Cycling Tour de France 2001 Part 4

The 2001 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 7 July to 29 July 2001, and the 88th edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner-although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced in August 2012 that they had disqualified Armstrong from all his results since 1998, including his seven Tour de France wins from 1999-2005. The verdict was subsequently confirmed by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
The race included a 67-km long team time trial, two individual time trials and five consecutive mountain-top finishing stages, the second of which was the Chamrousse special category climb time trial. Thus, all the high-mountain stages were grouped consecutively, following the climbing time trial, with one rest day in between. France was ridden 'clockwise', so the Alps were visited before the Pyrenees. The Tour started in France but also visited Belgium in its first week. The ceremonial final stage finished at the Champs-Élysées in Paris, as is tradition. Erik Zabel won his record sixth consecutive points classification victory.

[@brianmessemer2973]

We miss you, Paul. May you be forever at peace. Thank you for shaping our memories of this beloved sport.

[@edwardnino1365]

PYou iipppppppipmppmipipi

[@MONYN76ISLAS]

how not to see the best cyclist in recent years of this sport run i launched armstrong a living legend 👍👍👍

[@user-vu3ps4lx4w]

Lance, the best ever!

[@perrymcguire3806]

Great video - brings back so many memories as I used to have this stage on video (VCR) but it didn't have the music - so maybe ditch the music and let the viewers simply focus on the commentary and action on the road.

[@vernefits1953]

Armstrong GOAT

[@hippusdippus]

Check out the road drawings at 51.52 and 51.55.

[@petergoodall9845]

Roll on summer!!!!!

[@corjanpaulus]

That rest day came jit to get their energy lvl topped up again. How true..

[@TheRebuilt1]

i hate to say karma on Beloki but that was kind of shady for him to press on after Jan's crash and then attack when he went to his team car. Not a good look sire.

[@tomassalazar664]

Me gustaría en versión epañola

[@vitanus]

Everyone was doping but lance did it on another level ... US Postal did.

[@vitanus]

@@dougnardecchia7701 you need a doctor to find that out? xD

[@vitanus]

@@dougnardecchia7701 Dont you know about all the evidence? You cant just play the "You werent there" card in this case, there is tons of evidence that Postal doped on another level from everyone else. Lance was a decent bike rider, Ullrich was pure talent, go figure for yourself what makes the most sense ... I for myself am not as foolish as you

[@roadracer1584]

Lance is a dope head.

[@paulwevers2109]

2 hours of non stop cliches by the commentators. Were they doping?

[@tonybevel2475]

Very, Very Annoying music /noise!!

[@tonybevel2475]

Where is that stupid music coming from?

[@perrymcguire3806]

I used to have this stage on video (VCR) but my recording didn't have the annoying music so can only assume that it's been added... it does spoil the coverage.

[@ToomasVali-kt3uk]

Lance using a motor to pull away from Jan like Jan is a club cyclist. What a joke. Serial cheater - doing anything and everything to win. Like Tyler Hamilton said, Lance always found another gear we never saw in any other race each year.

[@leeshackelford7517]

You are a total moron....

[@jakobknipfer4809]

armstrongs cheating so obvious. the cadence is sooooo unnatural. only possible with ferraris blood magic. maybe even a motor in there

[@ToomasVali-kt3uk]

Definitely a motor. What a joke No way his cadence is that much better than the best cyclist in Jan. Motor for sure. Serial cheater and fraud.