I used to watch Robert Millar in the Tour on Channel 4 back in the 80's!! Fantastic Climber he really was!!
@AntonioSalazar-db1eb4 жыл бұрын
Robert Millar. I”m Spanish and he was my favourite, even over Pedro Delgado. I vividly remember I recorded this stage on VHS and watched it again and again. I admire him for his brave decision to change his life the way he really wanted, just as brave as a person as an athlete.
@JulenBarainkaKorrea3 жыл бұрын
También fue mi favorito y me dio mucha rabia que le robaran la vuelta.
@sethbraydon75943 жыл бұрын
Instablaster...
@keirfarnum68113 жыл бұрын
Too many phobes don’t realize how much courage it takes to change gender.
@noelwilson59602 жыл бұрын
Well said. truly an extraordinary person.
@davehanhela5997 Жыл бұрын
Well said!
@FrancesMarriott8 ай бұрын
One of the coolest people ever.
@kwacker4511 жыл бұрын
Millar does deserve something he was a true hero and hasn't had his troubles to seek chapeau brother you'll always be a hero to me
@Optimat10007 жыл бұрын
Remembering the day i watched Robert Millar becomes a legend! Amazing Victory on a brutal mountain stage!
@cyclingwatercolours7 жыл бұрын
Robert Millar, one of my all time favourites, a superb rider...
@andreworr34204 жыл бұрын
Robert Miller - my hero growing up. So proud that he was Scottish.
@UKArtlover3 жыл бұрын
The year that crystallized my love of the exotic cycling legends and incredible backdrops , so lovely to see this again I remember Phil's commentary word for word after seeing it on world of sport all those years ago fab Robert ( him and Sean Kelly were my favourites!) Cheers lads !
@xyzxyz9975 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear Phil speak of him as Scottish and not British. Good on you Phil.
@stevecooper70384 жыл бұрын
By definition, he is British then Scottish. Just like I'm British then English.
@chrisrenwick5933 жыл бұрын
@@stevecooper7038 shut up Nikola
@jayaybe14 жыл бұрын
Phil Ligget on top form too! The fact his voice is somewhat distorted ( almost like he's doing the commentary by phone ) just adds to the awesomness.
@marshalllucky6 жыл бұрын
Millar was an outsider, nobody helped him, no KOTM has ever worked so hard as he did for that jersey.
@bradford_shaun_murray Жыл бұрын
5:49 Millar attacks!
@jono1457-qd9ft9 ай бұрын
Fourth overall behind Fignon who was in devastating form, and Hinault and Lemond. What an amazing Tour it was.
@PoliticusRex6325 жыл бұрын
I still resent the Spanish conspiracy that stole the Vuelta from him.
@sadbaby0112 жыл бұрын
Millar really needs an OBE or something... Everyone gets them these days but he really deserved one back then! legend!
@stephenwalker8503 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@sandhurstwolves3956 Жыл бұрын
Robert Millar will always be my favourite rider. What a climber
@woooster1710 жыл бұрын
My cycling hero growing up.. I had a Peugeot bike and replica top, same as Millar when I was 14
@cormacbourke29608 жыл бұрын
So interesting to see how respectful the spectators are compared to now. Things have changed a lot.
@MrCharlieboy317 жыл бұрын
No mobile phones to take pics and vids
@studebaker42174 жыл бұрын
I suspect fans didn't booze all day long before the Tour reached them in the 1980s - good job!
@mizofan4 жыл бұрын
best wishes, Philippa, hoping you're happier now
@inghdj4 жыл бұрын
El viejo Lucho Herrera: DEMOLEDOR!!!, Robert Millar: gran ciclista, gran escalador!!, Espectaculares duelos!!!
@fredlast45476 жыл бұрын
It was better in those days. Much more mystique. Plus riders had to compete in all the major races not just pick and choose like they do nowadays.
@Roollaayy5 жыл бұрын
just Googled it today after watching this video. he was my hero .
@ggrant99913 жыл бұрын
Millar. Total legend. Anyone who wants to say otherwise can do so once they've gone and won king of the mountains, the dauphine libre, and won the green jersey at the giro. Anyone? No? Better shut your mouth then.
@rsotne82825 жыл бұрын
En este TOUR DE FRANCIA de 1984... LUCHO HERRERA siendo su primera participacion en esta carrera como neoprofesional realizo una gran presentacion quedo segundo en esta etapa 11 y tambien ocupo el segundo lugar en la cronoescalada de la etapa 16 detras del ganador Laurent Fignon... al dia siguiente en la etapa 17 para LUCHO seria su mayor VICTORIA ganando en el mitico puerto alpino del ALPE D' HUEZ por encima de los dos mejores de ese tiempo como lo eran Bernard Hinault el numero de esa epoca que ya habia ganado 4 TOUR y Laurent Fignon que venia de ganar el TOUR DE FRANCIA DE 1983 del año anterior.
@julesvanels61164 жыл бұрын
Figno was overall winner. Herrera was the first Columbia win a stage . Alpe d'Huez if i' m correct
@jreinel19667 жыл бұрын
I get sooo exited seen the colombian herrera flighting up the mounts,what a great memories,lets go colombiaaaa!
@jayaybe15 жыл бұрын
Great memories of this, I had it on video and would replay it for years. Love the sound mix too! I like it when the commentator has to shout a bit over the crowd.
@odisyp.r.37618 жыл бұрын
HERRERA Y DELGADO LOS MEJORES ESCALADORES.. LUEGO LLEGÓ PANTANI!!
@cyclingwatercolours6 жыл бұрын
Lucho in full flight....superb win by Millar
@chrisbell59206 жыл бұрын
See how much better it was to have well behaved fans on the side of the road-- no flags, no smoke, no fancy dressed idiots running alongside the riders. Not forgetting the proper bikes, no helmets, no radio contact, simply a man against another man against a mountain. And by the way, life was better in those days too.
@jamesy19556 жыл бұрын
Chris Bell 59 I couldn't agree more. The World is a real "fuck up" just now. PS Millar had class to burn. 😊
@williammoreno43713 жыл бұрын
En aquella ocasión, Alfonso Flórez, ciclista capitán del equipo colombiano, no permitió que Lucho Herrera partiera junto a Millar, hubiera sido otra etapa para "Lucho", anterior a la gloriosa etapa 17 en ese mismo Tour, Alpe D´Huez
@camilomejia85926 жыл бұрын
Que lindos duelos millar con herrera y pedro delgado
@WELLBRAN12 жыл бұрын
incidentally I have every itv and channel 4 tour from 1984 to 2000 in full, I had them on vhs and transferred them all to dvd before vhs some were betamax..there yu go
@jayaybe14 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see some of those if you could upload any 😉🖒
@WELLBRAN4 жыл бұрын
@@jayaybe1 after this bastard stole this clip and uploaded it on his channel I decided never to upload any of it again I'm still angry now! Complete bastard this guy he's never acknowledged me on it.what a Low life.
@montscottish12 жыл бұрын
I've never even been on a racing bike in my puff (like many Scots laddies, football was my childhood obsession). But I've watched the TDF on the TV for about 20 years each summer and I can honestly say Robert Millar is my all-time sporting hero. I think the 1989 stage win is my favourite moment in sport ever, though this is fantastic to watch again, too. Thanks for posting. (And good luck to Bradley Wiggins - hopefully he's going to do it).
@d.norwich42986 жыл бұрын
And Wiggo did!
@petercotterill51052 ай бұрын
Masterful solo commentary from Phil Liggett
@humbertopadilla71796 жыл бұрын
Me acuerdo de esta etapa termino en Guset Neige , Lucho Herrera el mejor escalador del Mundo llego a 41" de Millar , que habia atacado ante , Lucho salto y le falto poco para alcanzarlo , estos son los Video que tienen que ver los escaladores Colombianos empezando por Nairo para que vea como corria Lucho , partia y no lo veian si no en la Meta
@felroberto4 жыл бұрын
En ese dia Robert Millard atacó desde el comienzo y formó un grupo de punta junto con corredores de otras escuadras como Didier Lucien de Luxemburgo, Gerard Veldsholten de Holanda y Jean Rene Bernadeu de Francia. En el ante penultimo puerto el escoses saltó y se fuè en solitario. Herrera desde atrás ya venía en busca de la punta. En el ultimo puerto Herrera estuvo mas fuerte que Millard y le descontó un montón pero se quedó corto por 42 segundos
@VAMALUGE5 жыл бұрын
que tiempos aquellos. lastima que nuestro amigo robert se transformo.
@libardocano65055 жыл бұрын
Se volvio roscon
@CesarClouds Жыл бұрын
What a legend.
@scottishshooey12 жыл бұрын
Pure Legend!! They didn't need red bull to give you wings in those days,just good old guts and determination!
@christopherandstephaniehil57823 жыл бұрын
Best kit
@juncamaestro38773 жыл бұрын
Cuando herrera corrio el 1 tour indurain tanbien hizo su debut indurain se retiro todo por el proseso que le hacen al ciclista indurain llego muy lejos
@kevinfee65226 жыл бұрын
The best ALLEZ Robert
@gremlinuk19687 жыл бұрын
this when I start cycle raceing was 16,! but I only learn to ride a bike when I was 11 year old !! miller was my hero back then !! , cause I was good climber back in the mid 80s, late 90s ! / but am to fat now !!
@TheoXydias_PerlaCoffeeTrailer11 жыл бұрын
1 year am searching for a py10 fc carbon frame like this one of rober millar and nothing!!!!!
@allanmorley37894 жыл бұрын
why does robert millar doesnt get the reconaition for what he done
@paulmac2513 жыл бұрын
He will always be "Wee RAB"
@frankschlanker6 жыл бұрын
he won that and didn't even have "asthma"
@adinho9812 жыл бұрын
No. We had to wait for one programme a week on Saturday. How did we manage in those days!
@bradhartwig91245 жыл бұрын
And amphetamines
@garysellars89148 жыл бұрын
Robert Millar, immense stuff. Back in the day, when you had to do it all on your own without the pussy team car radios and modern gadgets that have taken all the spontaneity out of the sport. Now it's all so tightly controlled it's as dull as anything.
@cormacbourke29608 жыл бұрын
This was real man's racing, a golden era despite the doping. Another problem now is the size of the teams. It's about time they made some changes. Teams should be no more than 6 or 7 riders.
@garysellars89148 жыл бұрын
One of the first things i'd ditch is those race radios in the team cars. Back in the day the team leader had to watch how the race was unfolding and then issue the tactics to the team. Now they can do it all from the team car. It sucks all the excitement out of the sport.
@tomrees48128 жыл бұрын
Yeah, thats how the spanish teams robbed him of his Vuelta victory :(
@keirfarnum68113 жыл бұрын
To be fair, people like Hinault and Armstrong did a lot of controlling regardless of technology. But yeah, it was a bit more spontaneous back then. I hated how no one told Millar how his yellow jersey in the Vuelta was in trouble though; poor sportsmanship.
@Abnsdllnnlosnfd3 жыл бұрын
This video could be an ad for compact cranks LOL
@sandravanels-jehee7417 Жыл бұрын
Wasn't that the year , that he won the king mountain srage
@olivejunkie5 жыл бұрын
what kind of low gear ratio’s would have been fitted in 1984 to cycle uphill at speeds of 25mph? 42/52T crank with 28T as lowest gear?
@Roollaayy5 жыл бұрын
his head has been cranked..... hes a SHE now .🤩🤩🤩
@olivejunkie4 жыл бұрын
Alexander The Great holy shit! that’s an impressive climbing ratio
@graemem612910 ай бұрын
They probably didn’t have much lower than 42 x 23, 25 at a push. Only 6 speed cassettes back then too with big changes in between
@古川厚司-y7f7 жыл бұрын
ロバートミラーに憧れてロードバイク初めてました。山岳は最高に強かった!
@tab649612 жыл бұрын
that's awesome
@mrmercedes8528 Жыл бұрын
These years were legendary …….. IMO : today not so much …….
@halimabdmanaf74372 жыл бұрын
Robert Millar who is now today as Phillipa York
@sandravanels-jehee7417 Жыл бұрын
Millar always good in thePyrenees
@JohnRadford-iy7db9 ай бұрын
Class
@shane-irish3 жыл бұрын
Great mountain climber mr miller
@carlos2067412 жыл бұрын
RECUERDO QUE EN ESA ETAPA ALGUIEN COMPAÑERO DE HERRERA LE DIJO QUE NO ATACARA AUN, Y POR ESO NO PUDO ALCANZAR A MILLAR
@HernanRodriguez-fr1gq8 жыл бұрын
porq el video no lo dejaron hasta q llego herrera, igual no sabia q el habia hecho esa etapa tan buena en ese tour, solo sale la de los alpes
@mauricioneirahoyos37095 жыл бұрын
alfonso florez
@everythingexplored52334 жыл бұрын
When liggett ask I don’t know how they do 25mph on the lower slopes of a mountain day in day out he obviously didn’t know what fuel they were running on
@zarrow503 жыл бұрын
25 mph up hill,lol Liggett: "How these riders turn out these speeds day after day is difficult to believe" lol .
@pkelly200917 жыл бұрын
cycling was great then, before epo was invented , men riding heavy bikes up steep hills, grinding out big gears without compact cranksets, helmets,or powermeters. I like it. And no team sky killing the race from the front !
@reggiedog1006 жыл бұрын
Don't knock helmets, they have saved my life! It was more brutal in those days, but don't think they didn't use drugs then. There were always amphetamines and other drugs, they just were't always illegal or found out. The use of amphetamines in the past in sport and the armed forces, airforce, music etc. etc. was rife. The German army used them on an industrial scale during WW11, building factories to produce them, and the British pilots in the Battle of Britain were kept going by them. Drugs are not a new phenomenon.
@uberkloden10 ай бұрын
@@reggiedog100Steroid, blood doping amphetamines.
@Sadsms13 жыл бұрын
Don't think they did. 1985 I think C4 coverage started.
@josebohorquez26312 жыл бұрын
Herrera the best Climber, King of Mountain Giro, Tour, Vuelta a España, and dauphine Libere. He also Won this two last Competitions.
@claudioalberto18497 ай бұрын
Phill Ligget,the legend!
@Lewismc211 жыл бұрын
legend fea the gorbals. hungry an pushin on the peddles. inspiration tea all Scots.
@Lewismc24 жыл бұрын
John Lower oh oh folks the spelling Nazi’s finally turned up. It only took 6 years 😂😂😂 🚲 🚲 🚲
@trevorastley17274 жыл бұрын
I miss the the 80s, Channel 4,s birth of the Tour in this country. back then riders said more of what they really thought. Less Puppetry.
@MrDamago11 жыл бұрын
Fue el Gran Alfonso Flórez Ortiz, quien era el ciclista colombiano con mas experiencia en ese Tour
@MrHellojoe1112 жыл бұрын
9:19 - "and there is the red kite"..."it means 609 yards to the finish". Eh.... what?
@JimGall4 жыл бұрын
1 kilometre
@Mirongawaritane4 жыл бұрын
Haha yes, thought I misheard it but he indeed says 609 yards. Creative mathematics I guess ? 1 mile = 1609 metres, so 1 kilometre must be 609 yards ?
@nopoza114 жыл бұрын
lucho inmenso
@sofalugger5 жыл бұрын
Halcyon Days. .
@hoppy19704 жыл бұрын
When we were free...
@sofalugger4 жыл бұрын
AND YOUNG!!!!!
@tomrees48128 жыл бұрын
And Roche's baby? Nicholas Roche!
@Bigsbeee12 жыл бұрын
Toe clips and straps Columbus, 531, no helmet's, no fancy shades..Harry Hall cycles.. Sherwen, Rotalac Plastic's..Stretford Wheelers..Tommy Fuller, Eeee when I was a lad.
@robinstevenson10987 жыл бұрын
Second hand BSA, flexy but supple, toe strAps pollycotton shirt, hat and some shorts, rucksack with beer and crisps, lanes south of Chester and into Wales. Magic!
@d.norwich42986 жыл бұрын
SLX
@keirfarnum68114 жыл бұрын
When I first started mountain bike racing, I used road cleats and double leather straps. Locked in! Completely! It made me a very good technical rider.
@afitzsimons2 жыл бұрын
Viva Vitus, Pippa York was a legend.
@juancarlosvargas70642 жыл бұрын
Lucho se pone a decirle a Alfonso Flores que quería atacar y flores. Le responde que lo haga más arriba dónde hubiera querido atacar dónde quería había ganado la etapa
@iainmontgomery745011 ай бұрын
Viva el Escoses 🏴💚
@AndresMUy-vd2fy7 жыл бұрын
para los "snob's" del carbono, vieron que el cromoly no "flexa"?
@germanbautista16383 жыл бұрын
Que emotion tan Grande B e r e s to d e s p u e s. D e. 37 a n o s , l a s e n o r a Millar nos Quito ma's de una e t a P a gran cyclists P e r o M e j o r L u c h I t o, to do p a s a do como que es major .
@donwallace43925 жыл бұрын
Pedro Delgado was and is a cut in the highest classification. No honour whatsoever. ........
@jayaybe15 жыл бұрын
Why do you say that?
@jazz1856 жыл бұрын
Allez Bob.
@richardburns87914 жыл бұрын
how do they manage this day after day 😅😆 ''EPO' 'Test' etc ,,, but who cares these men are machines ,one of the hardest sports
@johns31064 жыл бұрын
This was long before EPO...there were other PED's being used though.
@allanmorley37894 жыл бұрын
hes been the forgotten cyclist of british cyclying
@BuffaloBuffalo-uc6zp3 жыл бұрын
He's not British he's Scottish
@juancarlosvargas70642 жыл бұрын
Lucho en esta etapa atacó Muy tarde
@julesvanels61164 жыл бұрын
That was the test je did win the Jersey king the mountains . Figno de
@marcusmaher-triskellionfil515810 ай бұрын
How these riders turn out these speeds (25mph?42klm) day after day chirps Phil Liggett, er Phil, I think we know even in the mid eighties and later how that was achieved. Liggett destroyed any currency he had in cycling when he was simply a poster boy for Lance.
@vagwan13984 жыл бұрын
Ironic that he tested positive for testosterone on the 1992 Vuelta, given that he later transitioned in to a woman.
@death2pc5 жыл бұрын
Liggett, as ever, such a classless act...................
@allanmorley37894 жыл бұрын
in 1984 the cyclists didnt have the techocoly that cyclist have now today
@stger60527 жыл бұрын
first girl that win a tour stages,klass!!
@patthewoodboy6 жыл бұрын
we have entered a time when you cant make a joke without upsetting a humourless snowflake :-)
@MrDamago11 жыл бұрын
Es cierto, pero Nairo Quintana tiene mas técnica escalando, lo puede superar