Lance Armstrong - Road to Paris (2001)

Road to Paris is a 2001 documentary film showing the preparation of Lance Armstrong, then twice winner of Tour de France, and his team, US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, for the 2001 Tour de France. The film was shot during April, covering races such as Circuit de la Sarthe, Gent--Wevelgem, Paris--Roubaix and Amstel Gold Race, mainly featuring Lance Armstrong and George Hincapie. The film was produced by Nike.

[@antonystevensmusic]

Doping aside - this is a great cycling vid! Good motivation to train.

[@lordcaptain73]

That’s why I’m here, been looking for a while and only just thought of KZbin. I used to throw this in the VCR when I was only the stationary trainer at home and couldn’t get on the road. A+

[@lordcaptain73]

Still the greatest documentary made. I couldn’t manage this no matter what extra help I had, couldn’t even do it on a dirt bike

[@cycleSCUBA]

I couldn't do it on an electric bike, drafting a car!

[@TurkiyeCumhurbaskani]

this was the most fun of cycling days

[@MrBolaextra]

***** this was the most sad and horrific of cycling days. And it's coming back now. It's all a circus.

[@Godzirra-San]

MrBolaextra What makes you think the days of drugs are coming back? Because only Quintana can compete with the leader? I kind of agree...

[@uberkloden]

MrBolaextra I do not know what you are talking about. Travis Tygart ended sports doping, when he gave Armstrong the lifetime ban. Cycling is A-OK now. Lance framed Tom DANIELSON LAST WEEK THOUGH.

[@zoso73]

+MrBolaextra It's coming back??? It never ended. Maybe the dosages have changed, but it's there.

[@FrozenSurf]

+Fred Taylor that's so naive. The drugs and methods are different but there is still doping one way or another at all sports.

[@robirwin4943]

Used to watch this repeatedly when it first came out. There wasn't much English speaking stuff about then. No KZbin or insta! Great memories

[@methunshow]

You tactics and preparation and the general mood of races in this video...drugs or no drugs. Good stuff!

[@tracesnyder2675]

I love the intro so much!!!

[@scottfast03]

I forgot! I'm in the video at 2:56 running with the USA flag around my neck. One of the most fun days of my life!

[@JT-fn4eu]

Scott Fast that’s cool as bro 👍👍🏽👍🏻

[@BitsEUismynamelilbish]

@@mariamartins367 dont be such a jealous b*tch maria. The world needs less people like you.

[@taaaaaaaaaaaarheeeee]

That’s bad ass man

[@kivinprod]

So you are one of those idiots

[@scottfast03]

@@kivinprod Absolutely! Your jealousy is palpable and that’s ok! Crying in your basement is perfectly normal. Bye bye.

[@MiniForklift]

Last 20 secs of this film Lance puts it out there for the world to interpret. He knew he wouldn't get caught, why else would they leave it in the film ?! "When the soup is good, all is good!" He must have had a nice mix of substances for that ride.

[@BillyBowlster]

probably snorted the soup.

[@matejburian3191]

This is gold, Thank you!

[@johng830]

In spite of it all, it is the effort that counts.

[@BillyBowlster]

Yeah the effort put into the drug bags.

[@albertoguerra2470]

John G yep, he put a lot of effort in his workouts, even being under effect. Total cheating would be having an engine on his bike, letting him just fake pedaling . hehehehe.

[@albertoguerra2470]

John G yep, he put a lot of effort in his workouts, even being under effect. Total cheating would be having an engine on his bike, letting him just fake pedaling . hehehehe.

[@bobjones304]

Love this documentary, so many amazing memories of the time.

[@filmonmesele2784]

Indeed

[@richardsonj96]

Thank you! Someone who understands.

[@sevenrats]

It's crazy how they can have a casual conversation pushing 4 watts/kg like it's nothing.

[@raycoxphoto]

Brings memories back!

[@novusordoseclorum1915]

Still Here.... #Legend 🏴‍☠️

[@chriscopeland5672]

His doping wasn’t a shortcut. Don’t forget that. He is/was badass and still had to ride and climb all those miles. A beast for training, he stomped them into the ground

[@nickhumphrey4833]

I don't why but I still like this documentary even though I know much of its a fraud- it conveys the romance of the road, a journey that's somehow aspirational.

[@JohnSmith-pp7ux]

Fraud, but not fraud. LA wasn't laying around on a couch shooting PEDs and winning the TdF, he was out training his ass off while using PEDs and winning the TdF. Also, all the top competitors were using PEDs, so in a way it was a level playing field. SO ENJOY!

[@JohnSmith-pp7ux]

BillyBowlster Get over it Francis.

[@silverarrowslk]

People that don't know the sport think LA just threw his leg over a bike and won TDF's! Hmmm it doesn't quite work like that. Armstrong was a superbly conditioned athlete who was also gifted with a superior physiology. EPO was rife in the 90!s so he wasn't alone. Was Indurain clean?

[@SirJazz]

"There is no way you can ride." - "Who says that?"

[@MrDavidschloss]

damn right!

[@heymanmotorsports49]

Regardless. Still THE champ

[@EmaVillalbaCiclista]

"when the soup is good, all is good" -Lance Armstrong

[@redsato3264]

Those who have read Tyler Hamilton's book would know in 2001, Tyler had been cast out of the inner circle, and was actually in difficulties all year around. Seeing him at ease with his team mates is sort of surreal as you know he is actually suffering from being an outcast.

[@dreamon3991]

The funny thing is the bad thing about armstrongs not the drugs its the way he attacked people who got in his way to win and in terms of his image. Hes certaintly got sociopathic qualities about him but would imagine in a convo would be a laugh.

[@belizon]

Yes, running your template again and again.

[@josephholloren4157]

Who says that? Never gets old!

[@DurianriderCyclingTips]

Great doco. I knew even back then Lance was on the hot sauce but I loved this doco

[@MrBlizaard]

Still the best

[@paulbailey7641]

The best cheat

[@carlosdeno]

spot on dude...!

[@krisbowditch827]

What’s the music at the start and of film ??? When soup is all is good 👍👍👍🚵🏽🚵🏽🚵🏽🚵🏽

[@jlindell6532]

they didn't show the epo injections

[@stellarcreations7378]

I've watched this twice. Very Good But... Currently I am reading The Secret Race and then Wheelmen. It will be interesting to watch a third time

[@wowkamakone]

Who says that? won 7 tour de frances... fucking motivation

[@brilleaben]

You are right about the last part.

[@remimercier9773]

Read the book of Tyler Hamilton, "The Secret Race", you'll see who really Armstrong is and also that he's a hard worker, hands down.

[@deanprice4016]

He is still a legend and an inspiration to a lot of people.

[@user-gu2ts7nj7r]

I really miss these years of cycling and I miss Lance Armstrong. Doper or not, he had to rode those 7TDF victories and climb those steep mountains. I still have the exact same bike that he trains with (TREK 5200 USPS) with the awesome US flag scheme. Viva la Tour - Viva la Lance Armstrong!

[@manobike2000]

Muy bueno.The best

[@Sills71]

If you wish to be out front then lie, cheat and become a monster.

[@rufusgoldstein2655]

Worked for the Spaniards and Bjarne Riis. 😅

[@Pinarelloi]

Anybody know the name of the track at 36.26 please?

[@billmotly529]

10:12 anyone know where I can get those water bottles? Or the name of it

[@user-DeDub]

Everyone cheats at the top, period, in all sports, its business

[@FrozenSurf]

Damn right. Money corrupts in every sport.

[@rotyler2177]

They have no business being involved in the sport then.

[@cesarjom]

So true... that's the real world

[@sevenrats]

But not everyone attacks the people who tell the truth and slander innocents.

[@josephfarrell8125]

Muppet

[@MichaelRMcCoy]

Agreed. His increase in strength and stamina into his 30's was likely a factor in the suspicions by the regulators. I'm amazed at how many either know or believe that doping is commonplace in cycling, and it's only the most clever that get away with it.

[@scottdavies1974]

Does anyone know the opening credits music?

[@paulobuchaavataravatarazul4439]

Lance o melhor atleta e estrategista da história do tour de France

[@raymomdriley1866]

Still a beast no matter how many lies he tells.

[@EMC2Scotia]

I'm hoping the DVD with the bonus features covers Hamilton's exclusion from the doping programme? I remember watching this without a skeptical eye.....

[@mikael6062]

Doping or not Lance are still the greatest. Everyone took it

[@LorBar]

😆😆😆

[@JoseFelixManchonMas]

Idiot

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

Eddy Merckx

[@cultureclub1323]

George us a total legend

[@CheGuevaraCanaya]

Posibilidad de conseguirla con subititulos en español?

[@jorgeeliecerhernandezpena4405]

Esta disponible con subtitulo en español????

[@gingerp6631]

I know very little about cycling. Once the Armstrong scandal came to light I became interested in the sport itself and read about other cyclists and their experiences. Cycling is a difficult sport, I cannot fathom riding one day in rain, mud, and cold let alone three weeks . I don't have strong feelings one way or another about LA. Yet I find him fascinating in that he understood the combination of specialized training and PED's and was willing to cross many lines to win. Lance did not achieve this alone. Seems there was much corruption up and down the line and he knew how to use this to his advantage. What is most distasteful and ugly about Lance Armstrong is what he did to other people to achieve those wins. The destruction of other people lives is about as low as you get. If that was not a factor I don't think there would be so much controversy in my opinion. I do not think he "ruined" the sport as I read in other posts. It takes more than one and an entire apparatus for this to happen. This--from someone who knows nothing about cycling and looking at it from a neophyte's perspective.

[@Colddeed]

Could not have said it better.

[@scottdavies1974]

anyone know who does the title music?

[@hakapeszimaki8369]

Nice insight

[@akkasoothy]

if u have a bike that weighs 7kg , and on the monday before you stayed in the hotel room on the second floor you find and eat a sports bar containing no msg , how much many more refreshed r u?

[@JohanBaecklund]

He was my hero

[@therealleonardlewis5438]

Love the Lao tzu quote daoist!

[@Joewillsetitright]

Yes! Blood work perfect.

[@taaaaaaaaaaaarheeeee]

Anyone know the song at beginning and end

[@raffaeleperra8873]

title of music starting at 1:33 ?

[@jimpanse5937]

i like the music its cool do you know the songs ?

[@paulrush4545]

UPdate: -------- sending good vibes

[@brilleaben]

Your sense of humor is certainly intact.

[@dr10501]

George Hincapie is a humble guy

[@jlindell6532]

pantani was the greatest rider of this generation

[@88ranchok]

U so right

[@brianreid5458]

"Road to Paris is a 2001 documentary film showing the preparation of Lance Armstrong..." Not quite!!!

[@saulrollex163]

what is song please 32.29 min

[@Nate3625]

Anyone know what sunglasses he's rocking at 3:30?

[@paynedollar7080]

a lot of manufacturers made money during lance's reign, they should contribute to the legal fees that armstrong will encounter

[@nicknets]

Sure they took drugs, just look what they had to go through. 90% is still down to training and desire to win though.

[@TheNeogen128]

lets all do drugs then. dick

[@bryancoray7250]

you've got it backwards nick

[@YLGDnoob]

Your another complete loser

[@putin_rapeskids]

If all cyclists used drugs it would still not be an even playing field. A persons hematocrit is the % of red blood cells in their blood. An average male has a hematocrit of 45. A haematocrit below 40 could be an indication of anemia where a high hematocrit could indicate congenital heart disease. Lance's was 38-41 unusually low for a pro cyclist. You must have a low hematocrit to use EPO or blood dope as (1) It will be more detectable as the UCI hematocrit limit is 50. (2) a high hematocrit may cause death as the blood becomes so viscous with an increase of red blood cells. This increased blood viscosity and decreased cardiac output and blood flow has caused the heart attacks and strokes of many athletes that have abused EPO in the past.

[@numinousaudio]

Any idea what the song at 1:30 is?

[@patrickcroysdale4729]

anyone know the song at 2:00?

[@023CFP]

The greatest champion ever Lance Armstrong. True legend.

[@Ajaxxgopw]

i agree!!

[@JimmyLefebvre-fc6og]

Non faux

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

Eddy Merckx

[@johnnunn8688]

Is there another part to this?

[@DiegoTelmo]

DOPER CAUGHT!"!!!!!

[@SuperJourneyer]

He won't, because he testified under oath and people who claimed he doped were sued for defamation. He will face perjury charges!

[@lacer1107]

Começinho ÉPICO !! ''Who says that'' ?!?!

[@pedroromanalderetetorres1077]

what it song 32.29min

[@news4usunshine]

He didn't get caught because cycling officials didn't want to catch him. They condoned doping for decades, simply because it made no sense to even attempt to eradicate something that was so ingrained in the sport. Add to this the fact that Armstrong's historic and dramatic dominance of a level - albeit doped - playing field was elevating the popularity of the Tour and professional cycling itself to an unprecedented level.

[@Masychefx2]

this dawg is dope

[@mrseaweed5587]

Even the great Eddy Merckx was caught 3 times for drugs, but did he get stipped of his wins??????

[@ebendaggett704]

There have been drug issues since the dawn of the Tour, and I'm sure, since reward existed in sport. I don't know that Eddie Merckx popped hot three times, but I know he was caught at least once. In his time, amphetamines were a major player. Each generation has their own drugs, but EVERY generation has drugs. Guaranteed.

[@siberg6257]

epo and blood transfusion were a game changer

[@mrseaweed5587]

transfusions have been a mainstay since the 70s. here ya go. www.cyclingnews.com/features/a-history-on-the-use-of-blood-transfusions-in-cycling/

[@mikerollason3269]

@Smattless apart from....Armstrong

[@militzawheeler2899]

...but they found an escape goat in Lance out of jealousy. He is still my hero

[@rrrado1]

Interesting documentary about zero times TDF winner team. It was 2001, the EPO Wins Era, before Blood Transfusion Wins Era....

[@alderetty]

what to song...1:38 please..

[@christiannorambuena3414]

El tipo es una máquina

[@brianreid5458]

Lance's "planning and preparation" took place mainly in the lab.

[@CaptainRon1913]

He stole nothing from his sponsors. His sponsors made billions off of him. Trek bikes would still be a mom and pop bike shop if not for him. His Tour prize money was split between his teammates. He took none of it.

[@cornishalps9870]

Team still payed him millions though. Trek's revenue in 2002 was $600 million, that's gross as well so expenses would be more than half of that.

[@johnnysecular]

@@cornishalps9870love the fact checking 11 years later :) cheers

[@LunchtimeLoonies]

the point?

[@AlanNormal]

Jest Wielki i taki zostanie.Zdanie innych mam w dupie.Robił to co inni w tym samym czasie,tylko robił to inteligentnie.Pantani,Indurain ,których zresztą tez cenie tez brali doping,to pewne.Dla mnie pozostanie najwiekszy. Lance,you are the best for me....forever....thank you for all !

[@gabikit]

Freddy Viaene...now there is the heart of cycling.

[@W_B_855]

Music at 1:40?

[@MrArotchi]

9:38 "So we know exactly what the needles are" haha! :P

[@LorBar]

Where is the doctor Michele Ferrari?

[@wanmaker]

I had a cup of coffee and a nerofen at my desk is that cheating? Just a different level.top respect to lance as an athlete

[@Janinho897]

you have got to see a difference there. please do.

[@kdiddy4714]

😂😂

[@jakev4191]

@@Janinho897 only difference I see is one 80% of the world is addicted to and very profitable. Other is "doping" lmao

[@CarlHarwatt]

People just go on about Lance being a cheat but every big name athlete out there takes performance enhancing drugs. It's not really cheating because everyone is doing it, you have to if you want to win! But of course nobody can admit to it or their career is over. Everybody is cheating everyday drinking coffee and red bull just to go to work or whatever, but when athletes do it it's cheating. Such double standards!

[@josef8927]

Coffee and red bull dont help at all, just have a lot of caffeine that makes you crash later

[@RoNaLSmYe]

you have just compared a coffe to drugs lance took such as human growth hormone. Not only did he take more performance enhancing drugs than any other althlete, he had a specialist team around him to facilitate and support his drug program. "Most sophisticated doping program ever", more gains than anyone else. Double standards hahaha get some perspective you idiot.

[@Think890]

THe better funny ...is that for one of those tours....you'd have to go to the 6th place finisher to name someone who finished w/o a ped conviction

[@silverarrowslk]

Sort of agree with you on this. Intrinsically it's only cheating if you gain an unfair advantage over your opponent. However from 91 onwards you couldn't compete without EPO. Greg LeMond in 91 didn't get beaten by clean riders but no questions were ever asked. English speaking guy from USA or UK will get busted but anyone else they turn a blind eye. Especially towards Spaniards and Italians

[@mariposa1112]

Silverarrow Doping standards are scientifically arbitrary. The data supports the fact micro dosing of EPO produces similar results to sleeping in an altitude tent. One is accepted as being legal without consequences the other will results in a two year ban from competitive cycling. As a physician, I know there are several different PEDs which are currently not tested like AICAR.

[@andym8311]

It upsets me that sports have gotten to the point where honesty has vanished and the urge to win has overcome the urge to compete. As a kid, Lance was a hero of mine, also being from Texas. My dad used to see Lance training out in Hutto and Manor all the time and I always thought that was the coolest thing. While it is unfortunate that he was doping after all, it is probably safe to say that the next 99 competitors were doping too. Similar to bodybuilding, it has become a part of the "competition". That being said, talk all the shit you want about Lance. He overcame fucking cancer and if everyone had not been taking PEDs, I have no doubt he would have still won many races. It was his drive and ambition that propelled him past his competitors, not the PEDs. (I still don't support PEDs)

[@briancartoscelli8029]

love Armstrong

[@Configurations]

even though he doped, he worked extremely hard you can't take that away from him however he is still a cheat.

[@yngvaigilbsteen]

+Dominus X So is everyone else.

[@bobalobalie]

+Dominus X SO WHAT??? Because every rider who ever finished in the top 20. used PEDs. Lance is a scape goat for everyone else and that is all it is. People winning races now are using PEDs STILL. So, get off your high horse there dumbass.

[@robertire]

It's not cheating if they all doped

[@rahmatsuriadireja7549]

+Dominus X i just watched The Program, with Ben Foster playing Lance...and yeah...the one thing i got from the movie is that it seems that only a little handful of cyclists who DON'T do drugs...so, do the rest get pinched as well, or not...?? and how bout those who had ENABLED Lance's whole lie...the race authorities...did THEY get caught...???

[@danielfreeley5217]

+Dominus X it was the fact he was so pathological with his lies, and willing to destroy the lives of those who opposed him.

[@fafadanjou8471]

EPO !!!

[@CaptainRon1913]

Your exactly right. It's not like they won every stage either. Their team tactics were slightly better then the rest thus their times were better.

[@MultiMotoca]

É díficil falar sobre tudo isso agora,mas para o mundo do ciclismo,fica uma mancha,muito grande,e ate perigoso para o futuro do esporte.

[@TrackForField]

Is it pretty good...Does Tyler talk a lot about his own life? Sorry if I'm asking too much.

[@-tv7808]

Armstrong came to the finish line when the nose breath !!))