🚵‍♂️ The Ultimate Showdown: Pantani vs. Armstrong Tour de France 2000! 🏆🔥

With Mont Ventoux returning to the Tour de France 2020, I remembered this old clip of Pantani and Armstrong epic battle from the TDF 2000 edition.
Relive the historic battle between cycling titans, Marco Pantani and Lance Armstrong, as they conquer the legendary Mont Ventoux in the 2000 Tour de France. Witness the drama, the rivalry, and the sheer determination as these two legends push themselves to the limit in one of the most iconic stages in cycling history. Get ready for a ride you'll never forget! 🚴💨 #PantanivsArmstrong #MontVentoux #TourdeFrance2000 #CyclingLegends #CyclingHistory
I hope you all enjoy it, see you in the comments.
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[@sportshistorychannel1976]

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[@poly_hexamethyl]

An incredible display of EPO-fueled awesomeness! As a spectator, I think this was the most exciting era for cycling (though perhaps not the healthiest for the racers... :-)

[@eviation2888]

this video is pretty dope

[@zahefiou]

not only the video

[@savagepro9060]

" this video is pretty dope " I see what you did there

[@alfalfabojengels5646]

That was one scary acceleration to bridge the gap to Pantani.

[@williamw.8479]

How fast was he going there?

[@zarrow50]

@@williamw.8479 15mph

[@Geecapetown]

yeah, cause he was full of drugs, as was Pantani

[@therealignotus7549]

@@Geecapetown As they still are, just not as obvious

[@zimbobway3137]

true but they aren't on the insane cocktail of drugs that these guys were on around this time @@therealignotus7549

[@PaulHussey01]

little known fact that both Lance and Marco were huge lovers of 19th century American literature. Often after a hard day in the saddle they could both be found in their hotel rooms enthusiastically consuming their nightly dose of Edgar Allan Poe.

[@jtintheuk297]

Armstrong looks like he could go back to the bottom and do it again lol

[@zarrow50]

Most cyclists couldn't go down the mountain that fast

[@ivanobovolenta4528]

Good pills

[@savagepro9060]

@@ivanobovolenta4528 pills for the hills

[@joshrandal6982]

The climb of Character, Pantani maglia rosa, Armstrong lanterne rouge.

[@David-vb8tg]

I miss the days of the juice.

[@jurgschupbach3059]

I like that 1.15 min Picture

[@Ninja_Revenge]

Pantani is GOAT climber, the best ever❤ RIP Il Pirata❤

[@donenricokuflani]

GOAT🚴🏽‍♂️🚴🏽‍♂️🚴🏽‍♂️🚴🏽‍♂️

[@ericmartin6363]

Impossible sprint on the mont Ventoux.

[@benjibodhranboy]

This was exciting racing fulled by drugs. Every one in the Peloton knew even the commentators but like most people got paid to say nothing.Money is power ...

[@_Rafiki.]

Almost everyone in the poloton was on one drug or the other

[@zarrow50]

not sure Phil new

[@johnronane1504]

David Duffy didn't know or was in denial about the doping. He memorably once said" show me the evidence"

[@SMJ95]

No Gifts!!

[@nichowell9902]

The commentators, playing along with the illusion.

[@glywnniswells9480]

Was not the right climb for Pantani he needed steeprr sections

[@erickindurain505]

Viva pantani

[@abone2pick]

Armstrong always climbed on the hoods . This was the only time he ever attacked on the drops. Iykyk

[@jeanpierrecostantini2012]

Et en plus, il joue au grand seigneur en laissant Pantani gagner....

[@Philippepencet]

Absolument! Amstrong, Le maître du cyclisme.

[@nadiabentuler9746]

... et se fait appeler illico par Merckx, furieux: "Ce que tu as fait, ça ne se fait pas; On ne "donne" pas le Ventoux !"

[@user-ue9jo1mb1q]

Je suis d'accord avec vous. Laissant passer Pantani au dernier moment. Vraiment c'etait tres etonant.

[@ytbenavraham9553]

Bring back the juice.

[@paths2go]

Epo is strong with that one... as well as his lies

[@jurgschupbach3059]

White Elefantino

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Armstrong was easily doing 8.5w/kg catching up to Pantani.

[@pillwolak]

Pantani must of been shook when he saw a day classic rider ease by him on Mt Ventoux. The only humanly nice gesture Armstrong gave throughout his cycling career was allowing Pantani to win that stage

[@squirrelpatrick3670]

I think he was avoiding suspicion of his electrically assisted bicycle... how tf should he be outclimbing the pirate

[@youneselkhachmi18]

This is the absolut proof that Pantani was the best climber, he was racing againt Armstrong who had a hidden motor in the bike and still resist and came first. ( see CBC 60 min documentary on Armstrong motor).

[@squirrelpatrick3670]

OMG I just watched the footage of him clicking his ass... if anyone would have done it and got away with it, it's Armstrong

[@ivanobovolenta4528]

Armstrong doping feast..

[@o.fortuna657]

DOPERS!

[@ElectricHorseman66]

Armstrong going after Pantani in themonr ventoux was unreal. Armstrong was so fast and yet so effortless during a long and hard climb. He reached Pantani and took the lead. We can see on the video that Pantani is grimacing and visibly in pain, next to an Armstrong looking strong. This look very suspicious. Was helped by an electric motor? Pantani was one of the best climber of all time.

[@purarisaalmaximo270]

Holaaa

[@michelmoreau6556]

sponsorisé par l'industrie pharmaceutique !!!

[@svenstosur131]

Voila une preuve ! Deux dopés ! Mais voila que amstrong a gagné

[@christianberger6390]

💊💉🧪⛽⚗️🚑

[@_Rafiki.]

Anyone able to name those bikes?

[@livingbeing1113]

Bianchi for Pantani and Trek for Lance, not sure about the exact model.

[@Emiljon]

Lance rode a Trek 5900

[@danielbarron8294]

The ultimate showdown would have been if they were both doped to the gills. Too bad Marco got suspended after winning the 1998 Giro + the Tour de France, and he wasn't able to perform the same. Lance couldn't beat Pantani up the mountains. 27 years later Pantani still hold the record time up alpe d'huez.. actually he holds the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Armstrong and Ulrich are in 4th and 5th. We will never know who was better because cycling is so corrupt. A great race like the Tour de France which can answer so many questions but we are left wondering because they couldn't just let them dope. Who cares? NO ONE! If they did why is it still going on today?! Such a shame and a pity to remove Lance and all those other great cyclists from the history books. Shame on the people who made that horrible decision. RIP Marco!

[@kevinquinn7645]

The bikes look so old fashioned.

[@MONYN76ISLAS]

las de hoy en día son una porquería 🤮🤮🤮

[@becsta365]

The damn cheats. How dare they.

[@paolousai6751]

Armstrong was doped and the bike had a motor. At the end he lose against a monster: Pantani the only one in the heart of people that love BIKES, not moto#

[@derrickfield8957]

One riding clean, the other chemically aided. Shows just how good Pantani was.

[@kevalincowri586]

Uh....they both doped

[@manolopavarotti7643]

@@kevalincowri586 the most of them were dope!!

[@chestervaldes7551]

No, Armstrong admitted to having doped. Pantani's extremely high hematocrit levels were one of the main factors in bringing attention to EPO use in cycling. Probably was a factor in his early demise as well.

[@idleoften]

please, they were all on the sauce.

[@therusheffect7784]

I lol'd at this comment. Pantani was doping and probably on coke as well. I loved him as a rider but they were probably the two with the highest chemical concentration in the peloton

[@pauldarling330]

He should have never given Patani the win.

[@tallbmiyhi7179]

The pirate has prestige and respect

[@MONYN76ISLAS]

so professionally I launched .. it was fair to give that gesture to the pirate .. great I launched 👍👍

[@giannicarati7472]

Vergognoso lance Armstrong

[@BruthaVIII]

Come mai? Pantani e tutti gli altri in gara (incluso Ivan Basso) stavano facendo droghe per migliorare le prestazioni.

[@deanorbase]

No one: Lance to Columbian rider: How are you doing? Thank you very much, goodbye.

[@zarrow50]

probably said, Thanks for the Drugs

[@o.fortuna657]

Don’t glorify cheaters! Never sub!

[@giulioproietti5588]

competed with people who cheated

[@colasalz2]

sad, two of the most drugged racers in the field of cycling.

[@leonardofabbri7930]

they were all back then