Lance Armstrong - Road to Paris (2001)

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@bobjones304]

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

[@filmonmesele2784]

Indeed

[@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.

[@sevenrats]

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

[@matejburian3191]

This is gold, Thank you!

[@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.

[@SirJazz]

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

[@MrDavidschloss]

damn right!

[@heymanmotorsports49]

Regardless. Still THE champ

[@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?

[@richardsonj96]

Thank you! Someone who understands.

[@novusordoseclorum1915]

Still Here.... #Legend 🏴‍☠️

[@raycoxphoto]

Brings memories back!

[@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.

[@wowkamakone]

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

[@JovanPetkov-f6p]

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!

[@huxleydude]

yeah he took PEDS but they don't automatically give you huge muscles and amazing power. they give you the capacity to push yourself harder and therefore create those things. he still put in just as hard work as anybody else, this video shows it. he beat cancer, he saved peoples life with the work he has done. he is still a role model and someone who worked hard to become the best

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

A role model. My lord is that sick.

[@graylobo133]

This docu got me to go riding during rain, 100F etc. I dont care about the EPO dude was a beast!

[@josephholloren4157]

Who says that? Never gets old!

[@EmaVillalbaCiclista]

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

[@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.

[@imjonathan6745]

@@BillyBowlster the thing is that of all the competitors that doped he's the best.. doping doesnt make you attain something instantly without effort

[@BillyBowlster]

@@imjonathan6745 true, unfortunately all that hard work is undone for being a doping cheater, he's a disgusting person as well.

[@mikael6062]

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

[@LorBar]

😆😆😆

[@JoseFelixManchonMas]

Idiot

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

Eddy Merckx

[@gsharppianocovers7157]

Since everybody was doping, that means Lance was the best at the time. Give this man credit where credit is due.

[@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

[@dickieblench5001]

You win George you really win!

[@DurianriderCyclingTips]

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

[@belizon]

Yes, running your template again and again.

[@deanprice4016]

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

[@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

[@dvr1337]

to all haters: hes the best cycler of all time. do what he did then talk

[@jossadaan]

Exactly

[@tannerslomko]

Absolutely spot on. I would also say he's the greatest American athlete of all time.

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

Eddy Merckx all day long

[@eliad.314]

Pantani

[@cornishalps9870]

Not anymore

[@raymomdriley1866]

Still a beast no matter how many lies he tells.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@seriall1337]

For fucks sake, he didnt just cheat himself, he ruined other clean athletes CAREERS. He intimidated and threatened people to keep their mouths shut, ran a huge conspiracy within his own cycling team, and I'm sure he ruined a lot of lives in the process. People were afraid of him, afraid what he and his connections would do if they told anyone. He forced good athletes out of the sport and in the process helped ruin cycling for everyone. Try look at the whole picture, for a change.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

People are phony sheep. Lance Armstrong was a despicable guy, and he was my hero back in the day. I wouldnt walk across the street to shake his hand now. The infamous douchebag Lance stories aside, Ive read more than a few stories on here of people actually meeting Lance, and he was a total asshole to them, for no reason. One was a man who shared his story of his mother getting cancer, and he stated Lance just blew him off and walked away. Lance is a phony. He acts completely differently when the camera is on than he does when its off. Hopefully hes changed, but I wouldnt hold my breath.

[@SuperJourneyer]

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

[@paynedollar7080]

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

[@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.

[@brilleaben]

You are right about the last part.

[@MichaelRMcCoy]

Armstrong is the typical scoundrel that basked in the glory of international success for years, and now, plays the unfortunate after he's been caught red-handed. I can't imagine how he shows his face in public, much less, on national TV. We all know that he would never have confessed had he not been caught -- and would have gladly sat atop the hero's pedestal into history. If he had any sense of honor whatsoever, he'd go into permanent seclusion and drown in his shame.

[@jlindell6532]

they didn't show the epo injections

[@023CFP]

The greatest champion ever Lance Armstrong. True legend.

[@Ajaxxgopw]

i agree!!

[@le-francçais-f7i]

Non faux

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

Eddy Merckx

[@Sills71]

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

[@rufusgoldstein2655]

Worked for the Spaniards and Bjarne Riis. 😅

[@brianreid5458]

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

[@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

[@MrBlizaard]

Still the best

[@paulbailey7641]

The best cheat

[@jlindell6532]

pantani was the greatest rider of this generation

[@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.

[@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)

[@NPbassline11]

The majority of the top riders dope. They just don't get caught. If you were in his position you would dope too.

[@paulobuchaavataravatarazul4439]

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

[@brilleaben]

Your sense of humor is certainly intact.

[@rrrado1]

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

[@thelongtony]

I do not care about how Armstrong cheated at competitions. My dad is a professional in-line skater and started recently a battle against cancer. Armstrong is an inspiration for us all to keep fighting against the disease.

[@brianreid5458]

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

[@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?

[@Masychefx2]

this dawg is dope

[@marcelorenne3503]

hello to one who is watching in 2013

[@paulrush4545]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@cloak057]

@@cornishalps9870trek probably wouldnt be as big as it was if not for lance, and cycling in the usa in general

[@user-zxdfhvj46jfjk]

CORECTOMUNDO.

[@GetMoneyDaily]

Cycling alone does NOT define Lance Armstrong; Lance Armstrong alone does NOT define cycling.

[@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.

[@kenacycle]

Lance was going to say he will defend his "territory" LOL

[@flachi32]

Froome is the new Lance, Sky the new US Postal team

[@daveyork0]

Lance used to hate it so much after every year that I beat him in one of those Tours, those French thingies. Great times, still.

[@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.....

[@dr10501]

George Hincapie is a humble guy

[@dav4art]

One of the greatest athletes of all-time better than Ali ,Larry Bird, Joe Montana and Michael Jordan roll all up in one . Go LANCE #1

[@aarongray635]

Everyone posts comments saying he cheated he doped, but it doesn't mean he didn't train his ass off harder than anyone could imagine drugs or no drug still a phenomenal cyclist end of....

[@carlosdeno]

spot on dude...!

[@mikkelfeldtmann8934]

I get so mad when people in here tries to be wise on a subject they know nothing about. There are so many people who think that as soon as you take some performance-enhancing, you become hulk. That's not the reality. You still have to train unbelievably much, make a lot of sacrifices! We talk about a few percent it helps, but in a world where everyone is equally good, the few percent are what makes the difference!

[@FahrvergnugenTaglich]

I hate when the criticizers call him a fraud. It's not like he used an electric bike. It's not like someone else rode the race. There is SO MUCH that goes into winning just a one day race let alone a grand tour. A lot of luck, a lot of experience. You have to know how to ride, know team tactics, etc. It's not like he was the only one doping. IMO US Postal was also the best at doping. Every team was doping, US Postal did it better than any of them.

[@hughraphaeli]

David Walsh had LA sewn up in his 1990s interview...he asked him about Tom Simpson whom LA said he knew little of. When pressed he claimed he didn't test positive. Well done David "LA Confidential" had some of us convinved at least. He had it in his mind then.

[@CH-qm9ox]

He still had to train hard, hell my ass goes numb in 15 minutes on a bike seat lol .....

[@Abnsdllnnlosnfd]

Then you should change your saddle ;-)

[@Madmeltdown]

Not every one took drugs in the past. The types of drugs in Lances era were far more effective than the previous. He took the piss with it and silenced the critics.

[@thesqrpeg]

@aaron willoughby I totally agree! That team put in so much time energy and effort and much sacrifice and Lance's selfless work with Livestrong can never be diminished.

[@mrtreydaniels]

Its quite sad watching this in light of what we now know.

[@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.

[@talibe801]

no,it´s impossible to be in that level of competition without taking enhancing drugs. i no by experience.even the guy that finish last in the tour take´s something,all tipe of natural and chemical drugs that help you recover faster is considered doping. even cafeine in high doses,or ephedrine that are in some medication is doping in some sports.

[@SnowbroRider]

You act as if he is the only one who dopes in cycling. It's a well known fact that most if not all top competitors in cycling dope. Let's keep in mind that this man beat cancer. He's owned up to his mistakes. One of the very many that actually had the guts to come clean.

[@krisbowditch827]

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

[@yeticlimber2768]

Lance is a fantastic cyclist,he wins the Tdf seven times,and no guy said he is the best😤😿Thanks Lance for the seven victories😄👍

[@Malc180s]

This man is so inspirational. Just incredible. Fighting off cancer and winning cyclings most famous race several times - what a man. Legendary.

[@hakapeszimaki8369]

Nice insight

[@gabikit]

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

[@jimpanse5937]

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

[@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 !

[@bsaffek]

Agree, but Lance is still no.1 for me in this game...

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

Eddy Merckx

[@pgil]

"the only thing we've taken is a bunch...a bunch of hard work"

[@cultureclub1323]

George us a total legend

[@jorgeeliecerhernandezpena4405]

Esta disponible con subtitulo en español????

[@DiegoTelmo]

the level he was at in 2010 i think it's possible to reach clean, it's on the limit of what i think is physiologically possible, he was at something like 6w/kg for an hour which is nothing compared to the 7w/kg he did in the golden years o_O But ofc it's not just about pumping watts, there are people who can do close to 6w/kg but cant compete in pro cycling because they need huge endurance to able to recover very fast or the beetroot juice that LA has :P

[@JohanBaecklund]

He was my hero

[@XR200boY]

motoman at 45:45 lol

[@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