The extensive reshooting of scenes was to accommodate the removal of Tyler Hamilton from the movie. At the time he was embroiled in a drugs hearing..If that's the case, then you should probably remove this video from youtube, because every single one of the cyclists shown here have either been found out to be doping and suspended, have been involved with teams that have doped and suspended, have been named in one or more investigations and have had a tag 'doper' on their backs.
The video transfer is a proof version, folks. The IMAX camera sweeps 70mm film horizontally at 30 frames/second, a HUGE image (I have a few sample frames), several times larger than the largest cinema formats. Have a look via Wikipedia. The point of IMAX is to have the clearest most "epic" image possible for a completely new experience. As a marketing gimmick, the IMAX theatres have been running mainstream releases, not the same thing, just using the big screen. Awesome views of le Tour!
the best part is that it puts the courses IN CONTEXT! with their surroundings; the towns, the hills, the fields, what geographic elements make way for which others...not just tight shots showing 4 ft wide roads with spectators 5 deep on each side and a camera so tight in its tough to tell if its even an up or downhill grade! the best viewing experience would be a mixture of sweeping camera shots along with lead pack and peloton cut ins.
this is the worst advert for the tour ever lol, if someone asked me why im so in to cycling and i showed them this they would wet themselves laughing. Epic music with NOTHING happening hahaha
from a racer and cyclist pov, this footage sucks. it's only interesting if you are a non-cyclist and appreciate "creative" shots. i understand the movie is about the brain and how it works according to the description, but not committing to showing the hard parts of cycling won't attract the cyclists and showing cycling in a movie won't interest and engage the population of non-cyclists very much. curious as to how it did in theaters.
Very cool video. I disagree with some comments here. It is showing a different take on the Tour and it is very cool with the music. It makes the race more epic. No all have to be the same kind of shots and comments.
lame. This cant come close to the cinematic films of the 70s...and they did it with massive 16 and 35mm film cameras. Those had a soul. This is some rinky-dink 'gopro' digi camera mostly.
@marlboroman1985 Seriously? Where there no hills or anything? Don't get me wrong, velodrome racing is cool, but it doesn't really compare as much as riding on actual roads.
@marlboroman1985 Don't be so stupid, have you ever even seen the tour de france? sastre on alpe d'huez, Armstrong on the Sestriere (or however it is spelt) or Greg LeMond in paris, 8 seconds! Get a grip.
This is pants! Can't see Ingurain, Ullrich, Armstrong, Contador, Mercyx, Roche, Pantani! Where are the EPO powered bursts up L'Alpe D'Huez?! Most boring TDF video ever.
Snazzy text transitions and big cameras and fisheye lenses and some chick vocalizing do not compelling TDF coverage make. I want to hear the chain stretching, not look at some vaulted arch. Get over yourself as a "filme makeur" and focus on the subject
this might be the most boring tour de france footage ever filmed. good lord. the music doesnt help either. i would rather hear the voices of al and phil
its not even art. its just shit. slow moving shots and terrible pacing make it less than interesting to watch. they honestly filmed some of the most boring parts of the tour. the first shot is the only one i think is spectacular
@TMccord How is this boring? It's a nice short movie on it's own. Good camera angles and smart zoom outs. That's what taking video is all about, and of course, having fun.
A good run around the block will do the same job. Therefore these cockroaches wouldnt be intimidating the pubic on the roads, blocking traffic, blaming traffic because they have to stop; running red lights and stop signs and running old people over on crosswalks. Once they get into their pedal power rhythm, look out, because they get nasty if they have to stop. Light weight body and mutated muscular legs is not natural. Thats why the needle is the only way for these arrogant cockroaches.
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Cyclists, especially these types, are nasty cockroaches. They need to be scrawny like a horse jockey, but also need some strength to pump their pedals. The result is aggressive mutants that are nasty and they hate anyone who gets in the way of their addictive pedal pumping. They are also impotent because of the pressure on their tiny balls from the bicycle seat. They are irritating pieces of head lice and should be sprayed with poison. Aggressive and frustrated. The poor wretches.
I know your type. You're probably obese and unfit and feel that to compensate for your unhealthy lifestyle you must criticise those of an elite level of fitness.
Your argument is flawed on so many levels. Most noticeably, you talk about cyclists being aggressive, but that is a necessity in all sports. NRL players and all pro sportsmen are aggressive in some way or other. Aggression is what drives an athlete to excel. As for impotency - that's a load of sh*t.
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What I'm saying is that to be a cockroach cyclist you have to have a 'horse jockey' build, BUT need muscular legs to pump them pedals. That's what is not natural. That's why these cockroaches are mutants and need the needle to give them the lower torso strength. They are a nasty bunch because of this unnatural form and once they get into their pedal pumping rhythm, look out, because they get nasty if they have to stop. It is proven that they can be made impotent by seat pressure on balls.
Impotency because of seat pressure? Obviously you've never ridden a bike before...
Believe it or not you actually don't sit on top of your balls while riding. Instead you sit on your arse like a normal seat, so there is no pressure on the balls that could lead to impotence. Also, it has never been proven that the link actually exists, it is all just heresay and speculation, so don't just pull fake statistics and 'facts' out of your arse.
Strange that my comment resulted in such an angry reply, I was not intending to offend anyone rather try and get across the purile nature of careing so much about something that (I think) should not be taken soooo seriously. Riding is fun and should be kept that way :-)
Listen guys most top level athletes are cheating in some way or another and as fun as riding a bike is who cares about stupid contests, contests are for people who think there is such a thing as winning and loosing there is only living.
go fucking play with your stereo. winning contests is a good feeling. it's fun and you can test your abilities. and most top level athletes aren't cheating.
Yes, but would you not agree that living life is less fulfilling without competition? Competing is what gives us the sense of triumph or defeat (which forces us to bounce back and become stronger as a person). Also, remember that one can take part in a contest and still be a sportsman.
contador is a drug cheat how can a skinny little prick like him beat fabian cancellara in the tour time trial when he is in such good form, also did you read the article my lemond about his V02 max, suspect to say the least.....
Sure Deadly MACD...I have to appreciate this years Tour, Armstrong has been over shadowing the talent for a while in the past. But now we can all see that others like Contador, are just as gifted or even more so.
Stfu. you are a joke to the human race, fucking prick. I'd like to see you come back from cancer and win the tour 7 times. Also, he does more than just one race a year, just the tour is his main one.
Can't believe people are marking this comment down. Contador would have, and will be the toughest competitor Lance has ever faced. he may also surpass lance's accomplishments. He has already won 4 grand tours, and the TDF twice.
Lance will beat Contador in 2010. Count on it. Lance has a year to regain lost power output and a season's worth of racing edge he didn't have last time.
This will happen if for no other reason than Lance will have the best team money can buy dedicated to his cause. Lance's leadership ability is far superior to AC's.
But even if AC wins more races, he would not have done so against stiffer odds, and he will never be the victor that Lance was.
Hmm, I'm not as confident that Lance can beat Alberto. Maybe 50-50, or 60-50 in favor of lance at the most. You have to admit that Alberto is a great racer and definitely one of the best we've seen in a while. And that takes very little if anything away from Lance and his accomplishments.
What I do know is that LA brought his B game this year and rode almost everyone into the ground. And Lance will have his A game next year.
AC is a very, very talented racer, but I think that LA can beat him. You remember the day he bridged the gap up to the lead group and both Schleck brothers got dropped. LA still has it.
It's a fine line to walk between arrogance and confidence. I appreciate a champion who is Charismatic and a bit brash. I prefer the sincerity rather than the feigned humbleness of many top athletes. When you win the tour 7 times you're apt to beleive you're the best and voice that opinion with confidence you can back it up.
You know, I reckon Lance deserves the right to be arrogant. How many of us actually really understand what it is like to nearly lose your life to cancer? And on top of that, he has the sheer power of will to return to professional cycling after all this and win one of the hardest cycling races in the world? Its easy to be critical sitting at home in your chair, but try and understand where he has come from, and what he has had to deal with.
Oh no doubt, coming back from cancer was a great thing. Not taking anything away from him there. Not to mention he's raised alot for cancer research and stuff.
But nobody has the right to be arrogant, regardless of what you've overcome. If Lance had real integrity, he would be humble.
Yes, the Tour is the most prestigious race, but its the ONLY RACE HE WON.
Thats like saying Pete Sampras is the best tennis player ever because he won the most Wimbledon titles while Federer has the most total wins ever.
I'm not trying to change your opinion, im just trying to get you to use your head. But whatever, you won't get it even if I have to draw it out for you
Yea i agree with you.. and some other thing i dont understand is why he even could win Tour de France... Of what i know he never won some of the smaller stages/tours.... and he just can do a comeback after cancer and boom now he wins the hardest tour ever... i think i want cancer too if it makes you the "best" cyclist ever
To say that Lance was only good at the Tour is the ignorant thing to say. Lance might not be at the caliber of Eddy, but to say the Tour is the only race he has won, WOW.
From someone who has followed his ENTIRE career, there are more wins than just the Tour - just a few that stand out - World Championship '93, Tour De Pont, Tour de Suisse.
Early in his career he was a classics rider, the cancer took that away from him ( Fleche Wallone '96 1st, Paris-Nice 2nd and Leige 2nd).
And if he continued to compete in those races after his comeback from cancer, then no doubt he would have been a great and competitive rider. He focused on the Tour and thats it. He podiumed in Amstel in 1999 and 2001. After 2001 he didnt even bother with the Classics
If you know anything about cycling, you would know that the Tour de Suisse and Dauphine are tune ups for the Tour, he was good in those races because he was in top form.
My only point was that Lance has won more races than you gave him credit in your previous comment and that you should research the rider.... it looks like you did.
And I agree somewhat with your statement about arrogance, but look at the way AC talked about the Tour win versus Lance talked about his wins. I raced with Lance, he is humble and a nice guy.
I knew that he had won more races than just the Tour, I just hadn't given the guy credit because they aren't really that significant, except for the Worlds.
Sadly, it looks as though Contador is becoming arrogant too. He is the best rider right now, but its getting to his head.
Back in the early 90's... we have a local race here called the Tuesday Nighter. He would show up from time to time, not many pros would do that. The time I remember the most was shortly after he won the world's.
After the short 40 mile race, he stayed and sign autographs after... a very nice guy. I also worked at the bike shop he called home and met him several times before and after cancer. Nothing but pleasant, everyone in the shop got to ride the time trial bike he won his first TDF on.
I don't really think arrogance is something you HAVE to have, but most pro athletes seem to be arrogant these days. No doubt that you're performing at a high level and such, but don't think that you're a god.
I just really have a problem with arrogant people. It shows how bad of a person somebody is. I mean, sure, be proud of your achievements, but it doesnt make you a better person than the next guy.
I absolutely agree with you. AC has a thing or two to learn from LA- humility being the first.
Get LA another year of hard training and racing, and I think it will be Lance and the Schlecks on the podium.
I hope to God they can keep AC off the podium next year.
If LA can play the PR game the way he did this past tour, he will most definitely be well liked by the French when he wins. Lance really has done the TdF a lot of good this time.
You've got to learn to read between the lines and think for yourself. Lances dislike of AC has a lot more to do with his desire to be team leader than it has to do with him being a selfish rider. Not only that, but AC is probably the best rider lance has ever faced.
contador won because he attacked his own team. Lance could have taken him, but he listened to his team. Did you ever notice that right before Contador attacked, he always removed his earpieces?
Lol, no. That's not what happened. Lance did everything he could to win this year and there isn't a single professional making the absurd claim that he lost because of his dedication to the team. Alberto was the better rider this year. And yes, there were a few instances where he ignored team instructions but these weren't the stages that won him the race.
Thanks. Unfortunately too many fans of Armstrong are blind to the success and talent of Contador. It's rare having two great champions compete and a lot of people don't appreciate it.
if you know anything about cycling you know that any one that can ride away from the pro p with out any team help is the best god dam rider ever! well second to andy schleck give him a few more years
Accept that Lance was never gifted as Contador. Contador is a stronger racer all around....Face it. His four grand tours means that he is three large victories away from Armstrongs 7. And he's just getting started.
Are you claiming that winning the Vuelta or the Giro are the same as winning the Tour? Come on. Have you seen what Lance did with Simoni, Cunego, Heras. Yes, Contador was stronger THIS YEAR, but more gifted than Lance ever was?
Casati, if i'm not mistaken the Giro, has far more difficult climbs than the TDF, and The Vuelta has more mountain stages. I didn't see Lance giving Di luca, or Franco Pelizotti, a run for their money.
Is that why Lance beat every competitor that won those races for 7 years? It is the competitor that makes the race, not the profile. Look at paris-tours. Di Luca, Pellizotti, what? Was Lance riding for the polka dot jersey? Where was Pellizotti in the TdF? When does Lance peak dude? I just wasted 5 minutes of my time.
lance did not have what it takes to get contador...there is no contest...ok so he finished on the podium but thats not first place...contador won because he drops people in the moutnains..he is only 140 pounds..i think lance is around 158 so right there that 18 pounds means something..contador also hace come along way in TT riding..i dont think lance will get it next year...the man is 38 years old..he had his day...and now its another person's turn to have thiers..
now he has a good team for 2010 but none of them on his team are capable of a tour win...zubidia? he is great but no tour winner..lance says the team is not built around him but i think it is...he is holding on to damn tight..and he is going to get seriously ganged up on in 2010...evans has a real team now..contador doesnt have to deal with armstrong anymore..sastre will be there..what ever happens its going to be interesting..guess we will watch with the rest of the world what happens
@sprintbass contador has no good helpers anymore. last year he won so easily because he had popovych, armstrong, kloden, zubeldia and leipheimer(well he left early). I'm not saying that this means Armstrong is going to win but he sure has a good team behind him and I think we didn't really saw his skills last year because he couldn't follow Contador when he attacked because Contador was on his team. So maybe he can surprise us in July, I sure hope so because I'm getting a bit tired of Contador
@maartendaan you clearly dont know what you are talking about...
Last year (2009) Armstrong, Leipheimer and Klöden surely didnt help Contador. Astana were like 2 teams in 1. Lets see how Radioshack do vs Contador this year when he dont have to worry about his own team mates..
@Alebringer You should watch some footage of last year, every mountain stage Paulinho, Popovych, Kloden, Leipheimer and Armstrong were riding in the front of the bunch. And the stage thet was won bij Frank Schleck(don't remember which one it was) Kloden was even riding for Contador in the front group witch Frank and Andy. BTW I'll be cheering for Andy Schleck as well:D, and a little bit for Menchov(if he doesn't fall twice every stage:p)
@maartendaan I'm sorry but Alberto has a long way to go to become as tiresome as Armstrong. Contador is without doubt the best stage race rider since Big Mig. Armstrong didnt win any other race other than the TDF.
Alebringer is correct in stating that Astana made very little effort to support Alberto. Even the DS was an Armstrong man! Cancellara for the tour this year anyone?
@jonnyrebel1000 Without a doubt Contador would have lost to Schleck had it not been for his team's support last year. That man has never considered his teammates to be valuable individuals and that was made clear by today's stage. He is a self-absorbed, conceited rider who has been dealt incredible luck (as in lack of proximity to crashes). He does not have the racing capacity of Lance and never will. Plus, did you not watch Andy ditch him on the mountains this afternoon?
@JJ4186 Who did contador have with him last year exactly? Yes I did see schleck ride away from contador into morzine and I was the first one cheering. Its good for the sport when the blue ribbond event is not dominated by one person, thats my point. I also saw armstrong lose over 10 minutes. Lets hope he takes the hint and goes home now to leave Leipheimer to lead the team with brackovich.
@jonnyrebel1000 I never said that the sport's focus should be dominated by one rider. I agree that Lance needs to aid his teammate now that he is in a far better position. I simply do not believe Contador is cut out to be an independently successful cyclist, that's all.
@JJ4186 Well, cycling is a team sport. Do you believe that Schleck would be where he is in this years GC if Fuglsang didnt rip himself to shreads into Morzine, or Cancellara didnt lead him into arenburg across the cobbles? Do you think that Armstrong would have won 7 TdF without George Hincapie, Flloyd Landis, Cristian Vandevelde etc. I would suggest the last 'individual' winner of the Tour was in the 60's. By the way, how good was the stage into Arenburg? Cobbles every year please!
something that could put you to think is if armstrong can match contador even if it doesnt win the tour. Could contador match armstorng 2000 or 2001 young and top performance.?????
Lance is very different from Merckx, and a part of professional cycling at a very different time. It would be impossible for even Merckx to dominate the peloton in both the classics and the tour with the improvement in equipment and talent over the years. Lance rides the classics for the benefit of his team and they ride for the benefit of Lance at the tour.
oh for sure, if you were to put merckx in his prime into today's peleton, it wouldnt be a cakewalk. he probably wouldnt win the tour by 18 minutes. but i think he would still win the tour. the dominance factor would still be there, but to much less of an extent.
Eddy Merckx is the greatest cyclist of all time. Hands down. 5 Tour de France victories , 5 Giro d'Italia victories 1 Vuelta. Not to mention the points and mountain jerseys in all 3 grand tours.
hes won countless classics and hell he even had the hour record. nobody else comes even remotely close to that.
Merckx was a true all around cyclist. When Eddy was in his prime years, he could beat anybody. Armstrong, hah, what a joke. Merckx would have cracked him so fast he wouldnt know what hit him.
The only title Lance MIGHT be deserving of is greatest TOUR DE FRANCE champion and even that can be debated. He may have won the most but that doesnt necessarily mean he was the most combative or most dominant. bottom line,He is not the greatest cyclist. never was, never will be. he wouldnt even be in the top 10. he is a complete jackass, not to mention how arrogant he is.
haven't american athletes ever heard of being humble?
Well I agree with you at some of your views, but I think that Lance IS the greatest and will be for a long time. But that's just my opinion.
Humble you say.. Yeah he is arrogant, or was. I used to hate the old Lance, but the new Lance... - Much better!
Think of it, he had EVERYTHING to lose by partisipating in tour 09, and if you listen to some of his recent intervews you'll find out that he has actually become more.. humble, yeah.
So, go Lance, go! I wanna see him win the Tour again.
I don't see how Lance is not arrogant anymore. Watch his post stage interviews where Andreu or Ventura haven't even said thank you and he turns and walks away. He was a whiny bitch thinking that he deserved to be leader of Astana
If you mean Lance is the greatest cyclist ever, then you either know nothing about the sport or you're just plain dumb. Lance was only good in the Tour de France!! Had he focused on the classics, for example, like Liege, or Roubaix, he wouldn't even be a contender.
He is still arrogant, but less. In 08 he said that Carlos Sastre didn't win rightfully because there weren't strong enough contestors. in 09 in the start of the Tour he withdrew that statement, and apologized and said "Nothing is easy in the Tour" So, less arrogant definitely.
He is the greatest because he has won the Tour more than any other cyclist. The Tour is so much more prestigeous than any other race, you know that. That is why he is the greatest in my opinion. You have your opinion.
they are both legends of that there is no doubt.....however Eddie Merkx is better than the pair of them, he has won more classics than the pair of them, he has won each classification of the tour de france several times (he is the only man to win all three in the same year-1969) and he also can't be accused of only concentrating just on the tour de france (which can be levelled at armstrong) dont get me wrong armstrong and contador are both amazing but there is only one Eddy Merkx!
To prove someone is better than another person in sports, he will have to post records better than the previous person (or something of equivilence) - often even that is not enough and there will be continual debate. Before Contador can be called better than Armstrong, he will have to post better than 7 Tours in a row (or some equivilent) - until then, there really isn't a debate. You can say in your opinion you like someone better than another person - but otherwise, let the facts speak.
Lance is most definitely better than contador (both at their prime), I think when lance was saying he would not have been able to beat contador, this is because he is racing him now, with Lance not himself feeling he has lost any ability. Truth be known though, this year Lance has. Next year though, Lance will be more race fit and put up a much better showing, he still has enough to do it if at his fitest. Lance is the greatest cyclist that has ever lived. Period... Go Lance.
Contador alot better than Armstrong? That is debatable. It is true that Armstrong said he couldn't have beaten Contador in his prime. But what did you expect him to say? ("I am better than Contador!"??!?) Until someone can top 7 straight Tour wins as Lance Armstrong has, it's a stretch to say ANYONE is "alot better than Armstrong", at least in so far as the Tour De France goes.
Lance has never had a positive doping test, you can't ride as well as he can continually if he was doping and not get at least one positive result. He's simply a great rider.
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The extensive reshooting of scenes was to accommodate the removal of Tyler Hamilton from the movie. At the time he was embroiled in a drugs hearing..If that's the case, then you should probably remove this video from youtube, because every single one of the cyclists shown here have either been found out to be doping and suspended, have been involved with teams that have doped and suspended, have been named in one or more investigations and have had a tag 'doper' on their backs.
davd1986 3 months ago
Hooray! 240p Imax!
MrEngelchen 5 months ago 2
horrible horrible video, Im sorry but fuck you.
89Czeko 5 months ago
the quality looks/seems/feel Low to me
chooselife3000 5 months ago
no
notwikidub 5 months ago
Terrible video.
314Aurelius 6 months ago
no
blahblah24304 6 months ago
Not really, no.
nemtizz 6 months ago
No.
smokeonthwatr 6 months ago
Great camera, shame the person using it is useless.
Darrenov 6 months ago
The video transfer is a proof version, folks. The IMAX camera sweeps 70mm film horizontally at 30 frames/second, a HUGE image (I have a few sample frames), several times larger than the largest cinema formats. Have a look via Wikipedia. The point of IMAX is to have the clearest most "epic" image possible for a completely new experience. As a marketing gimmick, the IMAX theatres have been running mainstream releases, not the same thing, just using the big screen. Awesome views of le Tour!
campy9sp 6 months ago
This isn't Harry Potter.
racewalker9999 6 months ago 2
the best part is that it puts the courses IN CONTEXT! with their surroundings; the towns, the hills, the fields, what geographic elements make way for which others...not just tight shots showing 4 ft wide roads with spectators 5 deep on each side and a camera so tight in its tough to tell if its even an up or downhill grade! the best viewing experience would be a mixture of sweeping camera shots along with lead pack and peloton cut ins.
jcrabz 6 months ago
wonderful film, beautiful scenery. Pity those cyclists occasionally appear to spoil it all.
What? You mean it's all about the cyclists? Could have fooled me. In fact, you did.
ComteLafon 6 months ago
this is the worst advert for the tour ever lol, if someone asked me why im so in to cycling and i showed them this they would wet themselves laughing. Epic music with NOTHING happening hahaha
morfuk 7 months ago
I juso love this video! :)
Frehr1996 8 months ago
Well it isn't the best Tour footage ever but it's nice enough as a montage and the music is nice.
adigaskell 8 months ago
from a racer and cyclist pov, this footage sucks. it's only interesting if you are a non-cyclist and appreciate "creative" shots. i understand the movie is about the brain and how it works according to the description, but not committing to showing the hard parts of cycling won't attract the cyclists and showing cycling in a movie won't interest and engage the population of non-cyclists very much. curious as to how it did in theaters.
liv2ride2liv 9 months ago
good
antsoaressousa 10 months ago
Very cool video. I disagree with some comments here. It is showing a different take on the Tour and it is very cool with the music. It makes the race more epic. No all have to be the same kind of shots and comments.
dannuxcorre 10 months ago
best ever? based on what? watching paint dry? I owned about 20 TDF tapes, and any 3:17 of any of those is better than this
yesroh 10 months ago
lame. This cant come close to the cinematic films of the 70s...and they did it with massive 16 and 35mm film cameras. Those had a soul. This is some rinky-dink 'gopro' digi camera mostly.
antipalin 11 months ago
this might be the music Id play in my earphones during warmup or cooldown but thats about it
gpwell 11 months ago
>imax
>240p
kieganB 11 months ago
I have to say the footage is amazing, the shots are just spectacular, but then again everyone just wants this in HD.
auomauom 1 year ago
Ugh, should have known. The only drama in bicycle racing is on the velodrome.
marlboroman1985 1 year ago
@marlboroman1985 Seriously? Where there no hills or anything? Don't get me wrong, velodrome racing is cool, but it doesn't really compare as much as riding on actual roads.
Bobs482 11 months ago
@marlboroman1985 Don't be so stupid, have you ever even seen the tour de france? sastre on alpe d'huez, Armstrong on the Sestriere (or however it is spelt) or Greg LeMond in paris, 8 seconds! Get a grip.
jtomes2010 10 months ago
Absolutely love it. Give me goosebumps. Music is awesome!!
ajacobs100 1 year ago
@ajacobs100 yeah me too. It's magic and really evocative
yorkienet 1 year ago 2
ce n'est même pas un Tour de France. Sans parler d'une meilleure, dieu!
Paris95473 1 year ago
I think this is Imax system.
dantastic15 1 year ago
what video is this from?
graychristopher 1 year ago
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azt3c 1 year ago
If this video is shot in 4k, then why the hell is it uploaded in 240p?
SmellsLikeUpDawgg 1 year ago 8
this video sucks
emalerocket 1 year ago
the 1962 footage is way,way better,,,,,,,,,man
GarraiEoin 1 year ago
Are you fucking mad,this footage is shit,watch it on Eurosport ,live.
ASGREEDYASAPIG 1 year ago
is this On blue ray or dvd yet??
chucholetsm8one 1 year ago
You see better footage on the daily coverage!
squidword64 1 year ago
the shot where the peloton pass and the camera pulls back under the arch is just amazing...great video!!!
MrBeamish83 1 year ago
I very nearly fell asleep.
DontTouchTheWatch 1 year ago
The second music is : Rob Dougan - Will you follow me
DJPolskarules 1 year ago
What is the music? The second song in particular, I've heard it before don't know what it is. I thought the footage was beautiful.
Pilkie101 1 year ago
@Pilkie101 James Horner – A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics
typhus119 1 year ago
Asco de footage
MarianoClinica 1 year ago
This was 3 minutes waste of my life
sigve96 1 year ago
This is pants! Can't see Ingurain, Ullrich, Armstrong, Contador, Mercyx, Roche, Pantani! Where are the EPO powered bursts up L'Alpe D'Huez?! Most boring TDF video ever.
1275Joel 1 year ago
Snazzy text transitions and big cameras and fisheye lenses and some chick vocalizing do not compelling TDF coverage make. I want to hear the chain stretching, not look at some vaulted arch. Get over yourself as a "filme makeur" and focus on the subject
kennydelmar 1 year ago
This is not bad - why be ppl hatin' yo?
koko56 1 year ago
bored!!!!!!! got to 1.5 min and fucked it off.
charltheboy 1 year ago
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this might be the most boring tour de france footage ever filmed. good lord. the music doesnt help either. i would rather hear the voices of al and phil
TMccord 1 year ago 45
@TMccord
It's arts not sports.
hyperseauton 1 year ago
@hyperseauton
its not even art. its just shit. slow moving shots and terrible pacing make it less than interesting to watch. they honestly filmed some of the most boring parts of the tour. the first shot is the only one i think is spectacular
TMccord 1 year ago
@TMccord What the fuck are you talking about?!?!?! ok, I admit. The quality is kind of shitty, but the footage itself is amazing!!
Bonzainr1 1 year ago
@TMccord Music's phucking brilliant like, I had two origami's while I was watching.
davidoffon 1 year ago
@TMccord How is this boring? It's a nice short movie on it's own. Good camera angles and smart zoom outs. That's what taking video is all about, and of course, having fun.
Meltedsnake4 11 months ago
What is the music?
jdecrease 1 year ago
Does anyone know what the music is?
wjarnock7 1 year ago
@wjarnock7
It's from the movie " A beautiful mind"
izan31 1 year ago
@izan31 what is the second song?
BrianWilsonJacob 1 year ago
Check the history books. Lance won other races and came close to some other classics.
vespagirlfox 1 year ago
Best Tour de France footage ever filmed?
NO!
MrConny123 1 year ago
jesus christ its more painful watching cyclists go uphill than even going uphill yourself.
MrSuperbizzle 1 year ago
qual e a puta da piada deste video
joaoctm 1 year ago
where is holywood?? Amazing
uniciclos 1 year ago
Wow! This is some amazing film making! This is made out of love for the greatest sport on the planet and the pure joy of filming!
dantastic15 1 year ago
Anyone know the music to this video?
aaroncbarry 2 years ago
@aaroncbarry
Its from the movie "A Beautiful mind" I think its called kaleidoscope or some shit.
niguhfag 2 years ago
I like it, but I wish it was uploaded in HD. It's nice to watch racing without some blokes jabbering all over it
fatphilg 2 years ago
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A good run around the block will do the same job. Therefore these cockroaches wouldnt be intimidating the pubic on the roads, blocking traffic, blaming traffic because they have to stop; running red lights and stop signs and running old people over on crosswalks. Once they get into their pedal power rhythm, look out, because they get nasty if they have to stop. Light weight body and mutated muscular legs is not natural. Thats why the needle is the only way for these arrogant cockroaches.
DigbyCat 2 years ago
Get a life, Digby...
golfnut20 2 years ago
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Cyclists, especially these types, are nasty cockroaches. They need to be scrawny like a horse jockey, but also need some strength to pump their pedals. The result is aggressive mutants that are nasty and they hate anyone who gets in the way of their addictive pedal pumping. They are also impotent because of the pressure on their tiny balls from the bicycle seat. They are irritating pieces of head lice and should be sprayed with poison. Aggressive and frustrated. The poor wretches.
DigbyCat 2 years ago
I know your type. You're probably obese and unfit and feel that to compensate for your unhealthy lifestyle you must criticise those of an elite level of fitness.
Your argument is flawed on so many levels. Most noticeably, you talk about cyclists being aggressive, but that is a necessity in all sports. NRL players and all pro sportsmen are aggressive in some way or other. Aggression is what drives an athlete to excel. As for impotency - that's a load of sh*t.
golfnut20 2 years ago
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What I'm saying is that to be a cockroach cyclist you have to have a 'horse jockey' build, BUT need muscular legs to pump them pedals. That's what is not natural. That's why these cockroaches are mutants and need the needle to give them the lower torso strength. They are a nasty bunch because of this unnatural form and once they get into their pedal pumping rhythm, look out, because they get nasty if they have to stop. It is proven that they can be made impotent by seat pressure on balls.
DigbyCat 2 years ago
Impotency because of seat pressure? Obviously you've never ridden a bike before...
Believe it or not you actually don't sit on top of your balls while riding. Instead you sit on your arse like a normal seat, so there is no pressure on the balls that could lead to impotence. Also, it has never been proven that the link actually exists, it is all just heresay and speculation, so don't just pull fake statistics and 'facts' out of your arse.
golfnut20 2 years ago
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Impotency because of seat pressure? Google it dickhead
DigbyCat 2 years ago
Digby is mentally disturbed.
Liface 2 years ago 7
haha Digby. your hilarious
golddang 2 years ago
well, I don't know about you, "intimidating the pubic" is part of my daily cycling routine
myleslund 2 years ago
just beautiful
quoe1 2 years ago
worst tour de france footage ever filmed?
jflatl 2 years ago
Strange that my comment resulted in such an angry reply, I was not intending to offend anyone rather try and get across the purile nature of careing so much about something that (I think) should not be taken soooo seriously. Riding is fun and should be kept that way :-)
ben556473 2 years ago
Agreed!
DjElektus 2 years ago
competition is fun think of it that way
slavicman09 2 years ago
Listen guys most top level athletes are cheating in some way or another and as fun as riding a bike is who cares about stupid contests, contests are for people who think there is such a thing as winning and loosing there is only living.
ben556473 2 years ago 2
go fucking play with your stereo. winning contests is a good feeling. it's fun and you can test your abilities. and most top level athletes aren't cheating.
SmoothSkating 2 years ago
Yes, but would you not agree that living life is less fulfilling without competition? Competing is what gives us the sense of triumph or defeat (which forces us to bounce back and become stronger as a person). Also, remember that one can take part in a contest and still be a sportsman.
maverick6589 2 years ago
Awesome video
cgibbs1989 2 years ago
contador is a drug cheat how can a skinny little prick like him beat fabian cancellara in the tour time trial when he is in such good form, also did you read the article my lemond about his V02 max, suspect to say the least.....
timbo940 2 years ago
Armstrong............., a living Potemkin Village, a one-trick pony.
equinoxranch 2 years ago
Sure Deadly MACD...I have to appreciate this years Tour, Armstrong has been over shadowing the talent for a while in the past. But now we can all see that others like Contador, are just as gifted or even more so.
No, Thank you DMAC.
D.
duveimperial 2 years ago
To that little fairy called "swannboy" who e-mailed me:
You're an ignorant dipshit. LeMond came back from being almost killed by shotgun pellets to his chest, you MORON.
You have no balls. You come to my house, and I'll try to see if you can survive the same as LeMond's accident, BOY.
WishWereBackInThe80s 2 years ago
Lance is a joke to professional cycling.
You train and race for ONE race a year? WHAT????
WishWereBackInThe80s 2 years ago
Stfu. you are a joke to the human race, fucking prick. I'd like to see you come back from cancer and win the tour 7 times. Also, he does more than just one race a year, just the tour is his main one.
swannboy123 2 years ago
Lance is lucky Contador wasnt around a few years ago. And for who is the greatest cyclist of all time just go read Eddy Merckxs Palmarès.
shed7628 2 years ago
Yes! how many races did Eddy win? like 500 wasn't it?
cerealrulz 2 years ago
Can't believe people are marking this comment down. Contador would have, and will be the toughest competitor Lance has ever faced. he may also surpass lance's accomplishments. He has already won 4 grand tours, and the TDF twice.
DeadlyMACD 2 years ago
Lance will beat Contador in 2010. Count on it. Lance has a year to regain lost power output and a season's worth of racing edge he didn't have last time.
This will happen if for no other reason than Lance will have the best team money can buy dedicated to his cause. Lance's leadership ability is far superior to AC's.
But even if AC wins more races, he would not have done so against stiffer odds, and he will never be the victor that Lance was.
mpmcd81 2 years ago
Hmm, I'm not as confident that Lance can beat Alberto. Maybe 50-50, or 60-50 in favor of lance at the most. You have to admit that Alberto is a great racer and definitely one of the best we've seen in a while. And that takes very little if anything away from Lance and his accomplishments.
DeadlyMACD 2 years ago
What I do know is that LA brought his B game this year and rode almost everyone into the ground. And Lance will have his A game next year.
AC is a very, very talented racer, but I think that LA can beat him. You remember the day he bridged the gap up to the lead group and both Schleck brothers got dropped. LA still has it.
mpmcd81 2 years ago
No. A few years ago Lance could have beaten contador. I'm sure.
swannboy123 2 years ago
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mysteriousdarkness2 2 years ago
It's a fine line to walk between arrogance and confidence. I appreciate a champion who is Charismatic and a bit brash. I prefer the sincerity rather than the feigned humbleness of many top athletes. When you win the tour 7 times you're apt to beleive you're the best and voice that opinion with confidence you can back it up.
flugtager 2 years ago
You know, I reckon Lance deserves the right to be arrogant. How many of us actually really understand what it is like to nearly lose your life to cancer? And on top of that, he has the sheer power of will to return to professional cycling after all this and win one of the hardest cycling races in the world? Its easy to be critical sitting at home in your chair, but try and understand where he has come from, and what he has had to deal with.
gaia15833 2 years ago
Oh no doubt, coming back from cancer was a great thing. Not taking anything away from him there. Not to mention he's raised alot for cancer research and stuff.
But nobody has the right to be arrogant, regardless of what you've overcome. If Lance had real integrity, he would be humble.
Cyclysm5 2 years ago
Yes, the Tour is the most prestigious race, but its the ONLY RACE HE WON.
Thats like saying Pete Sampras is the best tennis player ever because he won the most Wimbledon titles while Federer has the most total wins ever.
I'm not trying to change your opinion, im just trying to get you to use your head. But whatever, you won't get it even if I have to draw it out for you
Cyclysm5 2 years ago
Yea i agree with you.. and some other thing i dont understand is why he even could win Tour de France... Of what i know he never won some of the smaller stages/tours.... and he just can do a comeback after cancer and boom now he wins the hardest tour ever... i think i want cancer too if it makes you the "best" cyclist ever
ThimmDkDk 2 years ago
To say that Lance was only good at the Tour is the ignorant thing to say. Lance might not be at the caliber of Eddy, but to say the Tour is the only race he has won, WOW.
From someone who has followed his ENTIRE career, there are more wins than just the Tour - just a few that stand out - World Championship '93, Tour De Pont, Tour de Suisse.
Early in his career he was a classics rider, the cancer took that away from him ( Fleche Wallone '96 1st, Paris-Nice 2nd and Leige 2nd).
Research the Rider
jdvorsky 2 years ago
And if he continued to compete in those races after his comeback from cancer, then no doubt he would have been a great and competitive rider. He focused on the Tour and thats it. He podiumed in Amstel in 1999 and 2001. After 2001 he didnt even bother with the Classics
If you know anything about cycling, you would know that the Tour de Suisse and Dauphine are tune ups for the Tour, he was good in those races because he was in top form.
Cyclysm5 2 years ago
But regardless, the Classics are much more prestigious than the Dauphine, TdS, Route du Sud or any other smaller race that Lance won.
And the Tour DuPont, honestly? That's not exactly an amazing feat of accomplishment. By today's standards, that wouldnt even be a ProTour event.
Cyclysm5 2 years ago
My only point was that Lance has won more races than you gave him credit in your previous comment and that you should research the rider.... it looks like you did.
And I agree somewhat with your statement about arrogance, but look at the way AC talked about the Tour win versus Lance talked about his wins. I raced with Lance, he is humble and a nice guy.
jdvorsky 2 years ago
I knew that he had won more races than just the Tour, I just hadn't given the guy credit because they aren't really that significant, except for the Worlds.
Sadly, it looks as though Contador is becoming arrogant too. He is the best rider right now, but its getting to his head.
I'm curious, when did you race with Lance?
Cyclysm5 2 years ago
Back in the early 90's... we have a local race here called the Tuesday Nighter. He would show up from time to time, not many pros would do that. The time I remember the most was shortly after he won the world's.
After the short 40 mile race, he stayed and sign autographs after... a very nice guy. I also worked at the bike shop he called home and met him several times before and after cancer. Nothing but pleasant, everyone in the shop got to ride the time trial bike he won his first TDF on.
jdvorsky 2 years ago
Also, don't you think you have to have some arrogance to race road bikes? I believe you do to race and the level of these guys.
jdvorsky 2 years ago
Thats pretty neat.
I don't really think arrogance is something you HAVE to have, but most pro athletes seem to be arrogant these days. No doubt that you're performing at a high level and such, but don't think that you're a god.
I just really have a problem with arrogant people. It shows how bad of a person somebody is. I mean, sure, be proud of your achievements, but it doesnt make you a better person than the next guy.
Cyclysm5 2 years ago
I absolutely agree with you. AC has a thing or two to learn from LA- humility being the first.
Get LA another year of hard training and racing, and I think it will be Lance and the Schlecks on the podium.
I hope to God they can keep AC off the podium next year.
If LA can play the PR game the way he did this past tour, he will most definitely be well liked by the French when he wins. Lance really has done the TdF a lot of good this time.
mpmcd81 2 years ago 2
I just would to say that i'm french and i love LA, and i assure you, lot of french also do love him.
Btw i agree with you i also hope AC will be off the podium next year ;)
benrush17 2 years ago 2
You've got to learn to read between the lines and think for yourself. Lances dislike of AC has a lot more to do with his desire to be team leader than it has to do with him being a selfish rider. Not only that, but AC is probably the best rider lance has ever faced.
DeadlyMACD 2 years ago
contador won because he attacked his own team. Lance could have taken him, but he listened to his team. Did you ever notice that right before Contador attacked, he always removed his earpieces?
guardian663 2 years ago
Lol, no. That's not what happened. Lance did everything he could to win this year and there isn't a single professional making the absurd claim that he lost because of his dedication to the team. Alberto was the better rider this year. And yes, there were a few instances where he ignored team instructions but these weren't the stages that won him the race.
DeadlyMACD 2 years ago
You are the only one on this page, thats gets the reality of this subject.Contador, is far superior.
duveimperial 2 years ago
Thanks. Unfortunately too many fans of Armstrong are blind to the success and talent of Contador. It's rare having two great champions compete and a lot of people don't appreciate it.
DeadlyMACD 2 years ago 2
if you know anything about cycling you know that any one that can ride away from the pro p with out any team help is the best god dam rider ever! well second to andy schleck give him a few more years
jonosoup 2 years ago
Accept that Lance was never gifted as Contador. Contador is a stronger racer all around....Face it. His four grand tours means that he is three large victories away from Armstrongs 7. And he's just getting started.
duveimperial 2 years ago
Are you claiming that winning the Vuelta or the Giro are the same as winning the Tour? Come on. Have you seen what Lance did with Simoni, Cunego, Heras. Yes, Contador was stronger THIS YEAR, but more gifted than Lance ever was?
casati1976 2 years ago
Casati, if i'm not mistaken the Giro, has far more difficult climbs than the TDF, and The Vuelta has more mountain stages. I didn't see Lance giving Di luca, or Franco Pelizotti, a run for their money.
duveimperial 2 years ago 2
Is that why Lance beat every competitor that won those races for 7 years? It is the competitor that makes the race, not the profile. Look at paris-tours. Di Luca, Pellizotti, what? Was Lance riding for the polka dot jersey? Where was Pellizotti in the TdF? When does Lance peak dude? I just wasted 5 minutes of my time.
casati1976 2 years ago
What??? The Tour is the most heavily contested bike race ever! The Giro has harder climbs though, and the Vuelta is pathetically easy and boring.
jushyosaha604 2 years ago
lance did not have what it takes to get contador...there is no contest...ok so he finished on the podium but thats not first place...contador won because he drops people in the moutnains..he is only 140 pounds..i think lance is around 158 so right there that 18 pounds means something..contador also hace come along way in TT riding..i dont think lance will get it next year...the man is 38 years old..he had his day...and now its another person's turn to have thiers..
sprintbass 2 years ago
no doubt.. its like comparing apples to oranges. Armstrong is going on 40 - his days are over..
i2ambler2002 2 years ago
yeah...
now he has a good team for 2010 but none of them on his team are capable of a tour win...zubidia? he is great but no tour winner..lance says the team is not built around him but i think it is...he is holding on to damn tight..and he is going to get seriously ganged up on in 2010...evans has a real team now..contador doesnt have to deal with armstrong anymore..sastre will be there..what ever happens its going to be interesting..guess we will watch with the rest of the world what happens
sprintbass 2 years ago
i think the real ppl to look out for this year will be some of the younger guys: andy schleck, wiggo, even tony martin
addapples420 1 year ago
@sprintbass contador has no good helpers anymore. last year he won so easily because he had popovych, armstrong, kloden, zubeldia and leipheimer(well he left early). I'm not saying that this means Armstrong is going to win but he sure has a good team behind him and I think we didn't really saw his skills last year because he couldn't follow Contador when he attacked because Contador was on his team. So maybe he can surprise us in July, I sure hope so because I'm getting a bit tired of Contador
maartendaan 1 year ago
@maartendaan you clearly dont know what you are talking about...
Last year (2009) Armstrong, Leipheimer and Klöden surely didnt help Contador. Astana were like 2 teams in 1. Lets see how Radioshack do vs Contador this year when he dont have to worry about his own team mates..
Anyway I'll chear for Andy :)
Alebringer 1 year ago
@Alebringer You should watch some footage of last year, every mountain stage Paulinho, Popovych, Kloden, Leipheimer and Armstrong were riding in the front of the bunch. And the stage thet was won bij Frank Schleck(don't remember which one it was) Kloden was even riding for Contador in the front group witch Frank and Andy. BTW I'll be cheering for Andy Schleck as well:D, and a little bit for Menchov(if he doesn't fall twice every stage:p)
maartendaan 1 year ago
@maartendaan I'm sorry but Alberto has a long way to go to become as tiresome as Armstrong. Contador is without doubt the best stage race rider since Big Mig. Armstrong didnt win any other race other than the TDF.
Alebringer is correct in stating that Astana made very little effort to support Alberto. Even the DS was an Armstrong man! Cancellara for the tour this year anyone?
jonnyrebel1000 1 year ago
@jonnyrebel1000 Without a doubt Contador would have lost to Schleck had it not been for his team's support last year. That man has never considered his teammates to be valuable individuals and that was made clear by today's stage. He is a self-absorbed, conceited rider who has been dealt incredible luck (as in lack of proximity to crashes). He does not have the racing capacity of Lance and never will. Plus, did you not watch Andy ditch him on the mountains this afternoon?
JJ4186 1 year ago
@JJ4186 Who did contador have with him last year exactly? Yes I did see schleck ride away from contador into morzine and I was the first one cheering. Its good for the sport when the blue ribbond event is not dominated by one person, thats my point. I also saw armstrong lose over 10 minutes. Lets hope he takes the hint and goes home now to leave Leipheimer to lead the team with brackovich.
jonnyrebel1000 1 year ago
@jonnyrebel1000 I never said that the sport's focus should be dominated by one rider. I agree that Lance needs to aid his teammate now that he is in a far better position. I simply do not believe Contador is cut out to be an independently successful cyclist, that's all.
JJ4186 1 year ago
@JJ4186 Well, cycling is a team sport. Do you believe that Schleck would be where he is in this years GC if Fuglsang didnt rip himself to shreads into Morzine, or Cancellara didnt lead him into arenburg across the cobbles? Do you think that Armstrong would have won 7 TdF without George Hincapie, Flloyd Landis, Cristian Vandevelde etc. I would suggest the last 'individual' winner of the Tour was in the 60's. By the way, how good was the stage into Arenburg? Cobbles every year please!
jonnyrebel1000 1 year ago
@jonnyrebel1000 The cobbles worry me. I'm all for challenges, but in a sport as dangerous as cycling, they don't need to add anything extra.
And Landis isn't exactly helping Lance anymore.
JJ4186 1 year ago
something that could put you to think is if armstrong can match contador even if it doesnt win the tour. Could contador match armstorng 2000 or 2001 young and top performance.?????
rbonilla18 2 years ago
Not so. He largely rode them as a super-domestique.
mpmcd81 2 years ago
Yes he could have won whatever he set out to win..
richter75 2 years ago
Lance is very different from Merckx, and a part of professional cycling at a very different time. It would be impossible for even Merckx to dominate the peloton in both the classics and the tour with the improvement in equipment and talent over the years. Lance rides the classics for the benefit of his team and they ride for the benefit of Lance at the tour.
mpmcd81 2 years ago
oh for sure, if you were to put merckx in his prime into today's peleton, it wouldnt be a cakewalk. he probably wouldnt win the tour by 18 minutes. but i think he would still win the tour. the dominance factor would still be there, but to much less of an extent.
Cyclysm5 2 years ago
Agreed. I think it would have been interesting seeing Eddie and Lance fight it out, though.
mpmcd81 2 years ago
Lance is the greatest athlete of our time!
st3v3nftw 2 years ago
Eddy Merckx is the greatest cyclist of all time. Hands down. 5 Tour de France victories , 5 Giro d'Italia victories 1 Vuelta. Not to mention the points and mountain jerseys in all 3 grand tours.
hes won countless classics and hell he even had the hour record. nobody else comes even remotely close to that.
Merckx was a true all around cyclist. When Eddy was in his prime years, he could beat anybody. Armstrong, hah, what a joke. Merckx would have cracked him so fast he wouldnt know what hit him.
Cyclysm5 2 years ago
The only title Lance MIGHT be deserving of is greatest TOUR DE FRANCE champion and even that can be debated. He may have won the most but that doesnt necessarily mean he was the most combative or most dominant. bottom line,He is not the greatest cyclist. never was, never will be. he wouldnt even be in the top 10. he is a complete jackass, not to mention how arrogant he is.
haven't american athletes ever heard of being humble?
Cyclysm5 2 years ago
Well I agree with you at some of your views, but I think that Lance IS the greatest and will be for a long time. But that's just my opinion.
Humble you say.. Yeah he is arrogant, or was. I used to hate the old Lance, but the new Lance... - Much better!
Think of it, he had EVERYTHING to lose by partisipating in tour 09, and if you listen to some of his recent intervews you'll find out that he has actually become more.. humble, yeah.
So, go Lance, go! I wanna see him win the Tour again.
Superappo 2 years ago
I don't see how Lance is not arrogant anymore. Watch his post stage interviews where Andreu or Ventura haven't even said thank you and he turns and walks away. He was a whiny bitch thinking that he deserved to be leader of Astana
If you mean Lance is the greatest cyclist ever, then you either know nothing about the sport or you're just plain dumb. Lance was only good in the Tour de France!! Had he focused on the classics, for example, like Liege, or Roubaix, he wouldn't even be a contender.
Cyclysm5 2 years ago
He is still arrogant, but less. In 08 he said that Carlos Sastre didn't win rightfully because there weren't strong enough contestors. in 09 in the start of the Tour he withdrew that statement, and apologized and said "Nothing is easy in the Tour" So, less arrogant definitely.
He is the greatest because he has won the Tour more than any other cyclist. The Tour is so much more prestigeous than any other race, you know that. That is why he is the greatest in my opinion. You have your opinion.
Superappo 2 years ago
boring..
LilD2nd 2 years ago
this sucks
orangekiwi2 2 years ago
they are both legends of that there is no doubt.....however Eddie Merkx is better than the pair of them, he has won more classics than the pair of them, he has won each classification of the tour de france several times (he is the only man to win all three in the same year-1969) and he also can't be accused of only concentrating just on the tour de france (which can be levelled at armstrong) dont get me wrong armstrong and contador are both amazing but there is only one Eddy Merkx!
dannythegent 2 years ago
whats the name of the song?
TommekeTommeke 2 years ago
It's the soundtrack to A Beautiful Mind, the story of John Nash.
mpmcd81 2 years ago
I read that Armstrong said Contador would have beaten him in 01,04. and 05 but not in the other tours.
8ghosts 2 years ago
To prove someone is better than another person in sports, he will have to post records better than the previous person (or something of equivilence) - often even that is not enough and there will be continual debate. Before Contador can be called better than Armstrong, he will have to post better than 7 Tours in a row (or some equivilent) - until then, there really isn't a debate. You can say in your opinion you like someone better than another person - but otherwise, let the facts speak.
zadude009 2 years ago
CONTADOR RULES
santo1959 2 years ago
Lance is most definitely better than contador (both at their prime), I think when lance was saying he would not have been able to beat contador, this is because he is racing him now, with Lance not himself feeling he has lost any ability. Truth be known though, this year Lance has. Next year though, Lance will be more race fit and put up a much better showing, he still has enough to do it if at his fitest. Lance is the greatest cyclist that has ever lived. Period... Go Lance.
milkshakemuncher 2 years ago
people on the side,, BACKOFF!!!!!
ALI340275 2 years ago
Contador alot better than Armstrong? That is debatable. It is true that Armstrong said he couldn't have beaten Contador in his prime. But what did you expect him to say? ("I am better than Contador!"??!?) Until someone can top 7 straight Tour wins as Lance Armstrong has, it's a stretch to say ANYONE is "alot better than Armstrong", at least in so far as the Tour De France goes.
catojazz 2 years ago
i mean he is currently better than him
guisepp497 2 years ago
the Schleck bros are good but don't have anything on any American riders
davethemandolan 2 years ago
What an astonishlingly ignorant and pointless statement!
Charlienmeg 2 years ago
CSC (Team Saxo Bank) FTW !!!
OperationBetterWorld 2 years ago 2
yeh! go Schleck brothers! frank got unhooked today but Andy hung tough!
Gambitgirl1974 2 years ago
I so want to see the whole "Wierd to win" damn it looks so good!, always been interested in how the cyclists can endure
Azarakos 2 years ago
it's even called Wired to win*
Azarakos 2 years ago
Lance has never had a positive doping test, you can't ride as well as he can continually if he was doping and not get at least one positive result. He's simply a great rider.
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Truth666 2 years ago
Step aside Armstrong
Contador is upon us
guisepp497 2 years ago
I agree but he still might surprise us.
DeetchNL 2 years ago
wise up
metallicaman15 2 years ago