Today´s (september 1, 2020) TdF stage was a mountain stage. It ended in a "1st category" climb. The first attack came when there were 500 meters left to finish the stage. Any good cycling fan miss Contador.
@@lovvel3906 Egan Bernal knows a lot more about what happened there. His decision to leave was hard and certainly an involuntary one. Maybe the whole misery will come to light. I hope so. Bernal is a man of honor and has a lot of character
One of my favourite riders, I was at one of the bicycle shows, where he attended, when he had finished and was leaving, i remember seeing him walk past and there was a young boy who had been waiting Contador didn't see him at first, but i remember he looked back saw the young boy and he turned around and went back to the young boy went down to his level and he had a chat with him, signed his magazine and also stopped for pictures, the smile on the young boys face i will always remember...... from that day he became one of my favourite riders, not just for his riding, but for also the way he was that day.....
Everything I have heard about Contador as a person has been very positive. What a contrast to Lance Armstrong! Despite his run-in with doping when almost everyone was doping, he is still one of the riders I love to watch and marvel at.
Thankful that these moments are preserved online. No better commentators than Phil and Paul (rip Paul), they really put you in the moment. I also second others comments, no matter how much juice you’re on that’s a BRUTAL climb. 🚴♂️💨🤘
I remember to cheer for Pierre but he was exclusively on Samu's wheel... Any way, Contador's double attack earlier that day was way sicker than the action on Alpe d'Huez. That move with Andy on his wheel was so badass.
Brutal because after attacking early on in the climb, and earlier in the day, he was slowly dragged back in and spat out by the eventual 1st and 2nd placers. He rolled the dice and just missed out on glory. Chapeau Contador!
Having ridden up it three times on a heavy steel bike with food and two bottle of wine to spectate, I can vouch for it's toughness. Interestingly, it's nowhere near as hard as the Glandon jut over the mountain. They are all hard, though! :-)
wow what a race ! On this day was born the legend of "ATTAQUE DE PIERRE ROLLAND" but good job from Alberto and Samuel (two champions and two of my favorite's cyclists)
6:57 I'm standing in the apex of this corner (#3) with the French army guys right in front of me. Was surprised when Contador didn't win, but kudos to Rolland. A great Tour. Hope to go back some day.
@@Requiredfields2 I did not know. I'm very sorry to hear that. I saw Paul at a cycling jamboree in Frejus on the Cote d'Azur in 1978, when I was on an exchange with a family there. He was riding for Fiat at the time and it was a real thrill to see an English rider on a big continental team. It was pretty exotic back then.
this is thanks to Team Sky who have robotized the race. just watch Giro d Italia just gone - that was quite exciting without team Sky intefering, but nowhere near the blood transfusion and EPO "assist"
@@buffalotheory504 To be fair, the Giro with Sky last year was pretty damn exciting too and the Giro this year was shit for a week or so because course design is such a factor. Sky have given us some shit mountain stages, but Froome (especially in 2016) has given us some great moments.
Denning76 Exactly, although Sky is strong I still enjoy to watch it. There also other contenders such as Quintana (however he’s out form for a couple of seasons in the Tour), Nibali (he’s getting older), Dumoulin (he has a shit team, for some reason keeps losing time due to mechanical issues, crashes, etc. and is injured at the moment so if he’ll make it in form to the Tour is still the big question) and Thomas, but he’s from the same team. And when riders such as Kruiswijk have a form peak can also be very strong, for example his Giro in 2016, where he simply destroyed his competitors, he however crashed and lost the Giro well their where only 2 real stages left and his lead was over 2 minutes and he was in everything the strongest...
E brutale! mano a mano , hermano! rather than the boring train--all the tops gave best they could--they ALL wanted 1) win the star 2) gain time in hotly contested shakeup win GC standings. A fugly climb (did it years back TDF 2005? when Lance passed Basso on ITT same climb, Robin Williams giving blow by blows, nuts!)
Cadel Evans as the weirdest pedalling style...he's all over the place bobbing and rocking and side to side, not to mention his inward facing legs knocked-kneed or something...
Yer kidding? I was there last year and they were pissed as farts. Running in the road, letting off smoke bombs. NO RESPECT. They’re not cyclists. They’re yobs.
@m g oh im sorry did I touch a wee nerve there hurt your little feelings before you open your big fat mouth get your facts sorted out 1st ya fucking wee boring poofter
@@garycowie8648 Contador full of peds would have mantain, and probably increase the distance. He ran this tour 2011 when his case was already open (later he would be sanctioned) and at that time he was probably the cleanest runner you have seen in this video.
@@juncearyoutube3336 do you not like getting called wee names that you get my comments deleted but it's OK for you toughen yourself up snowflake it harsh hard world out there
Best stage I have ever seen on Tour, and I have been watching for quite some time. Non stop from start to finish (this is just the final climb). Contador attacked from the 1st climb and put chaos on the peloton.
Stage 19 2011 epic stage felt sorry for Thomas volkler holding yellow he got isolated on the telegraph I did this stage on the etape a few days earlier scorchio.... 3hrs 13.....I'm still heading up the galibier when there finished......
These people running on the side and in front and even around the racers are crazy. The riders have to be soooo patients, I have so much respect for them to be able to refrain from hitting one of the craziests.
I am not a pro by any means, but speaking from my experience, when you work this hard you’re concentrating on yourself and on giving everything you have, you just simply lock out everything- and everybody else
today was the greatest race since Lemond Fignon in 1989, although not quite as dramatic by 8 seconds on the last stage. Unreal Pogajac time trial beating Roglich by over 2 minutes. He won the stage, and ripped the Yellow, White and polka dot jerseys, off his pedestrian opponents ,,,game....set....match...Slovakia
