How the Race Was Won - 2009 Tour de France - Stage 15

[467290]

"As Lance and Andreas Klöden dropped the tempo to further Contador's lead" ??!!

They were going all out on the front and you know it. They did everything in their power to reel him in, effectively helping the other team's leaders. Lance fully deserved the humiliation in the end.

[Change438]

I dont think you can be a real man unless you have a man crush on his voice... hmm ;)

[vinesen1]

the "look" of contador is of no comparison to that of Lance!!

[tpetschhorvat]

WTF? Was probably more like an angry scream than an annoyed question. Cantador, more or less, knew Lance was gonna pull some B.S.. That's why he had to run him into the ground and play keep away with the guy throughout the whole Tour.

[Tango4100]

This has got to be the worst commentary I´ve heard. The little editorials are as unwelcome as they are nasty are show the announcers clear prefferences and ill-informed opinions. I´ll stay clear of "how the race was won" from here on in.

[urbanskaterdude]

That was a brilliant video, told me a lot about the stage which I don't normally find out from just watching highlights (Y)

[ClockCutter]

Err, "Unbearably lame pistoL shot salute." Thank you, again. Fantastic. I'm surprised to see anyone defend it in the comments. If a 15 year old did it, I might think it was creative exuberance. But the best stage racer in the world?!? The sad thing is, I think he's locked into it. If he stopped doing it, he would be admitting it was stupid in the first place.

[ClockCutter]

"unbearably lame piston shot salute" Thank you.

[pommyadam]

you do know that Contador won in 08 right?

Sastre won in 07

[Gopha23]

@pommyadam fail

[betdec]

i love the pistol salute

[grfab]

unbearably lame pistol salute! LOL. He's STILL doing it. Jesus.

[xpunisherx]

Lance i have admired you in the past, but you are a bad, bad loser!

[SeaRanger311]

I still think, that when Contodor attacks, and Andy responds theirs a small smirk on andys face. As if he was just waiting for it to happen.

[sarrey55]

crap lance EPO

[Phaedo7]

Sarrey u dont seem to have a lot of compassion

[radiocrash]

Or any idear of cycle racing

[btinder711]

@sarrey55

shut your mouth

[sarrey55]

What a sore loser WTF and lame pistol salute, Alberto rules ...God i hate yanks...

[lingopresley]

LANCE WILL NOT BEAT AGE.

[dahgutone]

@lingopresley

A STRONGER TEAM CAN.

[lingopresley]

FACT ATTACK.

[jflatl]

more CERA next year, Lance!! (hope you don`t sue me!!)

[btinder711]

@jflatl

proof? nope, you're just another hater

[sprintbass]

lance had no answer...what people dont realize is partly contador's advantage is is he a very smell guy..around 135 140 pounds...this is how he zipps up the hill because he isnt fihting gravity as much as a 158 pound lance armstrong..this is the classic differnce between a pure climber and some one who has taken great lengths of weight reduection diet and so on to get down to it "lance"2010 is going to be interesting and i get the feeling nasty as both riders have something to prove op 1 another

[robertoquinto]

si tienes razon pero una persona de 160 libras tiene ke tener mas fuerza ke uno de menos pese lo ke pasa ke armstrong ya esta mayor y no tiene la fuerza de contador

[FrizzelTheFry]

great work - looking forward to "How WM 2009 was won" :-)

[teokiatuan2]

lol unbearably lame pistol shot salute

[SomeUsefulVids]

"SOMEBODY thought i would be a good idea" that cracked me up and the upside question mark was a nice touch. Seriously - hilarious.

[cosmocatalano]

I do speed things up or slow things down to fit the narration. I try to make it obvious, but I also doing want to overdo it.

And yeah, I do not like Contador's salute. It's too cute, too quick, too aggressive. A quick, easy and dumbed-down version of Flecha's archer salute.

[RedheadDane]

Ehm... the part from about 1:11 is speeded up... right?

And... you said what about been thinking... about Contador's pistol-thingie...

[dblueroom]

it seems there was an hesitation there before andy schleck decided to chase Contador - too late.

[tassava]

Excellent recap!

[v0lt35v]

im a huge cycling fan and this a breath of fresh air here on youtube. love the commentaries and reviews dude. keep up the good work. subscribed!

[Prindentime]

So right about Contador's salute, he does it everytime, it's ridiculous.

[timtak1]

What is wrong with it?

[knifegunbomb]

Whatever you do ... Please keep recappin' races. Pretty please .... With damn suger on top . Your shit's so much better than ANY other cycling specific reporting that i can find . I'd probally even cough up a few bucks to get the videos . You're sick with it!.... pretty much always spot-on with the play-by-play and I really enjoy your sarcasm ....er I mean jurnalistice candor. Yeah.... The pistol shot makes me embarised to be a cycling fan.... just sayin

[timtak1]

Thanks.

As an old man and Lance fan it was sad, but there is no denying it. Time you theif!

I wonder what the significance of "the look" is. Perhaps it was a nod "I'm off now."

The tone is rather critical. E.g. what is so unbearably lame about Contador's salute?

"Contador" will be a good name for a new range of bikes.

[Prindentime]

I've got an Accountant bike!

[timtak1]

What is an "Accountant bike"?

I have a full carbon Azzurri Primo. It was about 2000 USD, weighs 8Kg and is well recommended. Seems to be little different from full carbon bikes at twice the price. And Carbon is good; not only light but dump-dampening. If you are an accountant then I would certainly recommend one. It will make you feel like Lance.

[Prindentime]

Contador means accountant, so if he makes a bike range, they will be Accountant bikes.

[timtak1]

@Prindentime

Thank you. I did not know that "Contador" means accountant. I am now informed. Thanks again.

[grfab]

"The look" is a reference to the look Lance gave Ullrich back in 2001.

[timtak1]

@grfab

Is there a Youtube video?

[grfab]

@timtak1 search for armstrong ullrich look 2001

[martyclark]

Thank you. Most excellent.

[greg8698]

Great job! There are other postings of this stage but since the commentators choose to speak some language other than English, which I will point out is the official language of the Peleton, they are really wasting their time.