Tour de France Stage 8 Descent Cormet de roselend

[conor1977]

He touched his ass

[jcc2150]

whenever i see descents as scary as this i pray to god that all of them get down safely...

[videoofmike]

is that sir moss doing the commentary? 

[teozikas]

απίστευτος ο τύπος...

[avid469]

my fastest decsent was 72kph and i thought of death already. man, wish i have balls like theirs.

[petetube99]

The pony tail at 0:58 is more frightening than the descent.

[6R36OR]

Zajebista góreczka

[s1a2g3e4]

brutal!



[TheWladovic]

100 km/h...

[bertold12345]

yea this is e speed cool

[Supermandtm]

I love cycling!

[DB21DonamonDynamos]

Thumbs up if you think cycling is the worlds greatest, toughest and most demanding sport

[machintruc313]

@DB21DonamonDynamos toughest is boxing, then cycing

[JeDaaRe1]

@machintruc313 No, cycling is. Boxing is stupid and fake.

[sesongkort]

Did 94km/t last year down there....just sit low and no problem :)

[donedwinpc16]

ufff

[CounterStrikeStrats]

what would you prefer to do?

descent with them at 100 km/h or climb steep hills at 25-30 km/h?

hehe

[dedrilia]

if the bike show 99 km/h the actual is about 85!

who can pedaling with 100km/h with normal chain rings?

[iReVoLuTioNzZzZ]

@dedrilia they could have specialised chain rings??

[robertocazo1]

hmmm que maozinha e essa em! , que isso em! 0:41

[MovimentoModerno1987]

french way are very shit

[funkycoldm3dina]

I got to give respect to these riders for the skills they show when going downhill. I find it scary at 25mph let along 60mph.

[iRouRoui]

I'd watch this for days, wish the video was 10hours longer...

[LIGHTRONIX]

That has to be a rush...

[alrightmichelle]

U ND ME SEX RIGHT NOW LETS DO IT

[churras222]

0:52 almost!

[rovertales]

i wonder if the gage was in mph or kph... for some reason im thinking kilometers. lol

[mightyPants]

@rovertales

did you not hear the commentators? They clearly say it was 100kph on the gauge which is roughly 60mph.

[dachicagoan]

Finally, a tour de france video that allows comments!!

[Thatssketchy1]

My name says it all.

[SanchezGonzales]

100km/h! WOW O_O

[welkeroklast]

went down some hills today and i thought of this video and i was like well this cant be that hard then i realized i was going 43 there going 62 :P

[crazymike44]

That's F'ng nuts... I have gone down hill at 45 mph, but 62 mph, that's a bit crazy! hahahaha

[pdunklau]

Dont want a tire blowout....

[Mr1997Flight]

@pdunklau I have had a tire blow out on me at 30mph and that was scary. Let alone 62mph. Anyway this is extream. I woulndt want to be doing a one hander while pushing the rider infront at that speed, all it takes is a slight bum and bang. Youve crashed., but thats one of the reasons i love biking.

[pdunklau]

@Mr1997Flight IKR! if it wasnt for that little thought in your mind about death being inches away it wouldnt be as lovable. as for the blowout, damn! 30 is not the best time to have it happen. i was descending a valley by the illinois river and was going 40 when somehow my brake pads had worn out enough to slice my tire and tube after a descent. it was the back tire so i was able to get control and screech to a stop lol

[hideattitude13]

カッコ良い

[s0012823]

100km/h WTF Boom!

[darkeyce02]

at 14mph around a flat track me and my bro was "drafting" just at that speed you can really feel a difference...t

[LUCASIMP19]

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[byROBOLG]

O Tom Cavalcante é besta mesmo! postar isso no twitter

[byROBOLG]

O Tom Cavalcante é besta mesmo!

[junkmanu2]

ca va vite!

[imajeepster]

the cormet is SCARY...not for the squeamish!

[kasrkinmullet]

I got my bike up to 54 mph in a steep canyon in Utah. Even that's slow compared to this!

[torr85]

@kasrkinmullet i dont understand mhp how km/h is?

[kasrkinmullet]

@torr85 It's about 87 km/h

[5u12g3]

@kasrkinmullet La Sal Mtns?

[kasrkinmullet]

@5u12g3

Actually, it was in Little Cottonwood Canyon 

[bdcarlitosway]

This is just so badass!!

[zazenzach]

dont worry. after that butt tap he yelled no homo

[ashatbracks]

@zazenzach LMFAO!

[boomJ0ker1]

Wow.. Thats fast... My top speed descent was only 70kph.. How do they control it..??

[shawnhambler]

Hey yeah this is like one of the rides I like and it's great but I have traffic

[ashatbracks]

Fucking love cycling. I just hope it remains with white riders without introducing any black riders in the future. Don't want to see filthy monkeys on good bikes in the TDF.

[afrobeat23]

@ashatbracks easy there killa, its 2011 and about time folks like yourself grow out this toxic way of thinking.

[ashatbracks]

@afrobeat23 My sincere apologies.

[afrobeat23]

@ashatbracks I appreciate and admire that.

[shiturcool]

@ashatbracks haha Funny but racist, if your meaning black people riding bikes

[LIGHTRONIX]

biking is so fun to watch

[Cycling83Rev]

@ finnrambo1: am also 13 but live in britain so no hills:-(

Did 90 miles ( 145km ) on weekend at 25kph avg. See you in the tour de france!

[993958]

@Cycling83Rev

pretyy nice, me exatcly the same... just started cycling. but 145 km continuously so no real stops. in a month I´m going to cycle 230 kilometers continuously:p

[ashatbracks]

@Cycling83Rev I'm 6 yrs and I ride 220km every alternate day.

[rthavi]

This is fucking terrifying.

[Axerfly]

That's a crazy ass riding position.

[Rasmusolofsson]

12 people fell off their bikes...

[MuziqSpirit]

Basically whats going on in 0:40 is the blue rider in the back is drafting the green one up front, gaining speed. Then when he's about to pass, he transfers momentum to the green rider and drafts again. This technique helps both riders gain more speed together than on their own. Its a common practice used in downhill longboarding as well.

[finnrambo1]

I go up mt.seymour (vancouver,bc,canada) quite often and while I was quick to get used to going 85-90km/h I could never get used to going 100km/h I'm 13 years old and got plenty of years to get used to it and some day end up going down this same descent alongside the rest of the peleton, this is my dream whats yours?

[JoeMac824]

i would love to cruise down hills like that

its the funnest thing you can ever do

[winster626]

haha 0:42 ass grope

[TimpBizkit]

Is that SAND I see on the road? :-O

[UTubeVideoBuzz]

I wonder what a crash at 62 mph would do to a rider ? lol

[danjo1967]

@UTubeVideoBuzz

it really hurts

[Axerfly]

@UTubeVideoBuzz That's like a freeway crash involving a ragdoll.

[Bhousm76]

this is often a related video to other videos i watch...i always click on it because its so awesome.

[Triple777ER]

Don't know but they didn't show him in this video.

[MarsJohny]

great push ... . . . .

[Triple777ER]

I guess its fair to say they were HAULIN ASS

[Qander1336]

@Triple777ER Thanks. Where Armstrong in the pack here?

[aphididae]

people have rode faster on flat land

[Mikfokido]

In Austria I have done 84 Km/h , but I think 100 km/h is a moment of shaking on the bike thats the limit , faster is thing of self-confidence. From 70km/h you must to hold your bike strong. But it depent a lot of the road condition. I took a long corner with 70 km/h and there was a hunch(long) in this corner and I didn't see it because I ride so fast , but I have feel it and this can be fatal . It was like Jens Voigt in the Tour of 2009 (look for ' Jens Voigt Crash 21-07-09 ' )

[TimpBizkit]

I hope those patches on the road aren't sand O.o

[Qander1336]

What year?!

[Triple777ER]

@Qander1336 This was in 2005 on the way to Courchevel. Was when Perriero was with Phonak.

[RockyShitNigga]

:41-:43 ....... ughhh a little awkward ?

[NikodemusNikodemus]

@RockyShitNigga

The rider behind the other cyclist was drafting in his wind shadow...therefore he could go at a faster speed, but if he would've swerved to the side he would've lost that advantage and they would've just ridden side by side. So he gives him a push instead, and they both benefit :D

[lekkerding469]

@NikodemusNikodemus Very True. By veering to the side, the Liberty Saguaros rider would've lost the wake and sunk back quick. At that speed, the laws of physics doesn't recognize pedaling that fast to catchup.

[TazRocksDaParty]

still pretty gay if you asked me.

[993958]

@TazRocksDaParty

thats why we don't ask u

[whiterabbit747]

@NikodemusNikodemus bump drafting for the win! lol

[cyclingfan55]

Cannot get away with this in Texas b/c the roads (and motorists) suck!

[guitartom2]

I hit 44mph on a Chris Boardman hybrid fully loaded for a two week tour with panniers/tent/water/bar bag etc on a descent on the isle of Arran. That was scary

[mj1234321]

@guitartom2 I've been up to 51 mph downhill, it is scary!

[captaindray34]

@mj1234321 nice dude! ive hit 50 even in shunk pennsylvania!

[optimumvalue9]

60 mile an hour ..poop your pants!!!!

[Bhousm76]

so heres my question...i see people get off the saddle and nearly just sit on the top tube...here they stay on the saddle..whats more aerodynamic? that is a very "precarious" position....

[ilikesmellycheese]

@Bhousm76 you probably see that in mountain biking. They do that basically to prepare for impact and keep the back wheel on the ground. Here though, people want to make themselves as small and as skinny as possible so they stay on the saddle, get low, and touch their knees to the bike frame.

[S2Sturges]

A few years ago I climbed the Tourmalet from Luz St Saveur side then turned around and came back down, it was instantly 100 kmh,scared the crap out of me, then I realised hell, I have 30 more kms of this... so slowed up as much as I dared.. other guys, locals, no doubt were screaming by talking and laughing.. I felt like such a Fred..

[Pinnacle94]

I've hit 98km/h but never 100. Was devastated when I checked my max speed later on.

[muratti100]

0:59 - the guy doesn't even mind to put his hands on the brakes. what up?!

[chenshiwei]

@muratti100 his hands are on the drops not the brakes. 

[golubinci]

@muratti100 he doesn't need to...he's a pro!

[bustedbojangles]

There is a hill a 1.5 miles long just 10 miles west of Fort Collins, CO that you can easily 55-65mph (wind depending) on a good road bicycle. It is nearly a complete straight shot down at 12% for 1.5 miles. Everytime I take someone new to go climb it they always crap themselves on the way down. Nothing better in life than climbing, descending, and just going fast on a road bicycle!

[deannakey]

@bustedbojangles where in FoCo? I live in Loveland and would like to ride it.

[bustedbojangles]

@deannakey Go west from Laporte. I'll message you my number. Maybe we could find a time to ride it soon.

[zaibatsudemalasia]

MUST SEE! MUST SEE! MUST SEE!

''cervelo tomahawk''

[Wolvve]

HHoly shit, 62mph.

[sinblesser]

fast as hell.

[MrPozoj]

My max speed is 73 km/h. This is amazing. (: The speed is amazing (:

[66420192]

I go 20mph down hill and I shit my pants, 60?! what the hell...

[Yoglawm]

I need to find this place and ride it like they do before I go to my grave!

[born2ball1991]

@Yoglawm WELL SAI WELL SAID, i need to do the same lol

[peeloboy]

I've gotten to 60 km = around 40 miles per hour. And that doesnt feel like shit. it feels pathetic.. I need to get a bike that can reach those speeds

[nofearfor13]

how close did Jacksche's wheel come to Pereiro's before he casually put his hand on Oscar's behind at that speed!WHAT???

[dudegotskills]

Dude that's crazy. Those guys are so professional. I tried to push my brother along one time just joking around on a 100 mile ride and I almost ended up crashing. And we were doing like 20mph. These guys are going 60!

[700ts]

0:42為什麼不使用千年殺勒～～～～XD

[TimpBizkit]

Holy crap! I don't think I'd have the balls to DRIVE down there at 60!

[AC130EMPYREAL]

I've never seen that cycling position before.

[GQvis]

Just realized my palms were sweating by the time this video ended.

[Marieflorre]

@GQvis

there's also the fact he was too close of the next curve et he would probably lost the line of course.he simply avoid a suicidal move.

[Qander1336]

what year was this?

[6violet6]

It's a beautiful ride (I don't do any other mountain the day we cross the Cormet).

[CoonBabble]

how do these guys have any testicles left at the end of a race??? that seat looks like it is in the perfect wrong position for his pills

[julianf0918]

@CoonBabble if its fitted right, the saddle is right behind them

[CoonBabble]

@julianf0918 i hope youre right man, i have a fixed gear and its fuckin with the balls real hard right now

[tractor1000000]

How fast can u go!!!!

[stOOpin4U]

im a newbie to road bikes. anyways what happens when you crash doing 60mph and how is a crash ending in death less than inevitable?

[MrDrProfessorBolton]

@stOOpin4U Exactly.

[Bhousm76]

@stOOpin4U

as john candy once said in the famous movie cool runnings..."your bones dont break..they shatter."

[oldirtybrza]

@stOOpin4U All depends on the crash. Of course you can get really messed up, but if you're lucky, you might land on wet grass. I've skidded and fallen on wet road and I skidded a couple of meters but wasn't barely scratched thanks to the wetness. (and I wasn't going anywhere close to 100 km/h)

[kinered]

look the hands of Brochard. I think that woul be better that the fingers are touching the brakes, for security

[Sn0wFreak]

Fuck that. No. Seriously, fuck that.

[fmadama]

100 km/h

[Maximusable1]

0:42  WHAT?

[davidwill6]

@Maximusable1 he's pushing him so that he can then draft behind him.

[CSSJakob]

i would poo in my pants

[ktkl68]

Are there speed limits on these tires as in cars have speed ratings??

[MrJamessproule]

jesus just watchin this is makin me uneasy, 35mph is round about my bravery threshold, any faster and id shit my self, but whats weird is driving a car very fast aint a problem i guess it the thought of coming off at that speed that scare,s me!!

[yanniz1919]

check mine

[MrMtbdemon]

impresionante velocidad 

[elektrolurch1000]

I once did 53 mph on a descent. You just have to be experienced enough to stay calm. Narrow curvaceous tracks in a city are much worse imo ;) But nice vid anyway.

[threelegduck]

0:42 is a soccer move

[PineValleyDigital]

Fearless Animals!!

[CoreyDillonNFL]

0:42 is the definition of road cycling

[ideasoner]

dang that looks like fun!!

[lesmcluffalot]

that moto speedo has built in error so actually they aren't going quite that fast but still fast. all speedos on car and motorbikes say you are going faster than you are, it's the law.

[hamsterman81]

i never thought road biking was scary before now

[Gregamos]

I think I'd have way more guts to get up to this speed if I knew there weren't any cars on the road to crash into, the surface had been checked before the decent and I was being paid by a pro team to go that fast, or else I'm fired!

[Technopunkster]

I did 74 MPH yesterday in a downhill. I had on leather jacket and motorcycle helmet though. You crash at that speed you might bite the dust.

[Surroundx]

@Restless01 an inch is 2.54cm. So 1.5cm wide tyrer are 0.591 of an inch.

[howardb02]

the guy on the motorbike is probably shitting himself too

[TheFuckyoumrT]

fuckers holing ass!

[mutzigmorzine]

Wow the fastest i've reached is 48, this is just insane. Fun though :)

[died4hislove]

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[Uncivilization]

he fingered his arse at 0.40

[ripousse]

"not much more than an inch wide " ???? 0:37

pretty sure its way less than an inch wide .. am I correct ?

[Restless01]

@ripousse Yes its less...Normal racing tires are about 15mm wide, 1,5cm. Dont know exactly how much of an inch thats is, but its no doubt less

[Matteomjb]

@Restless01 No they're not. Racing tyres are around 21 - 23mm wide.

[leddivog]

What if they hit a pothole? lolpwned

[trot21]

too fast for me!

[OUTTAIDEAS88]

that's mad scary.

[phonziee]

@OUTTAIDEAS88 i get scared at 30mph

[givemetoast]

Wow! 55 mph scared to heck out of me. It's like being in a hurricane! I can't imagine 62 mph.

[mattfaulkner]

You've got to be a little bit nuts to be a pro.

[ctrlaltdlt01]

wow thats really fast.

[Sammyfest]

Makes me sweat while watching this!

[nikolakis1985]

amazing!!!!!:)