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.
@@LovveLRS 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
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. 🚴♂️💨🤘
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.
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! :-)
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.
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)
@@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!)
@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
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.
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...
What ever happened to Pierre Rolland and Rein Taaramae? Both promising prospects but I don't remember hearing anything significant about them in the following years
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
The 200th fastest time up Alpe D'Huez is 42:11. Only 3 riders from the pre EPO era make the top 200 times (Fingon, Delgado and Herrera....all about 42 flat). Not a single other rider from that era makes the top 200. Lemond does not make the top 200. Neither does Hinault! Lance went 38:04. Indurain went 38:14. Pantani went 36:50. EPO is a hell of a drug. The most absurd is Indurain. From 85-90 he got dropped every year by 10-20 minutes....then suddenly in 1991...he finished 2nd. Yeah...Miguel just learned how to train better...
Now you are exaggerating. Indurain rode for his team captain and frankly, it seems for far too long, won stages during that Grand Tours and was for sure one of the favourites when he rode on his own. Doping may have been a part of it, but frankly, it was more "surprising" how Indurain was dropped suddenly by Bjarne Riis when the doping made progress.
LeMond and Hinault may not have made the top 200 times but their joint effort up the Alp in 86 was THE singularly best finish on the mountain of all time, period.
@@trickinicki1456 The year Bjarne Riis ...that was epic drug use...as I understand Bjarne's blood was thick as sirup.He was mental in the amount of epo ...still ,he had to put in loads of hard training and hard work, but the amounts of dope during Pantani Riis years is insane...
1996 was the peak undoubtedly, after that they limited the H-value of the drivers no matter if tested positive or not to 50. Beyond that no one was allowed to ride anymore ... and - like a wonder - any GC contender in the following years had a value close to 50. Thats why even Lance Artmstrong's attack on Hautacam in 2000 was not nearly as strong as Riis' onslaught in 1996. That was the year when Indurain was dropped out. Sure, I am positive he used drugs in any way as well, but I rather consider him as a victim of the ongoing doping progress. I doubt without medicinical tuning, Riis would have been in the shape to even challenge Indurain.
Dude you talk about dope riders but you are using cocaine and you know it. Indurain rode for Delgado until 90s. Your point is the same as if you say Carapaz or Landa dropped 15 minutes and then they lead the Giro. Right, but they drop time working for Quintana or Valverde and then they ride for themselves, you newbie.
Aside from Lance, Contador was the next best climber and exciting to watch. I watched for hours the way he danced on the pedals like they were butterfly wings.
What would the TDF be without those wild fans? The peleton makes much adu about nothing. The Tour is fine, crazy fans and the occasional drug bust. There is a reason they the fans spat at Armstrong.
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......
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.
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.
My first thought when Bernal left the Tour was that Contador would never have left/quit - he would have tried to win a stage.
@@LovveLRS 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
I don`t miss him at all.
@@iavor3377 hater?
We don't miss dopers
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. 🚴♂️💨🤘
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.
Miss you Paul.....the two greatest cycling commentators in history. Miss the dynamic duo of Phil and Paul. God bless 🙏🙏🙏
Anglo* commentators. You are not the world and certainly don't know all languages.
Loved those two commentators...
I miss their voices and their humor. They were exceptional. They were the voices of the Tour de France
Thanks, you might want to add in the title or description that this was 2011 !
Does it really make any difference?
@@robertcalderon5960 is that a serious question or were you just bored?
@@robertcalderon5960 ofc it does
@@robertcalderon5960 - yes, I immediately wanted to know the year.
Still exciting to watch nine years later during the coronavirus lockdown of 2020.
@@2wheelsrbest327 ภภ
Even more exciting when you are French with the Pierre Rolland ride. What a stage ! It's not every Tour which has a great show like that.
RIP Paul. You gave us so much. Ride on legend!
Who's Paul?
@@lambertlambert7076 Paul Sherwen -cycling commentator.
@@bonjoviae2926 Thanks.
Best commentary team
Nobody climbed like Contador. He is the master of form and technique.
he got dropped by a nobody frenchie in this video. what are you on about
And the fact that he was maxed out on EPO. Probably had double the normal amount of red blood cells.
💉💉💉
@@chriswhitehead6544 everyone in the race then and now is doping! Wake up!
@@Dayumhesgood Did you watched whole stage? I bet you didn't for sure..
Thanks so much for posting.
I think the title of this video should rather be "Pierre Rolland's Brutal Attack on Alpe d'Huez"
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.
Being on somebody's wheel more than half of the climb is now called brutal attack :P
what are you talking about man? he was a parasite, fair tactic, but not the most impressive or merit deserving one.
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!
Rolland had so much potential.
I cycled Alpe d`Huez this week - no where near this fast lol
I did it probably around the same time as you. I miss it now I'm back in England and it's cold a/f.
I walked up half of it (individual time trial '04) but riding it is one of my bucket list items. Good for you!
You (probably) weren’t on EPO though lol
i'd have trouble with an electronic bike mate LUL good on you
What happened to Alberto Contador? Did he start his attack too early? He was doing so well for a while there...I thought he was going to win for sure.
Juiced up or not, still a hell of an effort. That climb is brutal for anyone
Seriously who cares! I wanna see these dudes rip the bottom brackets off their bikes!
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! :-)
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.
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)
I remember watching this live.
Me too
Incredible stage. Bravo Cadel.
I stopped watching TdF when the legendary Contador retired , no excitement no shit when Contador is not there .AC ur a legend of the world of cycling
So did I. Cycling is boring without him.
A bit over the to, but yeh.. he certainly was the classiest racer of the era.
Contador will always guarantee a great race. No holds barred
I still watch but it’s not the same sport, he was the last Mohican
I agree, it is so much different without him. A true legend of this sport.
R.I.P. Paul Sherwen. Jakob Fuglsang is having one of his best years this year. Funny to see him riding back in the Cadel Evans/Scheck brother days. =)
Fuglsang could win TDF with Froome out, as I can't see Thomas doing it again.
@@christrickett3291 dude just won Lombardia and liege bastogne liege this year.
18:58: "he has gone out in a cloud of glory today". Nobody can mangle a metaphor quite like Phil Liggett (although Paul Sherwen is a close rival).
Sherwin RIP
@@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.
Yeah favorite Phil quote is when a rider quit the tour. He said" The race has no respect for reputation your only as good as now" how true.
you forgot Joaquim Agostinho in 1979 tour.Great Victory,from a great athelete from Portugal.
Great riders! Slechks, Cadel Evans, Contador and more
Get pulled across and then attack. Horrible sportsmanship
Alberto Contador é incrível.
一代战神
"Brutal attack" may be overselling it somewhat. Spoiler alert: he doesn't brutally win the stage.
Ahhh... the good old days before the Sky train took over and stifled days like this.
Yeah the good old good when they were full of PEDS
@@garycowie8648 Like Sky clearly still are?
@m g calm down mohamed you boring bastard
@m g you really are so boring fuck standing beside you at a party have to go watch paint dry now yanky wanky
@@vincentmazzola2887
Sky are no longer a team you fucking paranoid boring headcace
Anda que Samuel Sánchez ya le vale!! llevar a Roland a rueda y joderle la etapa a contador
Phil liggit and Paul sherwin my favorites Commentators.
It is disheartening, that some of these spectators will be called to vote on important matters, many a times in their lifetime..
Rolland and Sagan in the same French team. So many expectations...! ^_^
Real show began climbing Telegraph with Albertos attack from 92 km the day after of Andy awesome attack at Galibier.
A legendary ride by AC, but this is not even half of the story. The entire stage is worth watching because of the things he did earlier!
Liggett and Sherwen...utter perfection!
Sammy Sanchez is a beast. Miss those times when he was around.
11:47 These guys would be pretty impressive on the stair climber machine in the gym! :-)
almost ten years ago already.. time goes fast!
Time NEVER goes fast, never goes slow - but always second by second, year by year.
The cast of characters in this race is awesome, not the same now. This made for compelling TV with so many ppl to root for.
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!)
The best amateurs reckon to do this climb in one hour; in the 1995 Tour, Marco Pantani did it in 37 minutes!!
The best amateurs are dong this climb about 15 minutes faster than that. Pretty good amateurs will aim for an hour.
Holy cow. Zoom zoom
Paul - quality analysis, followed by an unintelligible Phil comment.
Did this one on Zwift yesterday! ;-)
I remember when French guys were hyping Pierre Rolland as future multi-gt winner.
It's always like this in France you know
I'm french and I'm fed up with this attitude a french wins a stage and He will win the Tour de France twice lol
They did the same with Romain Bardet, and Bardet got fed up with that and changed teams to race in the Giro and Vuelta.
This is dope 👌
Well Contador certainly was on that.
little bit misleading title...
I agree should have been cotador full of PEDS
@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.
@@garycowie8648 yeah, and the others were full of nice hopes and dreams hahaha what a tool
@@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
Dutch fans are the best just cheering and not being stupid and running with the riders
A tiny proportion of fans run alongside and I agree they are wrong, but how can you know none of them are Dutch?
Chris Trickett
Because they have a beer pump on every corner. What would you do? Run and be a twat or have a beer and cheer?
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.
What year was that?
Кто сказал , что футбол спорт номер один , но велоспорт , это всё , о чем можно мечтать и творить 🚴🤔❤️
Wrong title for this video: Pierre Rolland brutal attack at the Alpe d’Huez. ❤️ 🇫🇷
"bigs names in the sport of cycling like merckx hinault lance amstrong..." great comment
Wow everyone using digital compact camera.. no selfie no status update no whatsapp update this time.. what a life.. a good life
Contador ,mon idole
I fell in love with Canada
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...
Hated that guy
Great stage......missed the brutal attack of contador . I know it happened though 😉
Contador the best cycliste In the history
💉💉💉
When all was well in the world. I miss those days.
A steak has to do what a steak has to do.
What ever happened to Pierre Rolland and Rein Taaramae? Both promising prospects but I don't remember hearing anything significant about them in the following years
Pierre Rolland has been 8nd of tour of France in 2012.
The title is misleading but what the heck the racing is great all the same.
Likes who is watching during covid-19
Everybody in the comments section talking about drugs/peds. I’m more mesmerised by the crowds and what the atmosphere must be for the cyclists.
"Foogelsang". Wasn't he in Fraggle Rock?
Vive l’air pur de la montagne et cette puissance phénoménale 484watts, un vrai turbo surtout dans les cols…! Cela pose question …?
Where are Alberto Contador attack??
Contador finish 3rd. Where is the brutal attack?
Are those granny gear/spinning?
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
I miss Andy Schleck.
Attaque de Pierre Roland !!
Shleck Brothers vs Yates Brothers?
I'm confused! Where's Alberto Contador Brutal Attack?
Come on u didn't see it
Who’s High Pitch?
Cycling is so much cooler with some EPO in the mix.
Have a word with yourself mate
"I've got to stop now, because I've got a lump in my throat"
Is this 2011?
what year is this?
2011
Funny how thin the stage leaders legs were compared to Evans legs
El grandioso, Samuel Sánchez ....
The 200th fastest time up Alpe D'Huez is 42:11. Only 3 riders from the pre EPO era make the top 200 times (Fingon, Delgado and Herrera....all about 42 flat). Not a single other rider from that era makes the top 200. Lemond does not make the top 200. Neither does Hinault! Lance went 38:04. Indurain went 38:14. Pantani went 36:50. EPO is a hell of a drug. The most absurd is Indurain. From 85-90 he got dropped every year by 10-20 minutes....then suddenly in 1991...he finished 2nd. Yeah...Miguel just learned how to train better...
Now you are exaggerating. Indurain rode for his team captain and frankly, it seems for far too long, won stages during that Grand Tours and was for sure one of the favourites when he rode on his own. Doping may have been a part of it, but frankly, it was more "surprising" how Indurain was dropped suddenly by Bjarne Riis when the doping made progress.
LeMond and Hinault may not have made the top 200 times but their joint effort up the Alp in 86 was THE singularly best finish on the mountain of all time, period.
@@trickinicki1456 The year Bjarne Riis ...that was epic drug use...as I understand Bjarne's blood was thick as sirup.He was mental in the amount of epo ...still ,he had to put in loads of hard training and hard work, but the amounts of dope during Pantani Riis years is insane...
1996 was the peak undoubtedly, after that they limited the H-value of the drivers no matter if tested positive or not to 50. Beyond that no one was allowed to ride anymore ... and - like a wonder - any GC contender in the following years had a value close to 50. Thats why even Lance Artmstrong's attack on Hautacam in 2000 was not nearly as strong as Riis' onslaught in 1996.
That was the year when Indurain was dropped out. Sure, I am positive he used drugs in any way as well, but I rather consider him as a victim of the ongoing doping progress. I doubt without medicinical tuning, Riis would have been in the shape to even challenge Indurain.
Dude you talk about dope riders but you are using cocaine and you know it.
Indurain rode for Delgado until 90s.
Your point is the same as if you say Carapaz or Landa dropped 15 minutes and then they lead the Giro. Right, but they drop time working for Quintana or Valverde and then they ride for themselves, you newbie.
Alberto ♥️
Listening to Liggett's voice after his ill-advised backing of doping riders and authorities for so many years is impossible.
Aside from Lance, Contador was the next best climber and exciting to watch. I watched for hours the way he danced on the pedals like they were butterfly wings.
What would the TDF be without those wild fans? The peleton makes much adu about nothing. The Tour is fine, crazy fans and the occasional drug bust. There is a reason they the fans spat at Armstrong.
That special steak paid off for el Pistola.
El pistola cazz.... Ahahahhahah
"El pistola"😂
I miss this cycling
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......
Why do people say "subscribe to my channel"? What does it mean?
Have a word with yourself mate
Don't be afraid to admit you don't know the answer Charlie..:)
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.
The careers of the Schleck's ended far too soon. Andy Schleck is only 38 in 2023.
Légende contaDor
Legend, yeah, right. More special steak, please.
@@teogo legend for sure 💯
Brutal attack or loss?
Nos emissions sur l'actualité du cyclisme est visible sur notre chaine ! Votre soutien est notre moteur ( enfin on est contre le dopage mécanique ;-)
Contador the greatest!!
I really don't think that very many people consider him a great Champion or that great of a rider. I don't know anybody that does including myself
i miss Contador and HTC:(
Berti, powered by beef. Fulsang and Andy Schlek... oh dear.
This isn't real. Contador was totally juiced.
what an attack...for the THIRD place....................what a title you have.................