"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.
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.
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!!!
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
I don't think so, I like Pantani but he'll be remembered by many for being right at the spearhead of doping. This performance alone has been well documented for the massive amount of EPO found in frozen urine samples. The fluctuations in his hematocrit over the years '94-'99 are huge. He'd have been average in the pro peloton without the drug.
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
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!
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?
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
@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
bryangrimpeur ??? I didn't wrote that Pantani has been the only pure grimpeur to win the Tour. Probably the best but I remember not Bahamontes only but Charly Gaul (perhaps in the 1956) and Lucien Van Impe (1973). Furente has NOT won the Tour ! And ne er the Giro too...
@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
@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.
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 !!
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.
Pantani was never found positive, he was trapped in 1999, but he had no evidence to plot back, he lived the further 5 years in Humiliation due that he started to take drugs before the Mona Di Campiglio he was completely clean rider, you have to see his documentary - Pantani - Accidental death of a cyclist
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This stage was my most favourite memory of watching cycling since about 1993. Marco just incredible. Thank you.
"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.
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.
how tall are you... I'm in the same position as you, I'm 25 and getting interested in cycling
Pantani the best ascent of all time!
Absolutely!
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.
i would really like to see this picture. did you put it somewhere in the inet ?
you could see the Pantani's power the way he climbed up the race, so fantastic and fabulous
I was 2 hairpins below and as you say Pantani was so quick you couldnt even get a picture
Attacking in terrible weather while holding the handlebar in the drop, just an iconic image. Grande Marco
An iconic doper, that’s about it.
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...
The ultimate climber...period.
Legend..RIP big Marco
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!!!
Best ever pantani
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
Pantani will always be in our hearts and remain a pure legend
Bullshit we’re gonna forget about Armstrong. He’s the greatest athlete the sport has ever seen.
I don't think so, I like Pantani but he'll be remembered by many for being right at the spearhead of doping. This performance alone has been well documented for the massive amount of EPO found in frozen urine samples. The fluctuations in his hematocrit over the years '94-'99 are huge. He'd have been average in the pro peloton without the drug.
@@ad9898 Yeah but everyone was doping back then, and he was the best of the dopers. So it still means something.
That's true, especially in Italy.
Great stage
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
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
great video. thanks so much for posting.
I was there. It was great...
GRAZIE MARCO!GRAZIE CAMPIONE!!!
R.I.P. Marco!
semplicemente il migliore..
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!
En esa epoca se atacaba de lejos .Ahora atacan a un kilómetro de meta
180mm cranks, 24t cassette, 60 rpm, total destruction
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?
One great Tour!
Sempre davanti Pantani
Excelente!!!!!
Quando il ciclismo era leggenda!
Marco R.I.P.
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
Damn that was a beating
¡🏴☠️!
damn that ride fast
and he did it on an aluminum frame.
Mark Fawn so???
@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
bryangrimpeur ??? I didn't wrote that Pantani has been the only pure grimpeur to win the Tour. Probably the best but I remember not Bahamontes only but Charly Gaul (perhaps in the 1956) and Lucien Van Impe (1973). Furente has NOT won the Tour ! And ne er the Giro too...
All dopers
+Cornelius Maximillianus not justifying it but I would have to say all the top teams were dirty.......but will say those tours were exciting.
eric z agreed there was more excitement and drama on those doping days.
No, Pantani was not!
lol Pantani was not xD good joke
@@halloyooh You know that cocaine literally is dope right?
@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
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.
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 !!
gareggiava con gente che barava
Ulrich are not a figther,he is a smooth cylcer🙈
He just hit a wall at this day. I would love to see you climbing "Les deux Alpes" hungry.
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.
Bobby was on EPO as he admitted it later in life
I had a haemocrit number of 49 a few years ago and I only cycle down to the shops and back. As Marco said after he got popped, "Why me?"
Dopet!
bjarmy rees! mr 60% the people standing in the road cheering in
blissful denial, its truly pitiful .
Tour de Dope. 😃
Pantani......another cheat.
Pantani was never found positive, he was trapped in 1999, but he had no evidence to plot back, he lived the further 5 years in Humiliation due that he started to take drugs before the Mona Di Campiglio he was completely clean rider, you have to see his documentary - Pantani - Accidental death of a cyclist
U know nothing about MARCO PANTANI. This is for weAreABMedia
@@shahanakhan5538 😄😄