1997 Tour de France, stage 20

[LittleGodOfGods]

Typical danish nihilism.

[fissan25]

EPO

[VikingInvaders]

LOSER

[Vanrasmus]

Bjaren = Bjarne



[RHCPMetallicatube]

duimen omhoog voor de tourquiz van de avondetappe!

[rive90]

@RHCPMetallicatube Die fragmenten mogen nog wel wat moeilijker zijn vind ik. Als ze al verkondigen dat het de winnaar van 1996 betreft, hoef je alleen maar z'n naam in te typen en je hebt beet op youtube.

[RHCPMetallicatube]

@rive90 ja ik weet ze tot nu toe nog allemaal, vaak weet je door het commentaar al wat er gebeurd en die puzzelachtige vorm maakt het ook niet echt moeilijker

[TheChhis]

the bike kost 500.000 dansih money for hge is dansih like me DENMARK <3 

[Danskebjerge]

God bless helicopters that can give us this kind of live footage. :)

[uber1and]

what a nob

[sprintbass]

i dont understand why he was standing around with the old bike when there was a new one for him...he wasted 20 seconds atleast

[videolover61]

Just read this book "From Lance to Landis" by David Welsh...get the truth about Lance and the EPO in the pro peloton. Wake up...

[eteokles3]

@videolover61 fu2

[videolover61]

@eteokles3

NO f**k you, you stupid asswipe! iBut I ain't mad at you, i used to be YOU! I have turned the corner on this Lance Armstrong saga, and in a very short time YOU will too. Lance DID dope. The evidence is out there, it's been out there for years, WE just would not listen or believe, but the truth is getting closer and closer ans closer...just listen...

[eteokles3]

@videolover61 Old news! If Lance had doped, the whole peloton doped. That still makes him the best of all dopeheads on the tour. So whats the problem?

[videolover61]

@eteokles3

Not old news, but "true news." What's the problem? If every cyclist dopes, then our sport is primarily is dishonest...it was not that way in the to 70's or 80's till EPO and other sophisticated drugs came along. It's all so systematic.There's always going to be dishonest athletes, but when you can't trust even the top guys, it's disapointing...but then againth, this whole world is a dishonest to the core...

[Endorfinjunkie]

@videolover61 Yes it was that way in the 70's and 80's. They didn't take EPO, i give you that, but they did take other things like cocain and other drugs. There was a number of drivers that died during the races cause of the drugs they consumed before the races.

[videolover61]

@Endorfinjunkie

It's because of the lack of character of many people in sports that this is a problem. People have too much, and in many cases have gotten it too easy in most cases...that they don't respect it. To set your own sport on "fire" cause of doping is so stupid. The corruption is on all levels of the sport now. Folks from top to bottom are just straight up lying!!!

[eteokles3]

@videolover61 Well, do your research. Athletes always doped. That's just the way it goes, when you get money for winning. They had EPO in the 80s. Before that they were all pumped up with steroids and amphetamines. Read Fignons and Anquetils reports. Maybe Obree was the only guy who never doped, but because he was no professional...

[videolover61]

@eteokles3

oh I do my research. I have no illusions about none of this "super athelete" stuff. Matter of fact theres a very good Wiki page dedicated to "doping in cycling." It goes way back. Incidents you never even heard of. Look it up : )

[BrummeRLum]

Åhhh ja. Det vækker sku minder, dét klip der x)

[tubetwink]

@212lillyalvarados21

voll geil gib mal bei *laber kein scheiss,nervt nicht rum und VERPISST euch* deinen namen ein dann steht da :geh arbeiten und hör auf zu träumen .. ihr abzieher !

[foreignercatracho]

such as fool why didn't he get another bike and that's it..

[mattbass888]

@foreignercatracho at that point he was probably just so pissed off he probably didnt give a S*@&#

[zorgo12]

@foreignercatracho It is very easy to say that behind a computer screen, and when you are not competing in a final time trial, that defines how your tournament ends! Bike fails in time trials is not not tolerated by anyone because literally seconds can define you win or not. His bike SHOULD work, and not be a piece of crap that breaks down in the middle of the time trial! Its not cheap to make such a bike and having such a bike fail on you when you need it the most? THAT is what makes you upset!

[floodedkyro117]

da fuck is wrong with your tv man?

[YiftertheShifter1]

@floodedkyro117 It's not the TV, it's the breakup in the images from the filming itself. Filming a bike race like the Tour de France is a very difficult job, but thank goodness they caught this on their television- I can imagine how frustrated Riis must have been, but one man pains derives another man's pleasure :))) I laugh every time he throws the bike and Duffield says "OH! ..."

[erolorhun]

I remember seeing watching this on Eurosport back in the day. He was riding a special Pinarello timetrial bike IIRC

[jatojo]

Long live helicopters. This incident wouldn't have been a classic if the choppers hadn't been there.

[atohandtorz]

What a great rider and it reminds me of MR ITT.

[JohnPlayer2oo7]

How much € did he throw in this moment?

[YuTubeOO]

LOL I have did that a couple of times myself, the Goddam Chain hangs up in the freewheel !!

[YuTubeOO]

I have rode a bicycle Hard 15 - 20 miles a day since 1988, I know the feeling

[ptola]

Is that Stephen Roche commentating for Eurosport?

[MicaSoares]

I'm 24 years old and i remember to saw this stage on TV, but and don't remember what did happen whith the bike. Someone knows?

[manolako]

Riis: this fucking epo is of very bad qualityyyyy the fucking bike has got the fault!!

[Martinofredwall100]

Det var tider i 1997!

[lofi73]

Riis needed more smack in 1997

[prettyshady]

wild high back seat on that bike

[sprintbass]

what the hell? why did he the 2nd time stand around and screw with the old bike and not just get on the new one immdiantly?

[xaviqaz]

drugs don´t work

[neilonevp]

Indurain best one ever!!!

[journalistgirl07]

David Duffield, thanks for bringing the passion and excitement into cycling commentary! Ya are the best!

[jesusispissed]

Indurain had a resting pulse of 37 bpm...what drugs do that? It hurts to know your genetics are inferior, doesn't it?

[lulubulister]

Well, I have a heart rate at about 40bpm and I am 40 years old - and not on any drugs

[OleBentsen220]

It was actually a resting pulse of 28 bpm, which isn't too unusual in the world of sports. I've played a lot of basketball in my time, 33 years old now, and my resting pulse was less than 40, easily. I also have a rather chubby friend who plays sports, and his pulse was even lower than mine, for some odd reason.

[ForzaRossifumi46]

that is absolutely impossible my friend, it´s not usual less than 40bpm only cyclists or some athletes. Your pulse can´t be less than 40bpm only playing basketball. 2 possibilities you are one of the greatest athletes in the world or you have some ill that can be also possible too, be careful.

[chapman7804]

my resting heart rate is 42bpm and max 210bpm

[SONOFABITCH]

@chapman7804 So whaddya want, a cookie?

[livesforcycling45454]

Ok, Lance didn't use EPO, the point of having a team in the tour is to keep the leader of the team fresh for the critical stages. Armstrong had a great squad to protect him and keep him in good position

[mustardjunkie]

Pharmstrong was more jacked through the roof than Riis.

You have to compare era to era. indurain had close to 530 watts sustainable power and Pharmstrong had about 495. Pharmstrong and Indurain would have been neck in neck at eachother's doped peaks. However, drugs and method possibilities vary from era to era.

[Waldo425]

Your stupid to think that its all power that wins a race. You ever been in one?

[mustardjunkie]

I've done lots of em' I still race as a cat 1. Ha, And I'm going to be 38 years old!

Lance had a very strong team the whole way though with the Postal/Disco/ Astana "program" and he spent very little time alone thats true...

But on a final climb thats 45 minutes long at 8%, its sustainable power per kilo that wins. As such in flat INDIVIDUAL TTs... Provided the guys are all well aero'd out.

Now a sprinter can win on less VO2 capacity and aerobic power, but they are dragged by others.

[mustardjunkie]

Sorry in a dead flat Individual TT the highest total power outpute will tend to win.

[chanrobi]

Yeah cause all the big races consists of only individual TT's.

[kfcnotthechicken]

He should have tried the hammer throw at the olympics!

[DvT093]

You are doped because I see you don't know what you're saying..

[Kuqksid]

Landis= doped, Armstrong= ÛBER DOPED!!, Contador= doped aswell (talking about his very close friendship with doping doctor Eufemiano Fuentes)...

[Lennart61]

Armstrong is not -.-'

[evilsmile22]

live in your imaginary world dumbass

[perkerfrans]

everybody is doped in tour de dope.

[jpev94]

fuck your mother!! contador is the best!! spain is the best!! SASTRE,PEREIRO,CONTADOR!!!

[fignon]

all the drugs come from spain / italy, thats why your so good at cheating

[Indirathedog]

Spain and Italy are world champins in doping lol

[xaviqaz]

Spain and Italy? All the Telekom team was doped in 1996 and 1997

[donttrustany1]

A winner of the tour said himself it would be impossible to even finish the 3 weeks without doping. Even E.Merckx was on EPO(it wassnt banned at that time however)

[jonag]

are you sure?? ¬¬

[partylwc]

you believe a guy whos name is donttrustany1

[bostonbrass]

Top ten classic moments in Tour history!

[killar770]

Ahhh that fixed it!! it just needed a gd toss in the bushes!! it took some balls to come out and admit his EPO use tho! Go Stuey O'Grady!!

[largefallingicicles]

You cant go pro without epo.

[dkopf]

Roid Rage.

[gear1152]

Dude. Get on the spare bike and pedal.

Also, shoot yourself up with EPO.

[beckenbauers]

David Duffield the greatest bicycle speaker. Love the way he shouts when Bjaren throws the bike

[hfer]

he should've changed his bike and kept going..the EPO took over his brains as well

[boomerh91]

aight guys..liek the dude said lets stop talking about doping and stuff like that. he threw his bike because he was pissed off. if you have a failure, your supposed to give the rider a whole new bike, thats why they are on the car. totally understandable

[bkermike]

i totally understand why he threw his bike...

i feel the same when my bike fcks up. these thoughts go through your mind ''i put all the effort needed into cycling, and i cant even fckin have a bicycle that doesn't fck up, i fckin give up!''

imagine that...

[espada9]

Roid rage? Did he run out of EPO???

[MarleneNL]

Geez. This is not about doping. why do we have to talk about doping all the time when watching cycling?

Start discussing this on all the other sports like soccer, athtetics, and so many others.

Funny how Ris threw his bike in the air. great guy.

[johnymarcu]

viva indurain

[Simplenotion]

They're all doped. You end pro-cycling or you just declare doping legal.... sad...but there's no other way.

[richter75]

They aint all doped like in baseball. The ones that wins the tours might be, and some have proved to be though.

[largefallingicicles]

Their all doped, the drug testing is corrupt. The tests are designed by the doping doctors and the internal testing is like an expensive drug dealer. Gene therepy makes it impossible to have controls. WADA and all other controls are a joke at this level.

[njandersen]

You obviously don't know what you ate talking about.. The only one who is a joke here is you.

[erikfofo]

Poor Riis, he won and lost the Tour playing the game by all the unwritten rules... a great sportsman.

[nicolaitele]

Mechanic forgot to dope the chain.

[clockwork421]

That's great!

[cornbread1972]

F Rijs, kick the loser out of cycling.

[mongol62]

stfu. armstrong, pantani, ulrich, indurain and all the other great bikers, were all on juice. If you want a clean sport, then start watching pool or some other sh1t.

[njandersen]

doped:(

[Haacht]

Bjarne Riis gets owned by his bike

[sprintbass]

i dont feel sorry for mr 60%, i dont like riis, im 34 and i remember him when he was just any rider, i think its funny that 2 riders get put out of his currant team he manages for the very same thing that Riis himself was suspected of, and now basso is riding with USPS,i just dont care for riis and i wish some one would bring this point up to him, you know, how mr 60% can fire people of the team for having high % themselves.

[cola19]

I feel sorry for him:).

[JO911B]

Hilarious! you gotta laugh

[christian31121974]

Yes laughing my as* off. WTF is funny bout that? When I see you pwned by a truck driving over you...then I think it is hilarious.. Have a nice day

[JO911B]

what's funny about a professional athlete acting like a child? Well a lot more than a random youtube poster... :D have a nice day yourself

[ricadus]

Temper tantrum by Riis, with the added bonus of classic gibberish from the commentator.