A chaque période de l histoire du cyclisme les vélos étaient aux tops par apports au modernisme des années 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 . Il empêche que le plus grand champion de tout les temps reste eddy merckx . Même en 2023 jamai égalé ça en fait du temp et malgré les avancés technologiques. Eddy le roi des rois sans égale pour l éternité. Je l ai vu des quantités de fois et jvous jure il falait le voir magnifique avec la rage de vaincre la différence le ptit gamin qui rêvait d être cycliste était un passionné de son métier alors il la montré toute ça vie . Que dieu protège notre eddy merckx mon idole idole pour l éternité à 63 ans je parle d eddy et ma passion pour lui est intacte comme en 1969 j avai 9 ans l année ou il gagne son premier tours et eddy est en forme pour voir que ces pas l aveil qu' il soit égalé. Eddy merckx le plus grand pour l'éternité.
Haha. Nowadays, they talk about how you can tell a rider is struggling with a climb when his shoulders start to rock. Back then their shoulders were ALWAYS rocking! I LOVE watching these old vids. Heck, I LOVE watching cycling from ANY era! What a beautiful sport!!
@@juanvr8259 exact, on n'utilisait pas des développements d'asmatiques pour "grimper aux arbres" comme maintenant ,le deshonneur absolu ! 'il fallait avoir des cuisses pour tirer la bracasse et non des cuisses de mouche, ça se travaillait et c'était jouissif quand tu larguais l'adversaire avec une dent de moins!
Manuel Fuente un vero signore del ciclismo, addirittura portava sempre con se sotto la maglietta un fazzolettino dono della moglie, veramente emozionante,sinceramente avrebbe potuto vincere quel Giro....max da Sora
Just nuts, the gear ratios. Humping up climbs sub-60 cadence is what we had to do with the small blocks in the back - the smaller the better. LOL. As a rider brushing up against 60, I wouldn't trade my 52-36, 11-29, 12 speed plastic bike for my old steel bike of the late 70s and 80s for all the tea in China. Those days, while memorable, are best left where they belong - well in the past. Thanks for posting the vid. Those guys were tougher than a coffin nail.
Their lowest gear was like 42x21 or 23, and they only had five or six on the back. So, like 13, 14, 17, 19, 21? Crazy by today's standards! We're so spoiled nowadays.
That's what I was thinking when watching this. I wonder why they didn't put on one big rear cog for climbing? Was it a "tradition" thing, that it would be seen as wimpy instead of macho? Or was it because with a limited number of cogs the tradeoff on the flat portions of the course would be too great?
The Italians certainly love their Giro. The passion is incredible. It must be thrilling for the riders (and more than a bit nerve wracking) riding through that maelstrom of rabid fans. Wow.
Remember showing the mountainbike to my grandfather around 2012. Being 85 then. He did not take it for a serious bike. He was a race bike freak all his life. Being around 45 years of age back in 78. Must have been a great show back then - as it is now ! Love biking !
Very well done. Excellent show. My primary racing bike throughout my career was an Eddie Merckx So I obviously was a huge fan. Thank you for building my bicycle Mr. Merckx It served me well.
Now this is racing. Mano-a-mano. No helmets; raucous, passionate crowd invested in the racing and not the spectacle of tech and sponsors; no barriers; no power meters; could go on. Magnifico!
GSatiFan Why did you even reply to my comment? Do you want to control my behaviour? Scare me into agreeing with you by capitalising death? Fear drives our society. If you feel that wearing a helmet makes you feel safer on a bicycle, good for you. I choose not to wear a helmet on a bicycle, as a pedestrian, or on public transport. That's my choice. I could offer you my reasons; go into more detail; but frankly, it's not worth my time. I know that approach of yours all too well. I don't have much respect for it. Good day sir!
@@uglyfulify Racing is mostly the athlete, regardless of era, I agree. But there are aspects like power meters (regulate effort according to science over feeling); team radios (team tactics play more of a role. Less instinctual attacks. Strategies devised in the team cars rather than by the riders themselves); the influence of performance enhancing drugs, and I don't mean just the illegal ones, but the grey areas, that sports scientists with mega-budget teams like Sky, constantly push riders into for maximum performance. My comment regarding Helmets was mostly in regards to how, because you can see the riders' faces, there's more of a connection as a spectator. I think that's undeniable. Helmets can save your life, or prevent serious injury, in some crashes but not all. I'm not suggesting professional cycling should revert back to no helmets. That would be crazy. I could get into the pros and cons of wearing a helmet, but precisely because there are undeniably both pros and cons - scientifically tested - it should be down to personal choice for the average cyclist. If you think they should be compulsory because of your personal experience that's crazy talk. But it's good to hear a helmet may have saved your life :)
El ciclismo de ruta, la máxima épica del deporte, más en esos tiempos gloriosos ! El único deporte, o uno de los pocos, en el cual los aficionados con gran fanatismo y pasión desbordante, se encuentran encima de los competidores. Corren con ellos, vibran con ellos, ganan con ellos. Algo único. Muy emotivo ver las imágenes. El ciclismo era (y aún lo es) casi una religión en países como Italia, Bélgica y Francia. Da gusto ver estos reportajes históricos. Es cierto que era (y es) muy riesgoso para los ciclistas, claro. Por lo menos ahora, varios cientos de metros antes de la Meta, ya colocan barreras a los costados. Pero es prácticamente imposible evitar cualquier accidente provocado por el público, en el momento más inesperado, en las grandes carreras en calles. En el Tour 2023, para mencionar lo actual, ya hubo accidentes de esta naturaleza. Hay que educar más a los aficionados y al público en general.
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I can feel the lactic acid just by looking at them grinding it up the mountain.
Thought the crowds today were rowdy, this is just insane. Fans getting run over, fans running alongside riders and punching out other spectators as they traverse up, fans wearing suits, fans pushing up riders then getting knocked out by the police, all total chaos.
Yeah, what's with the spectators in suits? Did they helicopter in from the office to watch their favorites ride by, and then zip back in time for their next meeting? 😂
Le roi Eddy Merckx était le roi des rois sans égale pour l éternité 525 victoires qui dit mieux personnes. Eddy Merckx la course c était la course pas de cadeaux . Celui par exemple qui yavait deconner déçu il le passait et l autre gars restait sur place. Eddy Merckx éternel et intemporels pour des siecles.
Nei commenti al video ho letto che Merckx sarebbe stato uno dei corridori più dopati della storia del ciclismo e che, addirittura, gli dovrebbero essere tolte le vittorie così è stato per i tour di Armstrong. Non sono assolutamente d'accordo. Nel corso della carriera Merckx è stato controllato almeno 1200-1300 volte ed è risultato positivo solo al Giro 1969 per un sabotaggio e al Lombardia 1973 per l'utilizzo di uno sciroppo per la tosse (il Mucantil). Affermare una cosa del genere significa non coniscere la storia di Eddy Merckx.
The crowd behaviour is totally unacceptable! It's hard enough to ride up a mountain without idiots running alongside screaming & spitting in the faces of the riders.
Удивительно, что так много зрителей велоспорта, смотрят и горячо болеют за взрослых мужиков на велосипедах, но стоит выехать на улицу, так все - "Повылазили... Детство в жопе... Катайся в парке"...
Yes, my kids are aware that I walked over 1 mile uphill, in a snowstorm, to school and back home, every day, including struggling home through the snowstorm for lunch ..
Fucking hell man, its like a Scorsese movie, those Italians were so scrappy, lads falling and pushing each other and shouting and cursing haha. Dog eat dog man; what a scene.
Los ciclistas de ante tenia que subir los puerto a golpe de riñón, no como ahora que con los desarrollos que llevan las bicis todo es más facil, las carreteras eran peores, la alimentación, hoy todo está más controlado, correr era muy arriesgado con tanto publico encima.
Estimado Señor : Cierto, el máximo rival de ése gran campeón que fué MERCKX . josé Manuel Fuente Lavandera, el Tarangu. Una vez, durante el Giro de Italia, en la cima del monte Stelvio, dijo de él Edddy Merckx : " El día que sepa dosificar sus fuerzas, nos destrozará". Lo cierto, es que fué un gran ciclista , pero su carácter libertario, le llevó en muchos momentos clave de la competición , a no dosificar bien sus fuerzas. Saludos Rafael.
@@neofuturo7518 cierto amigo. Tarangu , era un corredor al que no le importaba, quedar descolgado arriba del puerto. Cuando comenzaban los puertos , miraba la cara de sus rivales y les decía : Ahí os quiero ver. Y arrancaba , éstos se organizaban a relevos, y le daban caza en ocasiones, pero realmente , nos proporcionó buenos ratos de ciclismo espectacular. Aquel ciclismo tan abierto , era más bonito que éste de hoy en día , sin quitarle espectacularidad ni belleza al de hoy. El francés Virenque , que tuvo muchos problemas con el dóping , también era un corredor espectacular, que atacaba de lejos. Recibe un cordial saludo Rafael.
I would like to know what dope he have took, something they didn t find that time. what is the reason you think that he was so mad at Armstrong? Because he confessed hé
i think it’s a team jersey, not a national champion jersey. back in the day the world championships included around 10 teams all from europe so not many american cyclists riding at that level at all at the time
Si é vero oggi pedalano molto più agile in salita, molti consideravano un disonore il rapporto agile forse anche per questo o forse erano altri tempi e per la preparazione che avevano era meglio salvare il fiato rispetto alla gamba.
You couldn't make a race horse out of a mule, like EPO does, so while all drugged it was a more level playing field and the top riders really were the best.
It is in the Dolomites, yes. Wikipedia describes the stage as being from Misurina to Bassano del Grappa, though the mountain-top finish clearly isn't in the town itself.
