even Wout!
@kenkaniff8428
2 жыл бұрын
@@margusmikson794 I always have my eye on cadence. It's something I always look at ironically and I didn't notice any really high cadence. I am ALWAYS fascinated these guys push such big gears in the high mountains so I didn't see a really high cadence. Nothing like how Froomey rides. Thats a super high cadence. I did notice some lower gears being used on occasion but they were at an almost 20% incline. I just didn't notice a really high cadence. When I refer to "high cadence" I'm basing it from Froomeys style of cadence. Very high
@starlitshadows
2 жыл бұрын
@@kenkaniff8428 you're right they don't spin as high as Lance or Froome. Not always big gears but not the kind of cadence we saw from those two.
@kenkaniff8428
2 жыл бұрын
@@starlitshadows I don't really know why I say this but a higher cadence is the exact style you would expect to see in dopers in many cases. The extra oxygen in the blood or the TUEs given for things like asthma that allow the bronchi to open up so one can breathe better helps them spin a higher cadence and gives them longer endurance. Really high cadence CAN be a sign of PEDs or abuse of TUE's
@k-poplover6537
2 жыл бұрын
MERCI MERCI MERCI POUR TOUS LES COMMENTAIRES ET DU SON DE CETTE SUPER VIDEO ET POUR CEUX QUI DEFENDENT LE BOSS LANCE
@universe112
12 жыл бұрын
brilliant tactics by the postal service team and armstrong!!
@azzkam8972
3 жыл бұрын
Dope or no dope this guys incredible
@johng830
6 жыл бұрын
Actually Ullrich was perhaps the strongest but his penchant for grinding up the hills in a high gear hindered. His abiliyy to react quickly enough to Armstrongs high cadence and low gear style.
@oldtwinsna8347
2 жыл бұрын
It did not matter, that was just the cadence he was generating the best output. He put down more torque vs less torque spinning faster to achieve the same. Recall his background was that of a short run time trialist and bunch sprinter during his youth. The main issue is that Jan was too fat. His extra heft lead to a lower w/kg rating that lead to major problems in the mountains over sustained lengths.
@paulperry2120
Жыл бұрын
Iconic
@TheSabado215
Жыл бұрын
This climb man. Love this era.
@SMJ95
3 жыл бұрын
Epic- “Are You Coming?!”
@EagleLogic
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent climbing performance and poker face all day long (dope or not). Incredible to watch. Sorry if 90's and 00's cycling offends you. I'm sure most who complain never raced a bike.
@tennsmoothie
2 жыл бұрын
It's not about certain decades of cycling being unpopular. It's about these riders being held up as equal or superior to the all-time greats who were not doping because it was not available to the level of med technology that Armstrong had or because they simply considered it wrong to use PED's. You gotta admit that Armstrong accelerating on Alpe DHuez like that at the end of a 6 hour day makes his use of drugs so obvious it's almost comical. After he was exposed and had to ride clean, he struggled up these tough mountain climbs.
@terrenced.1586
2 жыл бұрын
@@tennsmoothie If you think that the all time great cyclists like Eddy Merckx didn’t use performance enhancing drugs then you’re seriously mental. They used mostly amphetamines before blood doping was a thing. The UCI just used to not have as strict of requirements for riders.
@Jaxck77
2 жыл бұрын
As a lifelong cyclist, fuck these guys. Greg Lemond is a fucking champion, none of these fakers.
@Blackmourne1
5 күн бұрын
I love how the commentators immediately interpret "he looked straight into his eyes and said hey im going are u coming" . When lance later said he was just looking for his teammates incase this attack failed.
@gilbertbradshaw3463
Жыл бұрын
Worth it to hear the great Phil Liggett.
@aeolus75
15 жыл бұрын
great Man
@ShawDAMAN
14 жыл бұрын
people who say cycling is boring need to watch stuff like this. ;p long live cycling like this and commentators like ligget and sherwen, the best!! :P
@simjam1980
11 ай бұрын
I don't think you can really appreciate watching sports like this unless you have done it yourself and experienced the pain and suffering, the mind games you play with yourself, the fatigue and exhaustion, the aching back and hands and neck etc. Forcing yourself to keep going despite your body screaming at you to stop. You can't appreciate what they are going through unless you have experienced it. Same as with any sport.
@boblatkey7160
11 ай бұрын
Even with a little blood dribbling down his arm and track marks here and there, it was still an absolutely fun time to watch the bicycle races.
@vizsladog1
Ай бұрын
Iconic commentary
@kenneth7768
3 жыл бұрын
I remember that attack. Just brutal.
@rochellestanley9532
2 жыл бұрын
Best days of the Tour…🇺🇸🥇
@meylina8
13 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@johannesgugger8690
5 жыл бұрын
Nowadays has the pace slowed down in mountains ?
@markandrach
11 жыл бұрын
lance....you still have your fans,we know you were only doing what everyone else was doing you were the best
@gtrpimp76
10 жыл бұрын
What did they say watts/kg was required to win this stage at 30 min threshold? 6.3 w/kg? At my wt of 87 kg, I would have to maintain 540+ watts/30min. I cant sustain that for more than a few minutes. Even with religious training, Im lucky to even sustain 340 watts for 15 minutes.
@AdamWarrix
10 жыл бұрын
Most professional riders are 15-20 kg lighter than you are. They have around 400-450 watts. Plus, they spend 30+ hours a week training. Us normal humans have work and other obligations. I'm lucky to get 12 hours a week.
@stuartboyd6340
5 жыл бұрын
Can you do my tax returns
@oldtwinsna8347
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure this stage was measured but on the Alpe' stage where it was a time trial they have Lance's time up the mountain at 6.97w/kg. Essentially 7w/kg for about a little over half an hour. And, that was near the end of the Tour so fatigue had already made its way in.
@KunaevNS
5 жыл бұрын
Can’t believe how fast he was going
@kenkaniff8428
2 жыл бұрын
Not hard to believe with PED's
@Tommy1198S
12 жыл бұрын
Beastly ride
@musarra195
13 күн бұрын
Amazing era !
@Al-ny8dk
3 жыл бұрын
4:11 says it all. It's like watching one of those Bulgarian weight lifters of the eighties.
@sbullar
6 жыл бұрын
If you look closely this was the year and bike that Lance used an old school brake only on the left side instead of the STI intergrated shifter. Pretty sure he had a downtube shifter ( friction or SIS ) to control the RD. Phil and Paul mentioned this, don't know if it was just for the weight savings or what. Lance used the same on other climbs.
@FLMKane
5 жыл бұрын
American's put the rear shifter/brake on the right. By that line of logic, the friction shifter would have control the FD for an American rider, ie Lance.
@danfuerthgillis4483
4 жыл бұрын
Steve Bullard Most pro riders switch to downtube shifters for climbing stages. When you are going uphill you do not want chain rub or sprocket rubbing noises. Down tube shifters allow for less chain rub on FD and RD because there is no indexing to reset. It is also much lighter as well. A big advantage of down tube shifter is also you can cross chain to gear combos not possible with sis or di setups. You can see here he is on the big ring but using a bigger sprocket due to the down tube shifters allowing those bigger combos.
@bromidedrag
Жыл бұрын
What a machine
@ricrisclararehder8906
Жыл бұрын
Armstrong maior da história, ninguém tira dele o mérito , símbolo de superação.
@Kdrive23
12 жыл бұрын
I call cycling "Chess on Wheels", and this is a great example of that!
@Marseille5
13 жыл бұрын
Chills all along...
@ovathere93
11 жыл бұрын
How ever viewed, this was a smart move by Lance. Played coy, then pounced on his opponents.
@51249ca
5 жыл бұрын
And Indurain played it boring most of the time as well. Again, doped to the gills as well.
@DanBlake3rd
5 жыл бұрын
Lance and co detected that Telecom was listening to the Postal radio traffic, so they decided to pass some false info. Worked very well me thinks.
@knarf_on_a_bike
4 жыл бұрын
Still climbing, he flips it onto the big ring. And accelerates. Doping or not (and everyone else was doing it), that was superhuman.
@LeeLee-nc7xj
2 жыл бұрын
L.A. is the reason I ride today! This was a great stage!
@333JIMB0333
12 жыл бұрын
NOTE: Gotta love the earlier days, if you closely you will notice that lance has a friction shifter for his front derailleur and a non-sti lever at his left hand for weight savings. Used to save about 50g before the bikes could approach the uci legal limit by accident (technology!)
@user-gl9iz1bp1r
2 жыл бұрын
Incredible - where is the battery and motor?
@markbantz9699
2 жыл бұрын
Exciting years in the tour. They all doped and several still have their titles!
@oscarlindvall1053
2 жыл бұрын
Not all were raging psychopaths who had access to the best doping doctors and protection though. Don't get me wrong it was entertaining to watch but no way everyone else had access to the same stuff. On the other hand same could be said now aswell. Atleast he didn't use a motor, I guess, like some others after him.
@gaid.salah.1954
6 жыл бұрын
c'est une machine
@YiftertheShifter1
13 жыл бұрын
@datboysha40 Give Paul Sherwin some credit too. Cycling owes much to these two great commentators.
@markmtbrider
3 жыл бұрын
Rip Paul. Not quite the same now. Taking nothing away from bob roll....
@yaniktydetmer4153
6 ай бұрын
The goat final
@jertee227
9 жыл бұрын
Pure class. Go Lance!
@powasjington4262
9 жыл бұрын
jer terr Guy is cheating. he admitted he cheated, but your saying "pure class?" Makes no sense, seems like the opposite of class, cheating and then lying about it is class to you???
@tornagawn
2 жыл бұрын
He approached the Tour with such focus: unrelenting training and the finest pharmaceuticals
@bin1127
11 жыл бұрын
You would think that the guy who doped would actually sprint out from the very start like a mad man.
@fakso21
12 жыл бұрын
Holy shit , he doesn't sit on the saddle
@randybrady1689
11 ай бұрын
I'm sitting in my easy chair watching this and my thighs are on fire.
@rul1175
13 күн бұрын
Does anyone knows where Can I buy an eBike like the one lance use in the tour de france???
@AB-uh3qe
Жыл бұрын
I watched all of his tours as I watch this. It brought back good memories, but you get that pit in your stomach he cheated😢 seven tours was amazing. But damn.
@miguelaniceto7296
3 жыл бұрын
Lance looking back and saying to the rest of the group: “see you later bitches!” 😂
@johnpontes812
4 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell Lance was out of theit site in less than 1min 30sec
@quentinmoreau8687
8 күн бұрын
No helmets, No fears!
@kingtungstenworldwide4472
Жыл бұрын
2023 and there's still nobody like Lance! They all doped so thats not the reason, he changed the game in every aspect. Not only that, nobody has the determination he had to the finish line because he knew every second mattered. Its never over until its over. Today so many celebrate before they finish like theyre doing something but your not doing anything until youre 110% to the end.
@samlin8089
Жыл бұрын
Rip Paul Sherwen. your spirit will live on in the legendary races.
@tomscott4438
Жыл бұрын
What a great achievement... for the pharmaceutical industry.
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