Oh those great old days of EPO era ! I may be against all cheaters, but I can't deny the show was awesome with Jalabert, Virenque, Pantani, Escartin, Casagrande, and Cie.
We lived in blissful ignorance, believing this was all down to talent and hard work. Would like to go back there rather than cynically doubting every single notable performance. This was Indurain's last tour? Riis and Ullrich were like machines, and we now know why. I've got at least 3 of Indurain's wins on VHS. Finding a player is almost as difficult as going back to this age of "innocence"...
@@bradparker6156 - Indurain's last tour was 1996 - They all were cheating, more or less, during these era. Just remember the Festina team scandal in 1998...
Ullich look small compared to future TdF. Armstrong and doping aside, Ullich has only himself to blame for not kept his body in good shape during the winter.
Laurent Brochard qui rejoint les favoris et les double le plus facilement du monde ! À l'époque, j'y croyais. Je mettais ça sur le compte du panache à la française :D
Quelle époque! et quels souvenirs!! Même si ces champions étaient tous à l'epo ils nous ont fait réver !! sans casques et lunettes c'était quand même autre chose que maintenant... . Je pense qu'aujourd'hui ces athlètes sont beaucoup plus "propres" (du moins dans le cyclisme..) mais le spectacle n'est plus vraiment le même... . Je pense tout simplement que nos corps d'athlètes ou de gens "normaux" n'ont pas été conçus pour des efforts aussi durs et violents à la base... c'est mon humble avis. On est pas construit pour ça je pense.
Most of The natural category riders wouldn't finish the course inside the elimination time, that's a horrible idea. If u want a natty tour you need to make the race easier and shorter.
You should look at the facts, since UCI made helmets mandatory that era has more deaths and more injuries. Riders take greater risks thinking they are protected and yet sadly the helmet does not prevent death or brain injury. This is replicated in all countries with helmet wearing laws.
We all talk like now cyclists are completely clean... but are they? Anyway, the Tour today is boring as hell, I miss these great old days with epic mountain stages, attacks far away from the finish... is it too crazy to wish cycling had 'open bar' under medical supervision? I mean, pretty much like the NBA does...
@@blackmamba3060 Armstrong was literally a professional triathlete at 15, national road champ at 19. In 1993 Ulrich was world amateur champ ,the same year lance became professional world Champ. Pantani nor Ulrich we're never the same after the 98 tour when rules got harder on doping
Das schlimme an der Situation: Ullrich war wirklich der beste in diesem Jahr. Aber halt alle vorne (außer vielleicht die Etappenausreißer) sind nicht sauber gefahren. Pantani musste nur wenige Jahre später für die Folgen des Drogenkonsums mit seinem Leben bezahlen.
![Jan Ullrich ► TdF 1997 ► Stage 10 ► Andorra [15.07.1997]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/N3jRlrknXzM/mqdefault.jpg)
Ullrich, my all time favorite cyclist.
My favourite Tour by far, so many great riders featured in it, and of course Ulle!
Thomas W That was the era to savour!
all hail the EPO!
Oh those great old days of EPO era ! I may be against all cheaters, but I can't deny the show was awesome with Jalabert, Virenque, Pantani, Escartin, Casagrande, and Cie.
When the tour was fun to watch.
I definitely agree although I'm opposed to all drug cheating.
We lived in blissful ignorance, believing this was all down to talent and hard work. Would like to go back there rather than cynically doubting every single notable performance. This was Indurain's last tour? Riis and Ullrich were like machines, and we now know why. I've got at least 3 of Indurain's wins on VHS. Finding a player is almost as difficult as going back to this age of "innocence"...
@@bradparker6156
- Indurain's last tour was 1996
- They all were cheating, more or less, during these era. Just remember the Festina team scandal in 1998...
Thank you so much for uploading all this. I love your channel, nostalgia level 200
Ulrich would have won 9 in a row if he stayed in shape
Or if there was NO Lance Armstrong.
Well he definitely would have picked up another couple of Tours
@@daveyponderosa9549 lance himself said when Ulrich shows up in shape hes the favorite to win the tour.
Ullich look small compared to future TdF. Armstrong and doping aside, Ullich has only himself to blame for not kept his body in good shape during the winter.
Growth Hormone.
Jan Ullrich in der Form seines Lebens, ein unvergessliches Erlebnis.
You could also say 'despite the doping cases against every classification winner and top 10 rider, the results all still stand.
Jan, did a great job winning on EPO! Good guy, nice personality!
Shut up, Ullrich is the greatest cyclist ever.
@@luckyrascal Merckx, Coppi, Anquetil, Hinault, Indurain, Lemond, Armstrong, Froome, Roche, Ullrich, Delgado.
@@tranzco1173 They all doped level playing field….
Love Ulle,always.
Laurent Brochard qui rejoint les favoris et les double le plus facilement du monde ! À l'époque, j'y croyais. Je mettais ça sur le compte du panache à la française :D
Phil and Paul were announcing 20 years ago? Wow!
Phil has been announcing 44 Tour de France FYI
Dopage ou pas, quelle classe Ullrich !
oui certainement il avais la classe
this is oddly satisfying
Bons tempo só ferras que fizeram história .
No wonder they doped, nearly 8 hours for a stage up mountains at an average of 32.klm an hour......come on!!
If the uci wants a clean tour they need to make the race a lot easier.
Quelle époque! et quels souvenirs!!
Même si ces champions étaient tous à l'epo ils nous ont fait réver !! sans casques et lunettes c'était quand même autre chose que maintenant... .
Je pense qu'aujourd'hui ces athlètes sont beaucoup plus "propres" (du moins dans le cyclisme..) mais le spectacle n'est plus vraiment le même... .
Je pense tout simplement que nos corps d'athlètes ou de gens "normaux" n'ont pas été conçus pour des efforts aussi durs et violents à la base... c'est mon humble avis.
On est pas construit pour ça je pense.
rachel bertrand Haha very true!
andavam desse tanto nessas bicicletas e se fosse hojew
EPO monsters kicking A ✊
should be two ctegories enchanced and natural?
Most of The natural category riders wouldn't finish the course inside the elimination time, that's a horrible idea. If u want a natty tour you need to make the race easier and shorter.
Background music....aarrrgghh, cant see this
The race those days was tough no helmet.
You should look at the facts, since UCI made helmets mandatory that era has more deaths and more injuries. Riders take greater risks thinking they are protected and yet sadly the helmet does not prevent death or brain injury. This is replicated in all countries with helmet wearing laws.
I agree with you .They are taking the risks to far nowdays
what year did they start wearing helmets?
herobo123456 maybe 2003
In 2003 they could still take their helmets out in the last climb, but from 2004 they have to wear it for the full stage.
i mean..just watch how high the gear is on uphill..you just cannot do this ,,stock"!
You mean that their gear is like big chainring and small sprocket, isn't it ?
@@lambertlambert7076 yeah exactly that
Go watch eddy Merck era if u wanna see real big gear climbing. 🤣
Eddy Merckx said “ you cannot win the Tour with baguette and water alone. “
😉
0'57... JAN! JAN! :DD
We all talk like now cyclists are completely clean... but are they? Anyway, the Tour today is boring as hell, I miss these great old days with epic mountain stages, attacks far away from the finish... is it too crazy to wish cycling had 'open bar' under medical supervision? I mean, pretty much like the NBA does...
And the NFL and.......
😉🤣👍
Ach, Ulle...
Hätte der größe werden können
Ullrich never had the discipline and or desire to win against Lance he had the body tho but that was not enough
Tour de Pharmacie
mdr
Compared to Armstrong 15 kg
all drugged to the eye balls .. Pantani paid the price
Pantani and Ullrich were less doped than others like Armstrong who had almost no natural talent. They both got framed.
@@blackmamba3060 Armstrong was literally a professional triathlete at 15, national road champ at 19. In 1993 Ulrich was world amateur champ ,the same year lance became professional world Champ. Pantani nor Ulrich we're never the same after the 98 tour when rules got harder on doping
Das schlimme an der Situation: Ullrich war wirklich der beste in diesem Jahr. Aber halt alle vorne (außer vielleicht die Etappenausreißer) sind nicht sauber gefahren. Pantani musste nur wenige Jahre später für die Folgen des Drogenkonsums mit seinem Leben bezahlen.
Wie alt bist du ?
@Juelz Roga mittlerweile knapp 30, aber damals waren das echt die Champions was man erreichen kann....
Tour de dopage
What happened to cycling? It's so boring now I don't even bother.
Too much overweight