Introduced by Phil Liggett Inc tour de France. Greg Lemond's Historic come back in 1989. Eddy Merckx in action .Classic Hell of the north footage, and much much more.
I remember buying cycle sport mag and getting this video, yes video free with one issue. I think I wore it out as a kid watching all my hero's from the great days of cycling. Thanks for posting and bringing back the memories.
I am still impressed that Fignon without an aero helmet and without TT bars lost only 58 sec on Greg Lemond,Lemond also had a vo2max of 90. A real shame he didnt at least wear an aero helmet But for Lemond if he didnt have the hunting accident he wdve had 5 tdf wins as well as at least another world champs
Great video loved it and Phil Liggett always a great commentator I think saw Phil Liggett once at a cycling clubs annual dinner and prize presentation I think the club was Hereford c c. I'm not a 100% but pretty sure great times cycling
i used to love claudio chiapucci but to be honest the way he had a sudden and dramatic improvement in his career pretty much guarantees he'd discovered the right blend of peds to maximise his performance. he had great heart though
In 1986 when Greg won his first TDF he had the 2nd highest Vo2 max reading of any athlete in the world. Only a kenyan marathoner tested higher than him. Greatness is hard races like the tour is seen early. Lemond placed 3rd, 2nd and finally won in 1986. Lance when he rode his first tours did not even finish and was a mid packer in his early years. You don't go from the middle of the peloton to winning without assistance.
I'm since I was young ( the best years of Mr . EDDY MERCKX ) a big merckx fan , and when I was a little bit older a big Greg LeMond fan , but when you put all of the Doping issues besside , MERCKX was whitouth a doubt the greatest ever and there will never EVER be anyone who can ever come close , even with dope !!!! NO ARGUMENTS EVER !!!!
Just read about what happened to Merckx at Savona. After that he always wanted to have himself tested, and urged race directors to test him, out of fear for being framed again. It's practically impossible to dope thta much when you're being tested all the time. I rest my case you Wanker
Agreed--LeMond was born to be a cyclist. Armstrong wasn't even close. Greg's father started racing the same time he did, and at 35 was placing in big races in the US. It's something LeMond was born with, and of course, worked very hard to fully utilize.
Well, for one thing Lance offered a reward of $200,000.00 for ANYONE including Greg's former teammates to come forward and testify under oath that they saw Greg take PED's. (This offer was made a few years ago and NO ONE has come forward.)
19.42 the first time in cycling time trial bars were used Greg Lemond was the first person to use the bars and won the time trial in record time. he won the tour because of the TT bars today every rider uses TT bars because of him he invented them.
was in PARIS with my Dad in 1989 - in retrospect, Greg's use of tri-bars was an advantage kind of shunned at the time - to Fignon's demise - Greg was out very early that day riding up and down the C-E, when he won, Paris was almost silent!
That was an impressive ride by Lemond. He had to pull back 2 sec/km from Fignon, which was kinda insane. I heard the loss affected him so badly, that the only time he went to CE after that day was during a race. He never went back on his own. RIP Fignon
in my 20's I owned a Ferdi Kessel s frame #32. It was an incredible bike and earned me the nickname 'The Masochist' in Santa Cruz Ca for my love of attacking the steepest climbs and longest rides around the Santa Cruz coastal town. Ferdi built most of Eddies bikes. Now at age 65 i own a Sean Kelly Alûm. Vitus 792 :)
Today webdenote those bikes sd retro race bikes. I proudly own a Peugeot and Tsunoda. Question: Did they have klick shoes or what shoes and pedals did they use ?
Likely one of the best TH-cam comments I have ever seen. Except I would have to qualify Lances wins with the fact that he probably had the best doctors/cheaters in his stable. Therefore I discredit all of his wins.
what about dope cheats like Merckx, Moser, Hainault, Indurain, dirty Bertie and all the others? Merckx dq'd four fucking times in an era of hardly any testing!
Fortunately if you look up the all-time records for VO2 max Greg Lemond is at 92.5 and Lance Armstrong is down there at 84. This would be consistent with Lance's Tour de France finishes before he started using EPO. It''s in David Walsh's book "Seven Deadly Sins." His best finish was 36th. David Walsh said Greg Lemond was 3rd, then 2nd, then won, which is what you expect, consistency, in a non-doper.
Yes you are quite right Lemond even took Armstrong to task on this saying that your physical performance does not change that much throughout a career I am an 80,s era rider and I like to think Lemond, hinault were both clean. now I do not even wathc it on TV I switch it off!
gweflj Because, Hinault AKA believes the only love there is is pounding pedals, and pounding his adversaries into the pave. I believe Eddy was the same.
Shannon Levett Agred Shannon, Hinault was not nice, Eddy, well, nice guy, now. Eddy was as hell bent on winning as Lance or Hinault, more then Lance. If I were LeMond, I would be hating on Hinault, that dude, stole one TdF away from Greg for sure. Hinault, is a nice guy.... as long as you do what he says, and he might change his mind.....
Fred Taylor I think LeMond was wrong to trust such an ultra-competitive guy. But I also think LeMond may never have gotten the killer ultra-competitive spirit if that didn't happen to him. At a certain point professional athletes need to be all about #1 and that includes some ruthless tactics.
Where is Wiggo? Did he do it to give way to Chris Froome? Froome is amazing really in his climbs. He said he is clean, who else knows? What about Ayashiro, the lonesome Asian in the race, maybe he is in EPO too. I heard somebody said if you don't dope forget about winning the Tour de France. Toughest race in the world. Just an honest opinion.
The crowd in 1992 was as bad as this year, touching the rider, with motor bikes blocking the way. But at least he did not have get off and run with no bike
@@jonathanvandermolen5260 Those bars provide a definite performance enhancement. They allow a rider to get greater input from the lower back , hips and butt. (I 've used them). That being said -The race organizers and team leaders (and everyone else for that matter) were so sure that LeMond had no chance of closing the gap between he and Fignon they allowed their use.
@@jimbojimbo2977 Oh -my bad. I ABsolutely agree with you. In 1974 -$350.oo could buy an all Campagnolo equipped Scwhinn Paramount. Today -(and I don't think it's even Campy equipped )-$5000.oo. Are they for real?. I would love to have the manufacturer try to explain to me where that $5000.oo is hiding on that bike. Hey -but only $3000.oo will get you a bike with Shimano Ultegra. You save $2000.oo . It's a bargain. Swell. I think the sport became yuppified and corporatized with the appearance of our friend -Lance Armstrong. All of a sudden -everyone wanted to be like Lance and they started buying higher priced bikes and the industry responded- by jacking up the prices . Economics -101- increase in demand = increase in cost.
i'm glad to see someone with brain like you. In fact, it is wrong to ask who take drugs ! people should ask who is not taking drugs. are we sure that Merckx was clean ? Indurain ? i'm not sure.
John in the 80s? The only difference then was the lack of testing... 90s probably being the golden era for doping due to the emergence of new doping techniques against the still primitive testing
I think he was cleaner i truly think he hated drugs but i think he may have used small amounts of testosterone and cortico steroids but i truly think he did't use EPO . Of course i don't know for sure it's just my opinion.
I have seen Lemond's VO2 quoted at 94, Big Mig's at 92 and Lance at 87. GL was a freak, apparently with the highest VO2 ever recorded - heard there is a norwegian cc skier who's is higher (dahlie (sp?)? - he was busted for EPO too). No doubt GL could have won it at least 6 times in a row if he hadn't been shot and was on an american team in 85. Still to win it 7 times in a row - when all your competition was also doped - is a superhuman achievement.
Ive got a cycling book written by Lemond. He says his VO2 max was 83. He said he lied about his VO2 max because he knew Armstrong had added 10 to his - so he did the same thing. Armstrongs coach has since admitted that Armstrongs VO2 max was 78. Prior to 1990 the highest known VO2 max was 85. Also no pro tour cyclist had recorded 80 or over. VO2 max figures vary greatly on how it is measured, where it is measured and by who. The VO2 max figure is only good for looking at any trend by the athlete. It has never been used as a predictor of success. Derek Clayton (Australia) held the world record for the marathon in 1968 of 2hrs 8 minutes. His VO2 max was 64. I have come across many club runners and cyclists whose VO2 max is said to be 80 or more. The VO2 max figure is a measure of nothing. The only predictor of success is someone who is already winning. It doesnt matter how you train, what you eat, whose your coach - you have to put it onto the road. I knew a gold medal Olympic sprinter whose squat was half of mine. Please stop - When Armstrong joined the pro tour. He was considered to be the best one day rider in the world. I along with many others thought that Armstrong could win up to 3 or more TdF. Who if anyone though Chris Froome could ever win a TdF? No One! Im no fan of Armstrong and I admired Lemond's 10 year stand against doping. But he won a tour coming back from a serious gun shot injury???? His blood test prior to the 89 tour was so bad he should never have been allowed to start. The 2 blood tested taken during the 89 tour clearly show Lemond was doping. Unfortunately the security on the blood tests was so bad these could easily have been contaminated or swapped. Has anyone come out and said he was doping? No One. The idea that Merckx was clean is laughable.
When systematic cheaters/liars like Armstrong are exposed, it damages the entire sport, and even guys of whom there was never any doubt of him riding clean (LeMond) will be held suspect, even if innocent. Sad--but it's pretty obvious, those Lance supporters, after Lance was exposed, are now trying to bring down everyone else to make their cheat look better. LeMond rode clean--sorry that makes Lance look so bad.
Say "psychic benefits" again.Jeez I should be a bike messenger, im always cycling through my busy town fast dealing with people and traffic and have never had an accident. :DLooks good in the sun Part of me thinks these guys are douchebags and give cyclists a bad name and part of me thinks it's awesome. New York looks like a zoo anyway. Gotta say, this is the only bike vid I've seen in recent memory with any decent music. man now I want a brooks saddle and move to Seattle Washingtonvery in depth documentary, worth every second What do you think about that ?You are not alone. :)I just started riding a bike again, I have literally no knowledge on them other than they have two wheels and goes forward when i pedal. I just watched this video and am now confused and worried as hell. How often do problems like the ones described in the video occur? I don't have the money to take my bike to a shop all the time to have this stuff done, nor the tools. I'm hoping after watching it again I can do some of this myself but am still worried about the frequency of these issues and how I will figure out if something is wrong.What do you think about that ?Are those drop handlebars or moustache type at 16:25 - 16:30 or so?They are both thinking about how difficult it would be to have sex with each other.Blood Sweat and Gears Part 1 of 7My personal inner city ride is something I wish I had when I was a courier.A light weight 92 Rocky Mountain Team Comp with Tange Ultimate Ultralight tubing, a triple butted Kona P2 fork 8 speed with Suntour Thumb shifters and XTR V brakes on Mavic Cross rides with 1.1" Michelin slicks. Why is it good for city? Its both light and strong and the 26" wheels both spin up and stop quickly, especially with V brakes-I stop on a dime. The geo is both fast and stable and being lower, I can flick it about very easily, and I can jump curbs and hit stairs without worrying about bending a wheel. The gearing is also great for city with an 11-28 and a 46 big ring, I can go plenty fast enough. I get some weird looks from the fixie crowd though. not getting any cool points but old school messengers give it props.Hahaha, the intro is killing me! That guy looks 15 years old!
Why not legalize doping just like do it at your own risk. If this happens we will be seeing monsters on bike reaching ave. spd. of 60-70 kph. This will erase all the doubts and criticism cyclists get. Look what happened to Pantani, Landis, Contador and now Armstrong, etc. Just to give Cycling freewheel it's not boxing anyhow.Wild opinion and why not?
David Walsh spending the season with Team Sky, and saying he believes from what he has seen they ride clean. Sky handing over Froomes data for public scrutiny. David Millars recent comments about Sky... Can't be 100% but its looking good for Sky riding clean this season ans this Tour De France. People will allways come up with reasons not to accept it but... In my opinion its looking good for Sky and good for Cycling.
Exactly. So we are supposed to believe a guy who was shot was able to come back and win the Tour De France? Even Lemond himself said, "he just happened to feel good for those 3 weeks"
Well it has been said that the "great" Eddy Merckx did partake in doping such as high caffeine, amphetimines and something else I can't think of at the top of my head.
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I remember buying cycle sport mag and getting this video, yes video free with one issue. I think I wore it out as a kid watching all my hero's from the great days of cycling. Thanks for posting and bringing back the memories.
90s was an incredible era of cycling
Thanks for the intro Andy Sutcliffe! Bye!! lol
I am still impressed that Fignon without an aero helmet and without TT bars lost only 58 sec on Greg Lemond,Lemond also had a vo2max of 90.
A real shame he didnt at least wear an aero helmet
But for Lemond if he didnt have the hunting accident he wdve had 5 tdf wins as well as at least another world champs
This video is a treasure. It motivates me a lot, what a lovely sport this is. Saludos desde Colombia.
Be happy America: we can go back to having Greg LeMond as our greatest rider,
Jesus Christ.....what an amazing Video !!!!! thanks so much for sharing......loving every bit of it. WHAO !!!!!!!!!!!!
That's a GO brother . Thanks for the awesome upload
Excellent post mr hourse !
Pro cyclings most exciting publication...cmon man sound a little excited lol great post
Indurain had 88 at 172 lbs. Lemond had 92 at 145 lbs. At 145 lbs, Indurain would have had 109 VO2max. Looks like a greater gift to be big and fast.
Thanks for sharing
thanks for the videos gracias caballero por estos videos
Great video loved it and Phil Liggett always a great commentator I think saw Phil Liggett once at a cycling clubs annual dinner and prize presentation I think the club was Hereford c c. I'm not a 100% but pretty sure great times cycling
i used to love claudio chiapucci but to be honest the way he had a sudden and dramatic improvement in his career pretty much guarantees he'd discovered the right blend of peds to maximise his performance. he had great heart though
This is the finest introduction to any TH-cam video ever. Loving that lack of polished 'over production'!
In 1986 when Greg won his first TDF he had the 2nd highest Vo2 max reading of any athlete in the world. Only a kenyan marathoner tested higher than him. Greatness is hard races like the tour is seen early. Lemond placed 3rd, 2nd and finally won in 1986. Lance when he rode his first tours did not even finish and was a mid packer in his early years. You don't go from the middle of the peloton to winning without assistance.
Well if your first name is Eddy and Surname Merckx.....
I'm since I was young ( the best years of Mr . EDDY MERCKX ) a big merckx fan , and when I was a little bit older a big Greg LeMond fan , but when you put all of the Doping issues besside , MERCKX was whitouth a doubt the greatest ever and there will never EVER be anyone who can ever come close , even with dope !!!! NO ARGUMENTS EVER !!!!
You mean systematic dopers/liars Merckx, disqualified four times in an era of hardly any testing!
They were all on the juice 😧
I think blood doping has been around a long time as in taking out blood and putting it back in befor competition.
Just read about what happened to Merckx at Savona. After that he always wanted to have himself tested, and urged race directors to test him, out of fear for being framed again. It's practically impossible to dope thta much when you're being tested all the time. I rest my case you Wanker
I think Alfredo Binda might’ve argued with that
Very good video
Agreed--LeMond was born to be a cyclist. Armstrong wasn't even close. Greg's father started racing the same time he did, and at 35 was placing in big races in the US. It's something LeMond was born with, and of course, worked very hard to fully utilize.
yesroh That’s dumb.
What a crock of shit!
Phil Liggett is complicit in the omerta.
LeMond was amazing considering he was one of the few riders riding clean!
Lol
I watched him destroy the best riders in USA when he was 15-16 and allowed to ride vs adult men.
@@hermanngerman8002 right?? 😂😂😂
All of you doubters are way off the mark. Lemond was clean since his debut as a teen prodigy….. simply a gifted athlete with remarkable ability.
Tackling uphills like its nothing
Yeah you're right he had a V02 max of 95 which is the 2nd highest ever recorded.He was probably the most gifted rider of all time.
If you get all of Lemonds team and support crew come out and say he wasn't clean and then he admits it. Until then he is clean.
i love this flim
And I think of you and MrReDaJe as geniuses
Well, for one thing Lance offered a reward of $200,000.00 for ANYONE including Greg's former teammates to come forward and testify under oath that they saw Greg take PED's. (This offer was made a few years ago and NO ONE has come forward.)
19.42 the first time in cycling time trial bars were used Greg Lemond was the first person to use the bars and won the time trial in record time. he won the tour because of the TT bars today every rider uses TT bars because of him he invented them.
He didn’t invent them.
was in PARIS with my Dad in 1989 - in retrospect, Greg's use of tri-bars was an advantage kind of shunned at the time - to Fignon's demise - Greg was out very early that day riding up and down the C-E, when he won, Paris was almost silent!
That was an impressive ride by Lemond. He had to pull back 2 sec/km from Fignon, which was kinda insane. I heard the loss affected him so badly, that the only time he went to CE after that day was during a race. He never went back on his own. RIP Fignon
Put a modern rider on Eddie's bike and ride the hour! You know, just for fun!! 😎😎🚴♂️🚴♂️🏁🍺🍺🍺
in my 20's I owned a Ferdi Kessel s frame #32. It was an incredible bike and earned me the nickname 'The Masochist' in Santa Cruz Ca for my love of attacking the steepest climbs and longest rides around the Santa Cruz coastal town. Ferdi built most of Eddies bikes. Now at age 65 i own a Sean Kelly Alûm. Vitus 792 :)
It took 30 years to beat Eddy Merckx's time with a similar bike and on the same track!
Today webdenote those bikes sd retro race bikes. I proudly own a Peugeot and Tsunoda.
Question: Did they have klick shoes or what shoes and pedals did they use ?
Finally someone wit common sense
That's an amazing stat about Indurain's V02 max,definitely a special athlete but for me the suspicion that he doped kinda ruins his legacy.
I believe Fignon was also advised to use the Aerobar but opted for the normal one. Lemond was just feeling strong that day.
teodorico buscagan Fignon's saddle-sore meant that he wouldn't have been able to take advantage.
I wonder why Liggett used the canned commentary on LeMond's '89 victory? It's like watching paint dry. The live commentary is 10 times better.
Likely one of the best TH-cam comments I have ever seen. Except I would have to qualify Lances wins with the fact that he probably had the best doctors/cheaters in his stable. Therefore I discredit all of his wins.
Johnny Blaze he out cheated the cheats. That’s why no one was awarded victories in those years. Literally, the TdF didn’t occur from 1999-2005.
what about dope cheats like Merckx, Moser, Hainault, Indurain, dirty Bertie and all the others? Merckx dq'd four fucking times in an era of hardly any testing!
Fortunately if you look up the all-time records for VO2 max Greg Lemond is at 92.5 and Lance Armstrong is down there at 84. This would be consistent with Lance's Tour de France finishes before he started using EPO. It''s in David Walsh's book "Seven Deadly Sins." His best finish was 36th. David Walsh said Greg Lemond was 3rd, then 2nd, then won, which is what you expect, consistency, in a non-doper.
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How do you know?
Yes you are quite right Lemond even took Armstrong to task on this saying that your physical performance does not change that much throughout a career I am an 80,s era rider and I like to think Lemond, hinault were both clean. now I do not even wathc it on TV I switch it off!
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Lucky for LeMond, when he went to give affection to Hinault at Le Alpe,, that Greg did not get punched in the mouth!
Why?
gweflj Because, Hinault AKA believes the only love there is is pounding pedals, and pounding his adversaries into the pave. I believe Eddy was the same.
Fred Taylor I think Merckx was more sporting. Hinault was ruthless, phenomenal athlete but not a guy you would trust.
Shannon Levett Agred Shannon, Hinault was not nice, Eddy, well, nice guy, now. Eddy was as hell bent on winning as Lance or Hinault, more then Lance. If I were LeMond, I would be hating on Hinault, that dude, stole one TdF away from Greg for sure. Hinault, is a nice guy.... as long as you do what he says, and he might change his mind.....
Fred Taylor I think LeMond was wrong to trust such an ultra-competitive guy. But I also think LeMond may never have gotten the killer ultra-competitive spirit if that didn't happen to him. At a certain point professional athletes need to be all about #1 and that includes some ruthless tactics.
Who is the cyclist at 55:30
So we don't get to see the finish on the velo?????WTF. no money shot !!😎
lol...riding clean
Lomond finished 4th on Paris Roubaix... a great result in a classic...
He was a great one-day racer: two rainbow jerseys, two silvers, a number of monument podiums. Sean Kelly feared his sprint.
Great vid, music was annoying at times as it drowned out Phil
That fuc%ing music
Where is Wiggo? Did he do it to give way to Chris Froome? Froome is amazing really in his climbs. He said he is clean, who else knows? What about Ayashiro, the lonesome Asian in the race, maybe he is in EPO too. I heard somebody said if you don't dope forget about winning the Tour de France. Toughest race in the world. Just an honest opinion.
The crowd in 1992 was as bad as this year, touching the rider, with motor bikes blocking the way. But at least he did not have get off and run with no bike
LeMond is the only Yank NOT to cheat!!
Michael B you forgetting Hampsten?
You also don't start out 3rd without assistance...
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I don't think LeMond should have been allowed to use the Tri-bars.
Why?
@@jonathanvandermolen5260 Those bars provide a definite performance enhancement. They allow a rider to get greater input from the lower back , hips and butt. (I 've used them). That being said -The race organizers and team leaders (and everyone else for that matter) were so sure that LeMond had no chance of closing the gap between he and Fignon they allowed their use.
@@jimbojimbo2977 Those bars work. How do you think Lemond closed the gap between himself and Fignon? Without those bars (and helmet) -no dice.
@@jimbojimbo2977 Oh -my bad. I ABsolutely agree with you. In 1974 -$350.oo could buy an all Campagnolo equipped Scwhinn Paramount. Today -(and I don't think it's even Campy equipped )-$5000.oo. Are they for real?. I would love to have the manufacturer try to explain to me where that $5000.oo is hiding on that bike. Hey -but only $3000.oo will get you a bike with Shimano Ultegra. You save $2000.oo . It's a bargain. Swell. I think the sport became yuppified and corporatized with the appearance of our friend -Lance Armstrong. All of a sudden -everyone wanted to be like Lance and they started buying higher priced bikes and the industry responded- by jacking up the prices . Economics -101- increase in demand = increase in cost.
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i'm glad to see someone with brain like you. In fact, it is wrong to ask who take drugs ! people should ask who is not taking drugs. are we sure that Merckx was clean ? Indurain ? i'm not sure.
John in the 80s? The only difference then was the lack of testing... 90s probably being the golden era for doping due to the emergence of new doping techniques against the still primitive testing
Merckx didn't dope. After he got framed at Savona in '69, he always requested to be tested, so he could'nt be framed again
I think he was cleaner i truly think he hated drugs but i think he may have used small amounts of testosterone and cortico steroids but i truly think he did't use EPO . Of course i don't know for sure it's just my opinion.
You got it mate. in the modern days sports. who doesn't dope ?
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andy sutcliffe yo
This is the cycling that Berzin, Bjarne Riis' Telekom and Armstrong's US Postal killed.
Once again the Lance Fanboys come out.. Yes Lemond had one thing Lance didn't Talent..
Lance had one thing that Lemond didn't had: DOPE.
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I have seen Lemond's VO2 quoted at 94, Big Mig's at 92 and Lance at 87. GL was a freak, apparently with the highest VO2 ever recorded - heard there is a norwegian cc skier who's is higher (dahlie (sp?)? - he was busted for EPO too). No doubt GL could have won it at least 6 times in a row if he hadn't been shot and was on an american team in 85. Still to win it 7 times in a row - when all your competition was also doped - is a superhuman achievement.
Oooh that's very aggressive Ramos. Tell me why you believe Froome and Team Sky are doping? If you know shit about
Ive got a cycling book written by Lemond. He says his VO2 max was 83. He said he lied about his VO2 max because he knew Armstrong had added 10 to his - so he did the same thing.
Armstrongs coach has since admitted that Armstrongs VO2 max was 78. Prior to 1990 the highest known VO2 max was 85. Also no pro tour cyclist had recorded 80 or over.
VO2 max figures vary greatly on how it is measured, where it is measured and by who. The VO2 max figure is only good for looking at any trend by the athlete. It has never been used as a predictor of success. Derek Clayton (Australia) held the world record for the marathon in 1968 of 2hrs 8 minutes. His VO2 max was 64. I have come across many club runners and cyclists whose VO2 max is said to be 80 or more. The VO2 max figure is a measure of nothing. The only predictor of success is someone who is already winning.
It doesnt matter how you train, what you eat, whose your coach - you have to put it onto the road. I knew a gold medal Olympic sprinter whose squat was half of mine.
Please stop - When Armstrong joined the pro tour. He was considered to be the best one day rider in the world. I along with many others thought that Armstrong could win up to 3 or more TdF.
Who if anyone though Chris Froome could ever win a TdF? No One!
Im no fan of Armstrong and I admired Lemond's 10 year stand against doping. But he won a tour coming back from a serious gun shot injury????
His blood test prior to the 89 tour was so bad he should never have been allowed to start. The 2 blood tested taken during the 89 tour clearly show Lemond was doping. Unfortunately the security on the blood tests was so bad these could easily have been contaminated or swapped. Has anyone come out and said he was doping? No One.
The idea that Merckx was clean is laughable.
When systematic cheaters/liars like Armstrong are exposed, it damages the entire sport, and even guys of whom there was never any doubt of him riding clean (LeMond) will be held suspect, even if innocent. Sad--but it's pretty obvious, those Lance supporters, after Lance was exposed, are now trying to bring down everyone else to make their cheat look better. LeMond rode clean--sorry that makes Lance look so bad.
yesroh lemond said he had muscular myopathy...look it up. He wasn’t squeaky clean.
What about systematic dopers/liars like Merckx, Moser, Hainault, Indurain et al? You talk so much shit!
@@tonycrabtree3416 hi there, Lance. Sorry you were humiliated in front of the world for being an asshole. Sucks to be you.
Say "psychic benefits" again.Jeez I should be a bike messenger, im always cycling through my busy town fast dealing with people and traffic and have never had an accident. :DLooks good in the sun Part of me thinks these guys are douchebags and give cyclists a bad name and part of me thinks it's awesome. New York looks like a zoo anyway. Gotta say, this is the only bike vid I've seen in recent memory with any decent music. man now I want a brooks saddle and move to Seattle Washingtonvery in depth documentary, worth every second What do you think about that ?You are not alone. :)I just started riding a bike again, I have literally no knowledge on them other than they have two wheels and goes forward when i pedal. I just watched this video and am now confused and worried as hell. How often do problems like the ones described in the video occur? I don't have the money to take my bike to a shop all the time to have this stuff done, nor the tools. I'm hoping after watching it again I can do some of this myself but am still worried about the frequency of these issues and how I will figure out if something is wrong.What do you think about that ?Are those drop handlebars or moustache type at 16:25 - 16:30 or so?They are both thinking about how difficult it would be to have sex with each other.Blood Sweat and Gears Part 1 of 7My personal inner city ride is something I wish I had when I was a courier.A light weight 92 Rocky Mountain Team Comp with Tange Ultimate Ultralight tubing, a triple butted Kona P2 fork 8 speed with Suntour Thumb shifters and XTR V brakes on Mavic Cross rides with 1.1" Michelin slicks. Why is it good for city? Its both light and strong and the 26" wheels both spin up and stop quickly, especially with V brakes-I stop on a dime. The geo is both fast and stable and being lower, I can flick it about very easily, and I can jump curbs and hit stairs without worrying about bending a wheel. The gearing is also great for city with an 11-28 and a 46 big ring, I can go plenty fast enough. I get some weird looks from the fixie crowd though. not getting any cool points but old school messengers give it props.Hahaha, the intro is killing me! That guy looks 15 years old!
Scott Lindsey yoooo wazz up
Contador will bounce back from this dreadful slump. Going for tour number 3
Why not legalize doping just like do it at your own risk. If this happens we will be seeing monsters on bike reaching ave. spd. of 60-70 kph. This will erase all the doubts and criticism cyclists get. Look what happened to Pantani, Landis, Contador and now Armstrong, etc. Just to give Cycling freewheel it's not boxing anyhow.Wild opinion and why not?
po polsku nie trzeba bo my są mądre i nie potrzebujem napisów
dont they all dope... isn't that just really well known now?
all elite athletes are at it.
David Walsh spending the season with Team Sky, and saying he believes from what he has seen they ride clean. Sky handing over Froomes data for public scrutiny. David Millars recent comments about Sky... Can't be 100% but its looking good for Sky riding clean this season ans this Tour De France. People will allways come up with reasons not to accept it but... In my opinion its looking good for Sky and good for Cycling.
froome is a doper he climbed the 3rd fastes time in the tour ax 3 domines
Exactly. So we are supposed to believe a guy who was shot was able to come back and win the Tour De France? Even Lemond himself said, "he just happened to feel good for those 3 weeks"
Greg didn't dope. He even waged a war against Lance and his doping regime.
Well it has been said that the "great" Eddy Merckx did partake in doping such as high caffeine, amphetimines and something else I can't think of at the top of my head.
you're being naive and gullible