Marco Pantani Tour de France 1998 - Galibier/Les deux Alpes - English comment -Parte 2/2 

"what Marco did today was bad for me but extraordinary for cycling" Jan Ullrich said at the end of the legendary galibier stage of the tour 98. When he literally saved a tour that risked not even arriving in Paris due to continuous doping scandals during that edition. Jean Marie LeBlanc thanked him no longer inviting him from 2001 onwards. Here it is. This can be enough to tell what Marco's life was. The most exciting sportsman I've ever seen. one too special to feel good in this world.

This stage was my most favourite memory of watching cycling since about 1993. Marco just incredible. Thank you.

Pantani the best ascent of all time!

I remember watching this during my first year of road cycling. I had finally found a sport where a man as physically small, but determind as myself could make a larger man cry, leaving him far behind.

I was on the final hairpin corner, just over a kilometer from the finish line. Got soaked and cold waiting in the rain, but forgot all that when the race eventually arrived; because of the weather the usual TV helicopters weren't flying, so the roar of the crowd following the riders, like a wave, rolling up the road was even more noticable than normal. Pantani was going so fast that I couldn't photograph him, but I got a good one of Ullrich with Riis and Bölts, looking wasted.

Attacking in terrible weather while holding the handlebar in the drop, just an iconic image. Grande Marco

I was there that day and what a day-the weather didnt dampen the spirits of the huge crowds and made for a life long memory Oh and of course the sun shone both the previous day and the following day-c`est la vie

Best ever pantani

The ultimate climber...period.

The greatest climber in history... I would say one of the greatest ever!!! In 50 years they will still talk about him... We will all forget about Froome, Evans,Armostrong, we will always remember and talk about Pantani and Contador

Wow man, thanx for posting these 2 videos! I saw the whole etape back in 1998, what an great afternoon that was! One of the most epic etapes of the tour de France! RIP Marco, we miss you...

Ho i brividi oggi nel rivedere la tappa come allora vedendo la diretta...dopo Marco il ciclismo non ci ha più regalato emozioni così...Ci manchi Pirata!!!

Legend..RIP big Marco

marco pantani l' ultimo grande corridore della storia del ciclismo, l' ultimo ed uno dei pochi ad aver vinto giro e tour lo stesso anno

I was there. It was great...

I remember watching the race on TV, and thinking that Ullrich pretty much had his 2nd straight TDF title in the bag. This was very much unexpected. RIP Pantani

180mm cranks, 24t cassette, 60 rpm, total destruction

Secondo me Ullrich rivede ancora oggi questa tappa les deux alpes nei suoi peggiori incubi! Dove Pantani monumentale lo umilia per tutta la gara,sparisce nella tempesta e gli dà 9 minuti! Grande Panta!

R.I.P. Marco!

GRAZIE MARCO!GRAZIE CAMPIONE!!!

semplicemente il migliore..

great video. thanks so much for posting.

Great stage

En esa epoca se atacaba de lejos .Ahora atacan a un kilómetro de meta

Sempre davanti Pantani

One great Tour!

Quando il ciclismo era leggenda!

Bobby Julich had natural talent as he was a gifted junior and amateur rider...his trajectory was long, alas he took shortcuts, had a few untimely injuries and never fulfilled his potential. Sound familiar?

Excelente!!!!!

¡🏴‍☠️!

Marco R.I.P.

damn that ride fast

Damn that was a beating

@UnivegaSuperSport Yeah the feeling you leave somebody behind, the feeling you are stronger, faster, better is one of the greatest feelings I ever had in my entire life!!! But I only won 2 races :s

and he did it on an aluminum frame.

All dopers

@NestorMakhno17 it´s not true!! Because Bahamontes won the Tour at 1959 and he was a pure grimpeur! Another great grimpeur was Fuente, "el Tarangu", comparable with Marco obviously. I invite us to see " le Tre cime di Lavaredo, at 1974" and see this incredible show

gareggiava con gente che barava

When people say they were cheating by taking E,P,O It's only cheating if no other riders and rivals etc aren't taking and doing it too !! So ye Not cheating on anyone! You are just MAKING THE RACE EVEN AND EQUAL ! AS I say you can't cheat ye rivals If you are doing the same as them ! And Only cheat them If They Aren't !!

What happened to Bobby Jullich ? Shouldn't he have been "the" American to win the TDF ?

@oldtwins They didn't dare to use as much EPO after 1998. Many probably didn't have access to the alternative doping some like Armstrong had. Not that Jullich was clean in 2000, but such a performance drop is to be expected.

Dopet!

Ulrich are not a figther,he is a smooth cylcer🙈

Yes no EPO but there's the option of blood doping and merely sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber can give the same effect as EPO. This is almost impossible to detect. Tho we must accept that a trained athlete will have higher hematocrit levels than an untrained person and that thre are variations naturally. So a rider may have a naturally higher level of hematocrit or testosterone.

Tour de Dope. 😃

bjarmy rees! mr 60% the people standing in the road cheering in blissful denial, its truly pitiful .

Pantani......another cheat.