2000 Tour de France pt 1 of 2

[@mountaindiver]

I love watching these old tour videos! I don’t care about the EPO, these were fun and entertaining. They still had to ride the bike and pedal their way through France. I still cheer on the “Pirate” as he explodes up the mountains.

[@Bluesman2509]

Yes! It gives you so much motivation to ride fast in the hills and mountains!

[@giogio4833]

100% was a different ball game altogether compared to now.

[@cooeye7674]

They were all on it so it was a level playing field

[@JackY-pu5nh]

In fact after all these years passed, it just makes me more curious about the golden era of EPOs, nobody suffered from them more than the cyclists themselves, physically and mentally. So despite the drug effect, they still gave us their best, I think that’s something I’m looking for here, just the sheer amount of strength that people can get out of themselves, and how far men could push themselves.

[@Totorka1]

No helmet, no nothing. Is the best 😅

[@andyolsen4517]

These are remarkable. There so good to watch !!!!

[@petef15]

So nice to watch these tours without aggressive techno music in the background

[@keirfarnum6811]

Or even worse, early 90s pseudo techno created by John Tesh; it always sounds so cheesy!

[@guyfryer815]

Can’t thank you enough for uploading these. These times have to be looked back on as almost a step out of time due to the mass doping. Some incredible performances.

[@classiccycling48592]

You're very welcome

[@SuperOlds88]

Nothing has changed.

[@josephhall1049]

1:27:32 "where he has found the strength from, I don't know" I think we all know now

[@p.l.diablo9864]

It was Edgar Allen Poe.

[@adrianj78]

1:09:00 start of stage 10 Lourdes to Hautacam

[@Ultegra10SPD]

RIP Javier (and his brother Richard) Oxtoa. -U10

[@simoneortolani3604]

Good weather in that tour for cycling, not a lot of rain or excessive hot sunshine

[@markgrenier6787]

Live theses vintage races

[@galenkehler]

Phil Liggett 1:27:32 : where he's getting the strength from I dont know

[@maxmahn459]

haha

[@manganeoumar9246]

Lol

[@cartermoth6447]

1:40:00 as per Tyler Hamilton's book, Lance did a blood transfusion the night before. Hamilton didn't feel well but Lance flew like a rocket. It's probably what 'guilted' him into giving Pantani the win. Although it should be noted Lance was a master of gifting stages in order to calm rivals down in later stages.

[@p.l.diablo9864]

Its called deception and fraud, a born cheater. Straight sociopath.

[@sherlockholmes6990]

1:27:33 Phil Liggett "Where he's found the strength, I don't know." Now you know, Phil.

[@RB-xv4si]

😂

[@p.l.diablo9864]

Phil was around the Motorola team. He knew the tried and true modus operandi.

[@DeEchteTroyski]

Anyone who knows what the track is that is played between 1:19 and 1:59

[@patrickobrien8595]

Anyone know what the tune at 9:03 is when the Miller finish is being replayed?

[@JWD1012]

Mad comment from Paul Sherwen there, suggesting that Frankie Andreu completing 9 tours is greater than Greg Lemond WINNING three of them.

[@needfoolthings]

Ansolutely hilarious and a little sad.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

It's the same fool that kept saying over and over, "It's the Lance Armstrong style of pedaling that allows him to win races". Always made me wonder if he too was being paid under the cover for his apologist comments throughout this time.

[@tomcustard]

1:53:52 is such a great shot to show how steep the finish was.

[@caseybyrom1]

It’s driving me nuts what did Robbie say at 11:22?

[@joeblack7469]

I think he says “No, sad eh” as in it’s sad Cippolini isn’t here, tongue in cheek obviously

[@tman5634]

McEwan was being sarcastic. In saying, it's sad...he mean 'good'

[@leedorney]

Ligget talking about Haematocrit level and Dekker + Durand are on the screen.. 😁

[@justinbergmans36]

Tyler Hamilton was asked by a British college class, if it was possible to win the Tour de France clean. He said that when he was racing, it wasn’t. So, is it really possible that riders like Vinndegard are dominating, because of better nutrition and better bikes? I’m not so sure.

[@Montrealcycling]

When lance is attacking on mont ventoux to to get pantani it is incredible What a show a MISSILE DESTRUCTION MASSIVE!!!

[@p.l.diablo9864]

R.I.P. Marco Pantani, il Pirata

[@michaelvitiello9960]

I loved these u.s uniforms. This years was the best looking. The blue and black looked good

[@AlonsoRules]

Is still the last time the Tour has visited the Futuroscope?

[@roadracer1584]

Le Tour de Dope

[@pascalb.7126]

and today they drink redbull?

[@p.l.diablo9864]

Full of dopes.

[@janfatas1703]

Dopped Armstrong 7 times won TdF and nobody said USA out this is as Money are over morality or justice

[@rm1133]

If the entire peloton was indeed using performance enhancement drugs, the question is, if the entire peloton was clean, would Armstrong still have won the race? I’d have to think he would have. The only doubt I have on that is that I think it’s clear that US Postal not only had the best riders, the best training, the best recon, but also the best doping. They left nothing to chance. We’ll never know the answer though as unfortunately the doping was such a huge part of professional cycling in these years.

[@machohogan]

Probably not. He was a hyper responder. The drugs post cancer effected him more most other riders. He was lucky that he had a fairly low red blood cell count naturally, he had a huge boost from EPO. Lemond was a natural monster, Hamilton and Landis would naturally be Lance’s equal if not better on the climbs. Lance would be what he was in younger years, a powerful one day rider who’s good on 5km climbs.

[@tman5634]

The whole peloton? Where do you get such inept info from? What factual proof do you have? No they weren't. Not everyone. Many, yes. There's a huge difference.

[@JWD1012]

It is hard to imagine that Armstrong would have been able to lose that much weight and muscle mass but not power, without the oxygen transport boost that EPO and transfusions game him. If the entire peloton was clean, Armstrong could have been an elite classics rider (if he developed his race management skills which were very inconsistent up to 1996), but he was nobody's idea of a GC rider until he lost a lot of weight while gaining red blood cells. Even his own team mates as late as 1998 thought the idea of him winning the tour was far-fetched, and that's WITH drugs. Phil Liggett used to go on in his commentary about how Lance became a climber by losing weight and spinning his pedals faster in a low gear. Ok, that's true, but how? Spinning your pedals faster in a low gear requires your lungs to work harder. He was already an elite endurance athlete before cancer. How was he going to get even fitter?

[@stockob12]

Armstrong would have never sniffed a yellow jersey without drugs

[@oldtwinsna8347]

He was a strong single day rider even without the drugs, but winning Tours is a different story. The drugs helped his consistency where fatigue becomes a problem in 3 week stage races. That was his biggest problem to overcome and not unique to himself, as it's common for time trialists.

[@freew0rrld]

Lance was really milking the cancer thing

[@marekzatorski5754]

how fast they ride up the hill

[@thomasmeier-muller2442]

Eriks Englisch is so schlecht dass es schon wieder lustig ist 😂

[@oldtwinsna8347]

@41:30 Yea, you forgot to add what else you were on. Liar.

[@tman5634]

Well said. A liar, a cheat, a bully.

[@tman5634]

From 39mins is a must watch in seeing Armstrong for what he was & what he is. A cheat, a liar, a bully & full of drugs.

[@leeshackelford7517]

Effing idiots like you....opinions spewed, while knowing NOTHING. You want straight truth? ALL the top riders, and 90% of the peleton were all doping. Then...go research Armstrong's training. While others were doing other races.... Armstrong was training ON THE ACTUAL STAGES in the Tour.......he did some of those mountain stages 2 or 3 times each in training...... HUGE ADVANTAGE by doing that

[@PauluzP]

Its wasnt even drugs lol they would do blood transfusions with oxygen rich blood of his own. Or higher white or red blood cells.

[@Montrealcycling]

@@PauluzPlol There were EPO testostérone/cortisone and plenty more drugs but it was indeed a great show to Watch!!!

[@giulioproietti5588]

Pantani gareggiava con gente che barava

[@colinandrew89]

And he didn’t dope?

[@satansearwax5374]

Almost EVERYONE was doping ...what a pity

[@budgetking2591]

Not rly a pity, if everyone is doping, at least its fair.

[@tman5634]

Almost everyone, no Everyone, no Many, yes

[@p.l.diablo9864]

​@budgetking2591 its called fraud. Cheating. Illegal in professional sports.

[@bjambles1633]

Not a level playing field...dope vs no dope

[@potusdumbledore3481]

This shit armstrong took so much out of cycling.

[@uberkloden]

Sorry. Lance doped less then a lot of the riders in that tour

[@abone2pick]

He literally took the sport to a whole different level. He popularized cycling in America and made carbon bikes what they are today. Just cause he went after a couple of individuals doesn't mean he didn't also help thousands of people with cancer.

[@budgetking2591]

@@abone2pick How did he help people with cancer? They helped him, gave him is good name, and then he trashed them all.

[@giogio4833]

They were all at it...amateurs were worse than the pros believe me .

[@tman5634]

@@giogio4833 All at it? I wasn't & proud of it. Some of us had morals, principles & honesty. Those that doped disgusted me & always have since. Now show your proof that all were at it?

[@justinmcgoldrick5228]

I was at the 2012 Giro and saw someone in the crowd through a cup of ice at Cav he stopped in the middle of the group to cause a big crash and went off his head and said nothing to the riders he made crash. He has always been a spoiled brat. Never like the guy I wish he retired a year ago. You race for fun and enjoyment not for records see ya Cav. His team cannot take him to the Tour they should concentrate on GC. Luv you Chris keep up the good work.😊