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I watched this so many times as a kid on my VHS player. I can still recite this video as it’s playing- almost word for word. I bought the John tesh soundtrack on cassette too. It was all so motivating for me. Cycling changed my life in a good way.
Thank you! So cool to see this old footage. Wow, such a long time ago. I had the amazing luck to have been working a summer in Stuttgart in 1987. Lo and behold, I find that Le Tour is coming through town! It actually came even closer to me, as it wound through Bad Cannstatt where I lived. Then, to add to my lucky streak, a fellow worker who was a native French speaker, but an American, put on his best "bad American French" accent and we approached one of the race directors. He said, "Oh Monsieur, I LOVE France and am learning the language. I LOVE Le Tour and would like to see as much as I/we can!" The race director saw us two college-age chaps and decided we could be trusted with PRESS PASSES!!! OMG!!! Are you kidding?!!!! I was "backstage" for their arrival at the finish line in Stuttgart on day one, then backstage for the next day's departure on day 2. We were in seventh heaven! It was amazing walking around before the start on day 2 among the riders. I saw the 7-Eleven car stop and chat with some guy... Eric Heiden. Then I snapped a picture of Laurent Fignon sitting next to a fountain in Stuttgart's main square (off Koenigstrasse, if memory serves). I got Fignon's autograph and wished him "Bon Chance!" (RIP Monsieur Fignon!) Not to miss my golden opportunity, once the peloton departed Stuttgart, I hopped the next train to Forzheim to catch the peloton come through! I flashed my press pass and someone was like, "Hey, I'm not sure you can enter??" as I just walked on by. Wow, what pure luck to have had such a wonderful experience. My summer abroad was amazing for so many reasons, but this was definitely one of the highlights. Thank you for finding, converting and posting this video.
Dude, that's an Amazing story and experience you had at the '87 Tour! Thanks for sharing it here. The CBS coverage of these Tours in the mid 80's is what got me hooked on cycling and racing. Such fun times! I recorded all this coverage using my at-the-time state of the art VCR on high quality VHS tapes during each Tour when coverage aired on CBS. Recently started converting all those old VHS tapes to DVD and then editing them for the Channel here. Thanks for watching!!
that's because they built their coverage around Hampsten and 7 eleven. Once Hampsten was out of the picture they had no choice but to pay attention to Delgado.
@@frankducky6130 Yep. I remember it well. I was a Delgado fan and it was somewhat annoying because Delgado was considered one of the real favorites before the race. It was all Hampsten, Lucho, Roche, Kelly, Alcalá and the 3 French favorites until Ventoux.
@@Tommyd479 Yeah, I remember that Tour very well. I was 7 years old and obsessed with cycling, mostly because of Lemond. Since he was out that year my hope was that Bernard, from the same team, would win. I liked Delgado a lot too, he was such an aggressive rider.
@@frankducky6130 Ha! I was 8 years old. My dad was a weekend racer so when LeMond broke through the Tour was required viewing in my house. I was drawn to Delgado exactly because of his style and at that age, I just loved the way he looked when he attacked on the bike. It began my lifelong fandom for Spanish riders who reminded me of him (ala Contador).
Meanwhile in 1987 Greg Lemond was at home Master minding his Beautiful blueprint to make up 50 seconds in 15 miles to win a historic 1989 TDF just by over 8 seconds to Fignon.....He is and will be the best American cyclist of out generation time.
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They was doping about Epo 😂😂😂😂😂
I watched this so many times as a kid on my VHS player. I can still recite this video as it’s playing- almost word for word. I bought the John tesh soundtrack on cassette too. It was all so motivating for me. Cycling changed my life in a good way.
I had the cassette also 🤣
I also watched it almost every night as a 15 yo getting into cycling! Also had the tesh sound track! Good memories!
This is the year I fell in Love with the Tour. I wish CBS would remaster these.
Agreed, the music, commentary. All well done and brings back good old memories.
@@waynesworld1655 @alex simon Same here, dudes, full agree. Such great times back then!
Absolutely wish they remaster them 🙏🏻 .
Thank you! So cool to see this old footage. Wow, such a long time ago.
I had the amazing luck to have been working a summer in Stuttgart in 1987. Lo and behold, I find that Le Tour is coming through town! It actually came even closer to me, as it wound through Bad Cannstatt where I lived. Then, to add to my lucky streak, a fellow worker who was a native French speaker, but an American, put on his best "bad American French" accent and we approached one of the race directors. He said, "Oh Monsieur, I LOVE France and am learning the language. I LOVE Le Tour and would like to see as much as I/we can!" The race director saw us two college-age chaps and decided we could be trusted with PRESS PASSES!!! OMG!!! Are you kidding?!!!! I was "backstage" for their arrival at the finish line in Stuttgart on day one, then backstage for the next day's departure on day 2. We were in seventh heaven!
It was amazing walking around before the start on day 2 among the riders. I saw the 7-Eleven car stop and chat with some guy... Eric Heiden. Then I snapped a picture of Laurent Fignon sitting next to a fountain in Stuttgart's main square (off Koenigstrasse, if memory serves). I got Fignon's autograph and wished him "Bon Chance!" (RIP Monsieur Fignon!)
Not to miss my golden opportunity, once the peloton departed Stuttgart, I hopped the next train to Forzheim to catch the peloton come through! I flashed my press pass and someone was like, "Hey, I'm not sure you can enter??" as I just walked on by.
Wow, what pure luck to have had such a wonderful experience. My summer abroad was amazing for so many reasons, but this was definitely one of the highlights. Thank you for finding, converting and posting this video.
Dude, that's an Amazing story and experience you had at the '87 Tour! Thanks for sharing it here.
The CBS coverage of these Tours in the mid 80's is what got me hooked on cycling and racing. Such fun times!
I recorded all this coverage using my at-the-time state of the art VCR on high quality VHS tapes during each Tour when coverage aired on CBS. Recently started converting all those old VHS tapes to DVD and then editing them for the Channel here. Thanks for watching!!
CBS didn’t even mention Delgado until the 3rd week of the broadcast if I remember correctly
that's because they built their coverage around Hampsten and 7 eleven. Once Hampsten was out of the picture they had no choice but to pay attention to Delgado.
@@frankducky6130 Yep. I remember it well. I was a Delgado fan and it was somewhat annoying because Delgado was considered one of the real favorites before the race. It was all Hampsten, Lucho, Roche, Kelly, Alcalá and the 3 French favorites until Ventoux.
@@Tommyd479 Yeah, I remember that Tour very well. I was 7 years old and obsessed with cycling, mostly because of Lemond. Since he was out that year my hope was that Bernard, from the same team, would win. I liked Delgado a lot too, he was such an aggressive rider.
@@frankducky6130 Ha! I was 8 years old. My dad was a weekend racer so when LeMond broke through the Tour was required viewing in my house. I was drawn to Delgado exactly because of his style and at that age, I just loved the way he looked when he attacked on the bike. It began my lifelong fandom for Spanish riders who reminded me of him (ala Contador).
Nothing like it! Ever!!! Long live the classic TDF❤❤❤❤
These old race videos are surreal. Especially the commentary. Who on earth wrote those scripts I wonder .
Epo wasn't in the Pelton in 87----.
Was with jerk Coppi. Worse than Armstrong!
im english but you have to give credit to CBS for wonderful coverage they were giving for the tour de france. Awesome backing music.
It would have been better if they showed more actual cycling. Way too overproduced.
Pedro Delgado, one of the Best Tour riders of the 1980's !!!!
Remember it like yesterday was at a munster final when this happened 🇮🇪🇮🇪
Similarly here I was at the Leinster final in Croke Park great memories.
@@BillyBob-yb5ht shows are age
My name in my high school Spanish class was “Lucho”.
Meanwhile in 1987 Greg Lemond was at home Master minding his Beautiful blueprint to make up 50 seconds in 15 miles to win a historic 1989 TDF just by over 8 seconds to Fignon.....He is and will be the best American cyclist of out generation time.
Which had the best doctor?
Note: the wrong music tracks were inserted in this video during CBS Reporters John Dockery and Phill Liggett overviews of the race action.
This year roch and delgado were doped about full Epo la uci do not cancel. Riders 😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
13:30 What version of Paths On Water that is? . I'cannot find it
It sounds like John Tesh might have mixed in some of his own keyboards in the editing
Channel 4 commentary 😂❤
Back before Lance Armstrong ruined cycling with doping!
They were all doping apart from those 2 Brits 15 mins behind. You don’t have a clue about pro cycling.
Pdm team irlandes , 💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊
100$ that is John Tesh with that crap soundtrack. too loud too busy too lame. lol
No helmets, Now all cyclists are the same no images at all
That stupid music is unbearable! What a shame...
I was the disco era TV, what do you expect? Hans Zimmer?
TV “coverage” of the Tour in the 80s sucked…and so did John Tesh’s “music.”