Lance Armstrong-Hautacam Attack

This is from the 2000 Tour. I cut parts out to make it short.

[@YiftertheShifter1]

The man who won this race, Javier Otxoa, was later hit in a car accident about a half a year after this race. His brother (riding with him) died, and Javier was in a coma for a month. The accident left him disabled, but he was successful in the paralympic games. Sad story for a man who had so much promise.

[@Philippepencet]

🙏

[@Lee-One]

12 years later how’s it going

[@gamingmidget]

@@Lee-One he died in 2018

[@tubesockets120v]

​@@gamingmidgetah really. Must've been fairly young.

[@dblissmn]

@@tubesockets120v 43 years old. "long illness" from obit I read.

[@coolbreeze3856]

Lance Armstrong’s book and Foundation got me through breast cancer. I started riding during my chemo. 18 years out. I ride every day and I feel great. Thanks Lance. I had hope because of you.

[@itstrbo]

Ppl always forget he was more than a guy who ALSO took PEDs. ....he inspired a generation

[@luatala8008]

He got lucky with cancer. He returned to cycling because he no longer had cancer. Then he cheated and lied and destroy other people who were threat to his lie. What is so inspiring about that ????

[@stevek8829]

@@luatala8008 what she said above ^^

[@haroldsmith7044]

@@itstrbo EVERY rider was taking them in those days. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

[@itstrbo]

@haroldsmith7044 hence why I said "also took PEDs" ...he wasn't the only one, easily half of the world tour riders were juiced on EPO and other substances...he was iust better than all of them

[@walkinwithjesus]

These were great rivalries, however Id also like to point out that these 2 announcers are the finest around in any sport. They have always made these races enjoyable and deserve credit. Paul Sherwen and Phil Liggett

[@marcdaniels9079]

And the two protagonists were both juiced out of their brains 😉

[@jamiehancock6296]

Agreed and RIP Paul Sherwen.

[@sorellman]

Great attack by Lance. All those blood transfusions and illegal shots paying off.

[@SteveZ919]

@@sorellman funny how he beat all the other drugged up riders in the tour all those years...so it wasn't 'just the drugs' that helped him win.

[@sorellman]

@@SteveZ919 You're right, he was the best among the dope users. What a strange world we live in.

[@johnsumner6185]

LA did a lot for Trek bikes and Livestrong...got many off the couch and on a bike.....that will never be erased from history!

[@TraumaER]

Agree! He is the greatest of all time. 💯

[@MarcF.Nielssen]

Maybe. Armstrong has also put millions off professional cycling. There has been doping left, right and center. But nobody apart from Armstrong went after accusers and tried to destroy them.

[@georgexanthopoulos3003]

@@MarcF.Nielssen Well nobody's claiming that he is a good person lol

[@abone2pick]

@@MarcF.Nielssen theres about 200 riders in the tour bro. Only around 25 world tour teams each with no more than 20 -25 riders. Those millions probably wouldn't have made it anyways

[@MarcF.Nielssen]

@@abone2pick I was talking about the spectators, on the road and on TV.

[@ahmadjooma8850]

Miss these commentators. And prime Armstrong. I was 12 years old when I watched this live. EPO or no - these tour DE France's will always have their mystique 👌🏾

[@ericwilhelm2941]

Phil Liggit and Bob Roll still doing it !!!

[@freedomlover24-7]

They were all doping, Lance was just more disciplined and had a better "program." It's a shame he had all his wins stripped while others who doped didn't. They just didn't like an 🇺🇲 dominating for 7 years straight.

[@JohnnyTheMonkey]

Lance is a disgraced cheater. No untainted results, sorry.

[@lesleykuramoto3943]

Commentators still commenting on NBC.

[@thesoultwins72]

@@freedomlover24-7 .....Oh hum yet another Armstrong apologist. [are you American by chance?] Yes, by varying accounts 85-90% of the pro peloton were 'juiced' back then. The difference is that unlike Armstrong the other riders weren't sociopathic arseholes determined to destroy anyone or anything that stood in his way.

[@truthseeker4388]

Watching Lance pound those pedals with that cadence straight up those hills is a sight to behold and one that we probably never see again. Thank God for reruns and KZbin

[@JUANGARCIA-se4dm]

Armstrong use electric motor.

[@Wikato]

@@JUANGARCIA-se4dm Any evidence?

[@JUANGARCIA-se4dm]

@@Wikato si, ya se sabe toda la verdad.

[@Wikato]

@@JUANGARCIA-se4dm English please.

[@JUANGARCIA-se4dm]

@@Wikato What's up? You don't speak Spanish and you think you know about cycling. LOL

[@TesterAnimal1]

I was by the roadside on that climb, shivering! We’d done the Tourmalet in the rain that morning, then rode up Hautacam. Tough day for everyone, EPO or not.

[@thesoultwins72]

@TesterAnimal1.......I was on Mont Ventoux for the following day's stage - when despite yo-yoing 'off the back' all day, the true 'Greatest Climber ever' Marco Pantani won the race [although the ever-sportsmanlike Armstrong claimed he 'gifted' it to the little Italian - arrogant prick!]. I rode up the Ventoux several hours before the race came through and as you exited the forest and emerged into the 'lunar landscape' section the wind was at over 200kph then! [apparently, it got stronger - and if you watch Pantani and Armstrong attacking you can see the effort they are having to make to forge ahead]. It also isn't obvious because of the lovely sunny weather that it was actually only 1 degree centigrade at the top of the mountain! [I have a photo of me crouching against the walls of the weather station with some other riders as we are all having great difficulty staying on our feet due to the strength of the freezing wind!] I was only wearing a Kelme team jersey and shorts and I was absolutely perished! [I had tried to buy an undervest and arm-warmers at a number of bike shops in Carpentras the previous day - but everything was sold out! [The day before, L'etape du tour' was held on the course - but was abandoned due to the severity of the weather]. I heard that only 70 riders [out of nearly 6000] made it to the top and a lot of riders that packed were carted off to hospital with hyperthermia! Mont Ventoux is without doubt the most brutal climb I have ever ridden - and I have done virtually all of Alpes and Pyrenees TDF mountains. I totally understand why the late great 'Mr Tom' [Tommy Simpson] lost his life there and why it is known as the 'Beast of Provence'. One final note - my hero [Marco Pantani] was a fading star by 2000, despite matching and ultimately beating an insanely doped up Armstrong on the Mont Ventoux stage and also winning stage 15. But he was totally off the pace on the Hautacam stage and Armstrong made him pay. A sad end to 'il pirata' I was privileged to not only see, but actually ride alongside Marco and his entire Mercatone-Uno-Bianchi team on their warm-up lap for the first stage of the TDF in Dublin in 1998. Marco won the TDF that year - as well as the Giro d'Italia. A feat that has not been repeated since - or is ever likely to be. He may have been on the 'juice' but he is by far the best climber I ever saw.

[@Randito8879]

That was AWESOME!!!! Dope or no dope. That was an inspiring ride. HOLLA

[@kloschuessel773]

They were both doped I think basically every top rider then was doped… Atleast all the winners were So its hard to say who was the best clean rider. Probably hard to say. And probably many have different reactions to the doping. Some may be better suited for it than others which creates another unfairness. I think lance was a mental beast more so than others and he may not have been just the best doped of all of them… Certainly worked harder off season than ullrich did. I have to say it was probably the most exciting time of the tdf. Though vingegaard and pogacar seems interesting now. The froome years, who was certainly doped like his entire team and fucking wiggins, were shite Utter shite

[@chrish3030]

“Where he’s found this strength from I don’t know”.. 😂😂😂

[@bobmorane2082]

Lol ikr I got a little idea

[@slopf]

And probably has battey powered bike also...the man is a disgrace

[@amstelveen1]

All on dope so fear enaugh I guess

[@IAmAlpharius20]

Hint: Definitely not legal.

[@michaelvrbanac6923]

All were doping ya dopes.

[@baronianmcclure8865]

I have followed this man all his life, the entertainment and the passion I had was amazing, nothing has changed he is still a legend

[@kusalperera8839]

Agreed. He would have won even without drugs. He has such a passion and brutal commitment to win

[@franz009franz]

@@kusalperera8839 i mean, he wouldn't have. but he would've won if nobody was drugged^^

[@ivanboesky1520]

Bullshit. He was by far the biggest doping cheat of them all. That’s why he won. 😀

[@Nicksonian]

Phil Liggett…the best thing about this video. One of the best sportscasters ever. His long-term, continuing presence at Le Tour is amazing.

[@fanofeverything]

I've seen this stage before and I'm still rooting so hard for Ochoa

[@lazurm]

One of the most amazing demonstrations of mountain climbing in history.

[@ivanboesky1520]

Yeah, and all fake based on massive doping. 😀

[@sizzlexc]

Also, Phil is amazing. I dont think there is a better announcer out there.

[@pointbreak2811]

Don't forget Paul Sherwin. They're amazing together.

[@Butterratbee]

Phil is terrible

[@Ultegra10SPD]

RIP Javier Oxtoa. 1974-2018.

[@boardhanger79]

Pantani, Oxtoa(brother), Jimenez all sadly dead. RIP forever.

[@jackdanielss]

All doped to their eyeballs

[@rcdogmanduh4440]

But dead none the less!

[@abone2pick]

@@jackdanielss let them rest in peace dip shit . You can take the same shit and you'd still get dropped on the first climb

[@renetorrefiel5932]

Lance Armstrong is the machine on his bike 😊.

[@seadbiberovic7791]

10 minutes from the bottom and 43 seconds on the top. The best doping make such a good result.

[@lamesalegend]

True Champ hoping we get to see another as dominate as Lance was. He enjoyed crushing the opposition

[@timbermeister]

Fantastic, thanks.

[@rochellestanley9532]

Great display of Dominance 👏

[@sukhmaidickoff]

The one with the best doping advisor wins

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

Go Faster with Ferrari.@@sukhmaidickoff

[@Nation010]

Hey guys i am brit born Nigerian and i respect L Armstrong totally uterly n absolutely pls don't disrespect all the hard work that guy has done, like it or not there will never be another cyclist like him PERIOD!! his ethics n dedication to the sport is no.1 he is hated because he is a perfectonist since when is that a bad thing, if i am anywhere near his approach to applying his his dedication to his sport and life i would be satisfied indeed. This i say with sincerity

[@thelame123]

THE KING IS BACK THE KING IS BACK! he´ll kick ass

[@justbreakingballs]

What a fantastic competitor and rider Armstrong was. He really had his shit together. Just inspirational to watch.

[@ivanboesky1520]

LOL

[@ianwhitehead3086]

Doh. He could be president

[@maradona80s]

Me acuerdo perfectamente de esta etapa, una de las mejores que he visto en mi vida. Que recuerdos, que fuerza y como subía Armstrong por aquel entonces y mítico Chava. DEP Otxoa.

[@MrSuedehead69]

Un mounstro Lance ...

[@pilota_virtuale]

Great Lance

[@mc1703]

great post

[@allexpch]

Lance is an idol...Miss you Lance! Romania Love You!

[@shellsbignumber2]

The amount of times the commentators said the word unbelievable about Armstrong's performance. It sure was unbelievable.

[@johntechwriter]

They got that line from Greg LeMond, who answered a reporter’s question about Armstrong’s ability to drop the group at will. Expected to reply with a compliment, LeMond used a left-handed one: “Unbelievable!”

[@chris14091975]

great video

[@Swimmer47]

The thing is everyone was doping, including Pantani….

[@bodi516]

You don't judge the things well: you could take, right now, any substance, testosterone, everything, but by sitting next to the tv, won't make you win tdf 7 times. He worked hard, and you tell me that the second, third, and generally top 10 overall weren't doped, but still managed not to lose to much time to him...?

[@alexamann5729]

They all doped, but he doped way harder than the others did. Doping isn't a binary thing. There are countless performance enhancing drugs and countless dosages to take them in. And yes, he trained hard as well, but so did all the others. And those who trained hard but did it cleanly are an afterthought at most because they never even got to the TdF or as a domestique at most. And to account for the very likely scenario that everyone used PEDs they decided that noone is awarded with winning those 7 TdF's.

[@andreasandremyrvold]

Well.....and well....and a lot of we...llls......and everyone was doped probably?..??

[@TTRUSOUND]

this was a good one.

[@chris14091975]

Oh thanks for posting the video, it is refreshing to fing TDF videos without all the stupid background music.

[@jackharrison3132]

Lance is legendary

[@897570]

Atleast He is a legend....7 time TOD winner......1st in history atleast give him some credit...

[@Lehmann108]

An oldie but goodie! Lance boggles the mind. He might make it 8 and that would be beyond belief!

[@ivanboesky1520]

More EPO 😀

[@MyWissam]

All of the commentators’ “remarkable” are now explainable.

[@fanofeverything]

I remember this stage, totally epic. So glad Otxoa just made it, he totally deserved this one.

[@dbass6326]

Armstrong sure didn't

[@Butterratbee]

@@dbass6326except he did

[@emiliomonteiro5826]

Saudades destes tempos 👌👌👍👍🇵🇹

[@Rommelchen1985]

Lance, we miss you !!!!!

[@flugtager]

@hghepo Most cyclists in the peloton have a hard time even completing the tour their first go round at a young age like 22. It takes years to develop the stamina to be a true endurance athlete. If you look at the age of winners for the tour de france, but for a few exceptions most are in their late 20's to early 30's. Lance's training differs from others in his specific studying of the stage routes and the tailoring of his training to peak during the tour. Other teams have adopted this.

[@Liofa73]

2022 -- Well this didn't age well... Pogacar... Roglic, Vingergaarde... that fuck times have changed.

[@ElderNerwal]

@@Liofa73 It was never true to begin with. Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault, Fignon won their first tour at the first try and they were only 23-24. Lemond came third at age 23, then 2nd at age 24 and won at 25.

[@johntechwriter]

@@ElderNerwal. They are the exceptions that prove the rule.

[@sandybartlett1333]

Now we know why Armstrong looked so fresh and everyone else was tired. He was doping.

[@KD-oi9sk]

I was on a bend at the bottom of the Aubisque for this, just outside Laruns, boy was it wet. When it finished we went back to the car and drove into the warmth of Spain.

[@garycook413]

I still find it astonishing, bearing in mind that Pantani was doping also, that Armstrong could ride way from him like that. As much as he was unpleasant, and clearly cheating, he was a tremendous rider

[@user-ci7vu7eo9w]

armo american takes every tip off drugs.why more that anybody else.he was just american puppet

[@chrisbatson3402]

Great druggies. Dopers competing

[@chrisbatson3402]

Lance timed his drugs and miligram perfect.

[@drvonnostrum2671]

@@chrisbatson3402 they were all on the same program, using the same doctors. Get over it, LA was the greatest tour rider of all time

[@chrisbatson3402]

@@drvonnostrum2671 they are doping with EPO now. All of them dope

[@johntechwriter]

Particularly near the top, Armstrong is floating up that grade with no discernible strain. He’s on the drops just to stretch his legs and his cadence is high. He looks noticeably leaner than the other riders. His riding style is light, buoyant, even. It’s almost as if at some points he’s holding himself back. Armstrong’s ability to humiliate of some of the best climbers in the sport, as in, Pantani, who looks like an old man when Armstrong breezes past him, was described by Greg LeMond as “Unbelievable!” Make of that choice of words what you will.

[@PhillipCreeper]

Way to go Lance!

[@SAAMIAM99]

@HotChixAndMusic You're right, dope doesn't give you the will to win, it just gives you the win.

[@Esperluet]

He's got serious power

[@kanjipeenji]

greatest sportsman

[@zaki1st403]

legendary commentary

[@blackgsxr350z]

I love how much people want to put down the efforts of Lance Armstrong. Truly shows how envious some people can be of a man that they wish they could be. Really people, just give respect where its due. Unless you have something to prove it otherwise, just keep your mouth shut.

[@MNC2k]

love the thumbs up from the camera guy on the bike at 1:36 haha

[@kolegalo]

one year after this, Otxoa and his brother were training, and one car hitted them killing Javier Otxoa´s brother Ricardo, now Javi is cycling in paralyimpic games, this is an example of brave, I m from Spain, and we are proud of you Javi

[@unizzzz]

armstrong has never been tired because of dopping

[@Jahareel]

de 6 españoles y demas nace=un lance.... grande lance y el 8-vo tour.. es tuyo!!! felicidades!!!

[@TheNfields260]

Erythropoetin is used in cancer treatment as a RBC booster. But Lance was not racing when he was trying to survive metastatic cancer.

[@TranceSuperWave]

doped to the eyeballs

[@SirJazz]

thats right my friend

[@V1Racerdude]

You will see sometimes the rider will stop to "water the flowers" and then continue on. When any rider does that, there is an unwritten rule that no attacks are to be done. So if somebody stops to piss, don't think they are out, they'll catch back up in a few minutes.

[@moropiau]

Ten years ago Jabier Otxoa won in Hautacam. Lets go, Jabier! (your life is your new race)

[@ccarneiro289]

ele é o melhor ciclista de todos os tempos... e quem ta a dizer mal dele é porque tem raiva de ele ter conseguido aquilo que conseguio

[@VikingInvaders]

Finally I meet an American with a little bit of realitity sense - respect

[@bradyb2482]

2.40 'this is unbelievable'

[@secretagent86]

like Phil Liggett I believed in Lance..."i don't know where he gets the strength from"... now we all know. love the classic bikes and no helmets though

[@kloschuessel773]

They were all doped so i guess the advantage wasnt just his from the dope

[@alpha3488]

@@kloschuessel773 Yes it was. Armstrong had the best doctor in cycling working exclusively for him (Michele Ferrari, also known as 'dottore epo') and before he worked with Ferrari he never finished a mountain stage with the top contenders between 1993 and 1996. Armstrong was never a climber and at best average in time trial, but a specialist for one day classics and stage wins at the tour de france.

[@kloschuessel773]

@@alpha3488 ferrari started doping cyclists when? Late 80s? Indurain himself was doping apparently. Not being among the best when not doped while the best dope… Fuentes cyclists were worse? I dont quite see this bs that he was the best doc and thats why he won. Besides… When everybody is doping, let the best doc win. Why not? I dont see a problem there at all. He probably chose armstrong bcs he thought he would have the best chances to win.

[@kloschuessel773]

@@alpha3488 i think it is totally stupid to hate and blame armstrong like some folks do. He was neither the first, nor worst. And he dominated despite all of his contenders being on the stuff…

[@alpha3488]

@@kloschuessel773 My point is that despite everyone doping it wasn't an even playing field. I have to admit I hated Armstrong as a kid for his disgusting dominance in the early 2000s. Today I only have a particulary dislike for the things he did to other riders to make them shut up about doping.

[@fusionstar916]

I get winded going up a 50 meter hill.. how these guys do it is beyond me.

[@abone2pick]

Epo, roids ,6 hours of training a day. And a lot sugar and carbs

[@cristianpaitoco9291]

Lance Armstrong el Dios del ciclismo

[@keithyj11]

The power of the juice is strong today

[@saucy05]

this was my first tour stage (watching).

[@abone2pick]

Lucky bastard

[@PaddleAsia]

No, he's simply the best that there's ever been.

[@laetrille]

Lance is the greatest

[@joseperezpaz9986]

Every Pro athlete Juices

[@RubiMatthies]

Yes.

[@guillaume.pirard]

6:26 we do now

[@g99se9]

Amen brother.

[@nolanryan999]

@hellsadore Are you aware that Armstrong at age 24 was a very promising rider? He won the 1993 World Champ ahead of Indurain, and won a stage in 1995. He was a different type of rider before the cancer (not a stage-race specialist), but he wasn't a chump.

[@audible67]

"this is unbelievable!"

[@TheTorontoist]

Doped to the eyeballs.

[@cbartolone]

Best of luck Javier Otxoa!!

[@yaniktydetmer4153]

Hé is the goat final

[@Sills71]

I can literally smell the EPO

[@yaniktydetmer4153]

Legend the best ever lance 4 life

[@WanderleiSilva29]

Miguel indurain was the same.... he rarely won anything (using youre same lance logic) because he would peak for the tour. Yet, in his time.... Miguel was considered super human.... Lets not forget his buddy pedro Delgado (also a TDF winner) actually was caught with PEDs. Lance is under fire, but in reality most of the TDF riders are on something. Theres a reason every riders time is crushing all the old greats in time trials, etc. Its not just technology.

[@giuseppegiordano217]

Era doping

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

Was Lance doping? Sure he was. We knew it even back then. BUT SO WAS EVERYONE ELSE. I bet there wasn't a clean rider in the Tour. He was still the greatest rider I've ever seen.

[@GoofballVidProductions]

Listen to him get defensive when somebody mentions motordoping. His reaction is an instant rewind to 2003, the only thing missing is the threat of a lawsuit. Take it for what it is, but I’d think an admitted doper would be more inclined to laugh such a thing off, rather than fly into rage.

[@kaa13]

Pantani shaking his head...both men were enhanced but also was Armstrong's bike.

[@xereubagua]

Uma situação bem difícil para o Pantani, e rara, acima de tudo; ver um cara abrindo assim.

[@carlosgaspar8447]

pantani, greatest climber ever, of '98.

[@cervelo9465]

Lance the best the greatest

[@huntingsynth]

500w FTP @ 7w/kg...apparently Contador got close to 7 at his best

[@choprn]

Whatta Climber!!!

[@00bikeboy]

@markyboy28able99 Well, I agree with you. I started watching when Indurain was on top. I loved the Tour, I couldn't get enough. The climbs, the time trials, the team tactics and the individual efforts. The amazing dramas, the class of the riders who waited for opponents who had mechanicals. Then the doping scandals hit and I just stopped watching. Such a shame. Hopefully they'll fix it and I'll watch again, but it hasn't killed my love of riding.

[@delwigzie]

GO LANCE THE BEST

[@thierryjulien572]

Funny to see those pictures today. One question . Who wasn't doped ?

[@Rommelchen1985]

The France is one of the nicest countries of the world. It has a long history and I like this country very much. Since I have been thinking, I have always been there for vacation. I love the tour de France :).... let's put the hammer down and continue the tour ... looking for 2008

[@patrickloper671]

Trek bikes and American cycling exist because of Lance. The Tour de France became an event in America because of him. There was so much drugs in the whole Tour it's stupid to strip the results

[@alanrobinson7891]

Trek we're one of the market leaders and innovators many years before lance Armstrong even became a pro cyclist

[@wuhtinyauh]

WADA needs to open an unlimited class where the riders can just do want ever they want to and we can just sit back and see how fast these guys can go. It may be impossible to stop all doping I just hope that they catch as many dopers as possible. GO Lance '09

[@frankreyes4]

Yeah, both of em

[@yaniktydetmer4153]

Never testing positive he is the goat final lance my idole

[@VikingInvaders]

I must admit that even though we know they use drugs it still is fascinating to look at

[@riccardotassinari6931]

Watching his pedals cadence nowadays give rise even to the suspect of using motor like Floyd Landis. Funny to read all the comments before his confession.

[@acdqy]

lance forever..........!!