I was inspired to become a serious cyclist because of Lance. I have him to thank for being a fit, healthy 55 year old. Thanks for posting.

@grimreaper3526

5 жыл бұрын

I was inspired to become a serious drug user because of Lance. Nobody ever suspects me because I look so clean cut & have such a great job. Thanks for posting.

@grimreaper3526

5 жыл бұрын

@Ginja Ninjaaa were ALL junkies Ginja, be it cocaine or twinkies. just remember were here on this earth to create carbon dioxide for the aliens, nothing more.... treat others as YOU wish to be treated because karma never sleeps

@peteredwards8499

5 жыл бұрын

Started riding a bike aged about 7 got a bit serious aged 19 barely been off a bike for 46 years could say I'm hooked - on adrenaline ha ha More to do with Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche than Lance -what a worker!

@Benjaber74

5 жыл бұрын

True

@wobblymilwaukee644

4 жыл бұрын

Lance ruined cycling form me. I never doped, cheated or lied when I raced. I can't understand why anybody would do that.

72 year old grandma and still knocking down 50-70 miles per day in the summer. I LOVE my bike!

@coolrig

Ай бұрын

89 year old here, I cycle 120 miles every day rain or shine.

@darrenmorris8666

Ай бұрын

Great work guys x

@tft_and_chill

12 күн бұрын

@@coolrig i am 100 next week and i ride 240 miles every day, i am from alaska btw

@aixpert291

11 күн бұрын

I’m 240 and next week I’m riding 100 miles to Alaska

@youtubechangemynamewhy

11 күн бұрын

I’m 52 , comfortably in my couch, this steak is juicy and soft.

It wasnt about the EPO Lance. It was about you. It was about how you tried to destroy people. It still is.

@Cram3rMKE

Ай бұрын

Ruined LeMond's relationship with Trek (Trek is at fault too).

@torontocitizen6802

Ай бұрын

For me, it was all the lying. Such a turd.

Thank you for the time you have spent sharing this great documentary 🐐

Documentaries are excellent, thanks for sharing!

This really was a great documentary. Thanks for posting DR!

Hi there, thank you for the up load, always good to look back and watch lance and team and take on training to improve one owns cycling. thank you again.

Awesome video mate

Thanks for posting

Haven't seen that in years. thanks for sharing

Cycling has never been the same since the days of Lance, Jan and Pantani. Yes they were all doping but man, what a time to have been a cycling fan!

@andy199121

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, I enjoyed the cancellara Boonen era too!

@simondolega7373

2 жыл бұрын

It's boring now they were all at it he was just the best in his day at what was going on

@phixxxer11

2 жыл бұрын

All fake

@jmkeuning

2 жыл бұрын

Well you know what sucked? Reading about their workouts in Bicycling magazine. With Chris Carmichael saying do this and do that, so we’re out there following the plan with our intervals and heart rate monitors, but they never told us about the blood doping, HGH, and EPO parts of the plan.

@th5841

2 жыл бұрын

@@simondolega7373 They were not all in on it. Those who didn't want to be a part of it, were out of the game in a matter of a couple of seasons. Those who were willing to cheat, "succeded".

Yep, I DID enjoy this, thanks!

Great documentary and commentary! Hope you're well!

Just started watching, I can tell this documentary is going to be dope!

@kingquads6982

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

I love this documentary, I remember seeing it ages ago,and there is a longer version, good stuff all the way 👊👊👊

Thanks Durianrider.

Awesome video

Nice work. This captures the members of the early U.S. Postal team in closeup conversations. The George Hincapie footage alone is worth the view. It also highlights the coaching process and documents the initial resistance to radios by the riders.

Why do I watch this video every couple months, never gets old

Loved this.

Excellent documentary.

Loved it! Can’t wipe the smile off my face. Always was and always will be a fan. Your final comments nailed it.

@gregghorner9107

10 ай бұрын

Armstrong is a lying sociopath who will not hesitate to trash the reputation of anyone who points out how he cheated.

I bought this on DVD back in 2006 I think. One of my favourite documentaries. Overcoming was was another one I bought, the story of team CSC in 2004 and in my opinion the best overall TDF documentary there is.

Really enjoyed this documentary thanks for posting 🙏

Dope video

Lance Armstrong inspired me to ride in 2001 I'm still hooked at 57 2022

Thanks for posting, this is so cool.

Loved seeing the care they put into the riders' food bags at 10:15

I love the Tour. Such a fantastic event. Dope or no dope, this event is grueling and will take you to the edge

@akschmidt2085

2 жыл бұрын

With no dope, a lot closer to the edge

that intro gets me every time - "there is no way you can ride" "who says that?"

Thank you for uploading this. Lance 👍💪🏼

Thanx my friend, for the doco, making my day... Long live Lance..Lol. Get out and ride indeed. Great vid BTW. ✌️❤️😁

Loved Bill Burr's stand up routine about Lance. "Our roided up guy beat your roided up guy" . If you haven't seen it, find it. Heard Lance liked it.

@pulpficti

Жыл бұрын

Which doesn't make but ok

@knifeprtyyyy

11 ай бұрын

He says our psychopath was better than your psychopath

@bobbwc7011

9 ай бұрын

Bill Burr is a comedian, and in this case he is totally wrong, and he probably knows it. Burr reads a lot. Tyler Hamilton and ALL OTHERS clearly said: It was NOT an even playing field. A really HUGE part of Armstrong's tour wins were to have the best doping and to interrupt the doping of others. He did it to Telekom, to Phonak, to CSC etc. The guy was called a psychopath in the FBI files.

@stizz19

Ай бұрын

My favourite was seeing George Carlin before he died and he literally walked on stage from behind the curtain and the first thing he said was "Fuck Lance Armstrong and his fuckin balls"

@4plus20isHappy

7 күн бұрын

It wasn’t just that he cheated. He ruined the lives of anyone who tried exposing the truth. If his cheating wasn’t a big deal, why did he go after people?

All these people here saying Lance was the best ever or he dint deserve the punishment because all others were doped as well. Ok, fair argument. But remember this. Besides the cycling and him lying about doping just as others did he also attacked people that were either investigating him or told truth about him doping. He used his lawyers and money to quit them, he used tactics like a politician trying to destroy his opponent. He made life hell for witnesses and people that were not on his side. Its like Bush saying if your not on my side your the enemy and we will destroy you. No other doping user has gone on this kind of level. When other cyclist did not want to dope in his team they were out. And on top of that they would be open for smear tactics if they said anything. He took doping to another level and comparing it with the other dopers its clear to see why this narcissistic guy was handled differently in this case. What is another side to it is the fact the important people in the organisation of world wide cycling protecting him and took the money. Armstrong corrupted the whole system at that point and they were just as corrupt as him. Thats how the world works, the suits get off. Sickening. They are still in power at cycling. By the way, Lance was only the best because of doping, without it and every else also he would be a day cyclist winning some rides but the mountains he would not do good.

@thebirdbrand

Жыл бұрын

Everyone covering for him because just because he is American. If this guy way from any other nation, he wouldn’t receive any praise and would be labelled a cheater by everyone

Love the page man. Great videos you do. Gotta visit Australia and tear up some roads!

Wow. Really was the best Lance documentary that I had never seen. Thank you for posting this! Muchas gracias. 😀

Dude was the best... comes back from cancer treatment.. then wins the tour 7 years straight.. I loved the tour when Lance was in charge... so exciting..imspired me to ride too.. 57 and i am on a cycle

Absolutely loved the start of this doco. Especially when the coach says 3 meters of snow you can't ride and Lance says "who says" So inspiring! Makes me want to get back into cycling! Thanks for posting

@JosedeJezeus

2 жыл бұрын

He could do it because he was DOPING

@mikethomas4423

2 жыл бұрын

"who says" 😅 usada says

@Saoco325

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, give me the same drugs and I bid I can climb mount everest in 4 hours fool

@leeshackelford7517

Жыл бұрын

@@Saoco325 you truly are a moron. The drugs, just made everything level......the actual TRAINING.....was the difference

@rebinu

Жыл бұрын

@@Saoco325 bet

Best of Cycling! Thx. you, lG Fleder.

Spot on

This doc was dope. Roid up there with the best of em 🤙

@rmccluskey91

2 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there. Clever.

Push aside the negatives and enjoy this. This is awesome. Disappointment came years later, but inspiration wins out 100 to 1. Lance and co did great things. Well done Lance, well done.

@bepismestari6005

4 жыл бұрын

"Inspiration wins out 100 to 1" The motto of Joseph Goebbels. No, what wins out every single time is reality, and the reality is that Armstrong was one of the biggest liars and cheats in history, despite being an incredible athlete. He personally betrayed every single honest athlete in his sport, and is lucky to get away with only half a castration.

@georgiaguardian4696

2 жыл бұрын

They all used performance enhancing substances! It was the norm. Companies and the industry used him to profit billions and then dumped him!

@swordsinging1709

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgiaguardian4696 a scape goat they hid behind that's the real disgusting thing

@Carry2386

Жыл бұрын

@@bepismestari6005 el único dopado es armstrong??? Ignorante o envidioso. Otra cosa, el comunismo es mejor que goebbels???? Que gentuza hay suelta.

@roadcyclist1

10 ай бұрын

​@@bepismestari6005lol...get a clue...they were all the same. Lance just took the fall for everyone since he was at the top of the mountain.

Thanks for posting this! Great video.

Great docu. And nice to see and hear Phil Ligget and Paul Sherwen (R.I.P).

He was still unbelievable. He did what he did but so did everyone else. He was the best. You can't take that work ethic away from he. He worked his ass off.

@MichaelOliver-ry7fj

10 ай бұрын

YES, The Addition of Super Performance factors ONLY made him more; a Superman, unbeatable; ie, had "The Experts" NOT finally figured out What he/they were accomplishing with their super science; an amalgam of the premium knowledge, research and formulation designed to be subtle; he (Lance) would Still be Celebrated as the Greatest Athlete of 21st Century.

@4plus20isHappy

7 күн бұрын

Putting aside how “Everyone else does it” is the excuse a 5 year old uses, if it wasn’t a big deal that he cheated, why did he go after and try to ruin the reputation or livelihood of anyone who tried exposing the truth?

29:50 ....man I've got tears.

Good video

awesome!

The Man. Started riding my Trek Chromoly in 82’ and still riding my Madone today at 68.

Hey, He was very committed to winning, An Animated Animal, trained like no one else. The rest I feel it is what it was. Few years back I bought my first real racing bicycle in China 🇨🇳 2018 Trek SL 6 emonda with rim brakes. My Chinese friends help me get I was an English teacher in China, also riding with the Trek team from the Trek bicycle store. Was fun miss them today they were great people. Now I am in Orlando Florida brought the bicycle to USA 🇺🇸 ride all the time. Thank you 🙏 Peace Out ✌️

That was awesome

I love your cap! 😍

I've seen this before. seems like the watermark is used incorrectly.

Our doped up guy, beat your doped up guy. PERIOD !

@MrMiD.Life.Crisis

5 жыл бұрын

Resident_Savage thats pretty much what this era (and the last several era's) boil down to! Why havent they just wiped the results of all races between early 90's up to 2010ish??? Why are a lot of the sports major administrators/governing bodies still the same? Surely if all this was allowed to happen 'on their watch' then it shows they are incapable of running the sport/the major events. It seems they all love a scapegoat.

@glorious_help

5 жыл бұрын

Resident_Savage he is more doped up

@grimreaper3526

5 жыл бұрын

trump sniffles too much, but nobody ever questions people who get small loans of 1 million dollars from their Dad

@craig1003

5 жыл бұрын

Resident_Savage He was never anywhere near the best or most talented rider, he just had the most money and the best doing programme. And let’s not forget, his cancer survival story was great to report. All that went to his head and he was a narcissistic wanker, bullied a lot of people and cut many careers short.

@siouxscout

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, everyone is taking something. Some things they say are illegal but others not. He didn't do anything wrong, in fact he had more natural performance then the other before and after "doping", everyone else was taking about the same things, but he has something more genetically.

I even watched the ads with pleasure. That was awesome. Nice to see Victor Hugo representing Colombia.

I watched this on repeat everyday when it came out.

Amazing that they could produce this film without ever watching it.

46:54 After Lance races by Johan, you can hear him say, "WTF," at the river. I actually thought he was going to keep on riding, that would have been classic Lance!

@tranzco1173

3 жыл бұрын

classic lance is taking so much HGH he gave himself cancer.

@roadcyclist1

10 ай бұрын

​@@tranzco1173it must be nice to live with your hands over your eyes. 99% of them were all doing it. But the media went after the guy at the top, of course. Then, they tell the small brains, like you, that it is only Lance Armstrong cheating and he ruined the sport! Must be nice to be a naive lemming.

Nice one

Watched on TV each day of the race,got home from work & watched again.

Bottom line, he turned pro as a tri athlete at 15. His Vo2 max was one of the highest ever recorded. Everyone was on EPO and had a hema of about 47 to 50. He was a hyper competitor and a type A personality. He would have wone even if everyone was natural. He was a gifted endurance freak who could suffer. Was he an A hole? For sure, but he had to fall from grace to become a better human, I think he has made tremendous strides. I think he has put the monster in the corner and has learned a lot about humanity.

@shawnbruce6934

2 жыл бұрын

Good Comment.

@serinagaleong3781

2 жыл бұрын

Bottom line...he cheated

@MrHackTheGibson

2 жыл бұрын

@@serinagaleong3781 So did everyone else in the top 10 Tour finishers for like the last 30 years. What's your point?

@jamesmonahan9408

Жыл бұрын

if he would have won if he didn't dope, then why did he dope. He bullied those who WERE clean (Simeoni). Many riders spoke out against doping and they were ostracized.

@litedawg

Жыл бұрын

@@serinagaleong3781 is it cheating if everyone is doing it? I know what your answer will be but cyclists have been doping for 100 years. I would feel differently if it were just Lance. It was literally EVERYONE.

The Italian hand signal at 12:10 is too good

@andyc.4387

2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't Italian. That was the Credit Agricole team (French).

I remember when this first came out. I still have this on video tape.

I saw this when it first came out!

Great video! Lance Armstrong is a great inspiration i also had testicular cancer and lung cancer back in 2008 it's 2023 im still cancer free cycling every day im 48 years old and feel better than when I was 35 years old!

I like how you've watermarked a film that isn't your property and can be watched here and on various platforms, and a film that most genuine cycling fans have already seen. Great work.

@thelucieflower317

3 жыл бұрын

Durian rider the narcissist would not even see a problem with that. He also thinks Lance Armstrong is a God. The only person a narcissist will worship is another narcissist

@ricardomoonbeam8530

3 жыл бұрын

@@thelucieflower317 i stumbled across this by accident, is durianrider the weird banana diet guy? The name rings a bell.

@thelucieflower317

3 жыл бұрын

@@ricardomoonbeam8530 yeah he is. He's a piece of work for sure. I used to follow him years ago. It's funny but I stumbled across this video by accident as well!!. I am currently reading David Walsh's book 'Seven Deadly Sins', and decided to look at some footage and came across this!!

We love you Lance!

Amazingly well done. Gives you better idea of the team-aspect on this level of racing and gives us in the U.S. a peep @. the Spring Classics. Have to say, usually with a documentary running a subject like this, probably on a pretty small budget, the music is very well done. I wish I knew who did the music, seems 100% original and fits easily into the story.

@grahamberrie2644

11 ай бұрын

Agree totally

@theoutlaw486

11 ай бұрын

Man, really want to find the music too, tried to shazaam about 4 songs in this and got nothing.

Very good production! Thanks for posting! Lance is still every serious cyclist’s envy for training and dedication!

'Who says that ?' Classic

@grimreaper3526

5 жыл бұрын

coke does

@carlasnoplacehome3292

2 жыл бұрын

Lance is the man!!!!!

Got this on dvd. Love it!

the best video yo have

Excellent Footage and Peek into the Lives of Pro Cyclists. Dream Team. Lance Great Allround Cyclist - Champ in my Eyes, Always.

Crazy to se these guys race the Tour without helmets.

Haven't watched DR in a bit ...but this vid popped up ...I actually have seen it or all the footage at least ...seemed like the same edit...I rented it at a specialty video store here in Seattle Wa. USA ...but I'll say I like DR he motivates me and entertains so I'm subscribing...cheers all

I have this on DVD. It was huge back in the day.

If your going to show someone elses work without permission you can have the decency to give the film makers credit.

@runninrebel1520

3 жыл бұрын

Why do you care?

@simonedwards7004

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed; pretty scummy to filch a lot of others peoples time, effort, work and edit their name and credits out making out it's a rare documentary and slapping their watermark/URL on it instead. Shitty click-baiting and theft to answer Personal Accounts snide comment.

@simonedwards7004

3 жыл бұрын

@@runninrebel1520 This is a documentary which has been widely available for many years; all that has been done is a cut and edit to remove the details of those who made it and are due the credit. It's also had a Watermark/URL added on top of the documentary that does not belong there; which is leading people to a web store for someone not responsible for the content in the documentary. Scamming and click baiting people for personal gain while not crediting those who made it.

@taaaaaaaaaaaarheeeee

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Scumbag move. The movie is called a road to Paris.

@LKeet6

2 жыл бұрын

@@runninrebel1520 morals?

Lance Armstrong and a 2001 Passat TDI. It's like a superhero scandal origin story times two.

Best inspiration

Lance motivated my 50 year old butt to get out and ride off 30 lbs of fat. I even went to see Lance and Le Tour 2001. I'm still riding. Thanks Lance!

Lance also campaigned for bike lanes across America. It was his passion project.

Loved Lance then still love him now he was just the fall guy, there still doping today allbeit ketones or cotizones. Thx Durian great video.

@alunthomas5369

2 жыл бұрын

If pogacar isn't doping I'll eat my hat lol

@joseftullen6372

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like dope to me

@andrevorster8425

2 жыл бұрын

@@joseftullen6372 Brilliant cabbage salad in Slovenia😜

Excellent sprint @43:38, cool video :)

AH! I actually bought this DVD when it came out. Still have it in some shoebox somewhere.

I actually totally had this DVD when it came out. The rampant hidden doping that was actually going on aside (and our collective disgust at Lance's denials), it's a great look into the dedication it takes for cyclists to achieve at the world's highest level.

@leeshackelford7517

Жыл бұрын

You're a joke..... 1) to be competive (make a living at it) it was dope....or no chance 2) EVERYONE doing it...reporter makes a statement WITH NO EVIDENCE......of course deny

@sampreece

Жыл бұрын

I wonder how much autonomy Lance actually had in the end. A lot of Hollywood actors are essentially blackmailed into lying about steroid use because of the potential loss of investment. Not downplaying his behaviour, but theres usually people behind these stars controlling what they say and do, and failing to abide by these requirements can lead to brutal consequences.

Lance brought a sense of magic that same way most super stars do when they step on the big stage. The world watched cycling when Lance was involved. I know he was doping. The winners or atleast the top 10 cyclist of that era were all caught using performance enhancing drugs yet he still won 7 straight, so u can’t discount team strategy, training, and skills. In my book he is still the best in the last 50 years

@jeremycorrao

Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@jlconferido

Жыл бұрын

The best cheat in the last 50 years.

Thanks for posting this. I still love Lance

"...who says that?!" LOL Perfect mindset to be a winner.

@sampickel1030

3 жыл бұрын

Fucking animal

Love his work ethics. The best hero of cycle sport. Thanks for posting, it's nice to revisit the old video. Very nice. Cycle sport is excellent today because of Lance.

@JohnSmith-wf1xq

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine thinking every other pro was not a drugs at that time lmao

@NathanaelGreer

3 жыл бұрын

Love the sarcasm

Man, I still love Phil ligget, Paul Sherwen, and the glory days. How could you not love Pantani, Ullrich, and Armstrong! And they're all still trying to outdo the other teams in every way.

@abstractgeniuscomments

10 ай бұрын

Sorry, but late 60s to early 80s where my h more diverse, competitive and interesting imo.

Good fucken video dude.

That's awesome

I launched Armstrong The Unmatched .. whatever is said about him ... determined runner 🚴🚴🚴🚴... the best runner in many years .. nobody did what he did in cycling .. excellent runner 🚴🚴🚴

@kar102030

Жыл бұрын

No, just a cheating sob.

I have this on DVD and always think of it when everyone wants to dismiss him because of the later admissions. And yet they only talk about Lance using meds, never everyone else when they were ALL doing it but they werent all doing this training. This is how he surged when he needed and didnt when he didnt need to. His cancer taught him its all about numbers and discipline for long periods of time. Plus, he had the best team, everyone won it for him.

@pdureska7814

11 ай бұрын

Yes, i've seen this one too before. You are correct. Most of the Tour riders were doping. However, this does not diminish the accomplishments of Lance. Seven in a row! And had he not retired its certainly possible he could have won several more because the guy retired for 3 or 4 years and came back at age 37 to podium in third place. No one gives him credit for literally riding the whole Tour in the early spring to check out all the nuances of the course and certainly all of the climbs. Every year he had different team members and through all of that generally the whole team remained intact the entire tour and no one got sick or crashed out. i only remember Lance having one bad day (Joux Plaine as I recall as be bonked because he did not take in enough fluids and calories) but he survived and came back to win the Tour. A remarkable achievement. He was just the fall guy for the entire doping scandals. Other sports (like baseball) were selective in who they punished as well and other "users" got a free pass. i think because Lance was American and at times prickly the Europeans took great glee in going after him.

@SvalbardSleeperDistrict

11 ай бұрын

This is the most unserious fanboy comment one can imagine. All dopers were being questioned by reporters and whistleblowers, and sometimes arrested and paraded in front of the public as such. You either haven't heard about the Festina Scandal, Operation Puerto and what happened to careers of riders like Pantani and Virenque - in which case you have no idea about road cycling and are just one person's fan - or are ignoring that history to construct this victim narrative for the person who is the least fitting for the role of a victim from that era. Then another claim, that supposedly it was only Armstrong who was "doing this training", when you don't get to even compete anywhere near the front of the field in grand tours unless you do all of what he is doing here. And then supposedly in other teams the domestiques rode for themselves and not for team leaders, when the latter is how every single team operated and operates. Lazy, ignorant clichés in service of gushing for a deeply unethical personality who was not only engaged in promoting himself to his fans as a clean athlete while doing the opposite, but went far beyond the other dopers by gaining support of influential people to attack and sink careers and destroy lives of those who questioned him and campaigned for truth on doping in cycling. Like the kids say, cringe.

@roadcyclist1

10 ай бұрын

​@SvalbardSleeperDistrict you are just as bad as the guy you are attacking as your comment is biased with your obvious hatred towards Lance. It must have felt like daggers piercing your gut with every win Lance pulled off. Get real, we all know that everyone of these riders were doping along with taking a multitude of banned substances. It was an even playing field for all. Lance was just better at it than the rest.

@SvalbardSleeperDistrict

10 ай бұрын

@@roadcyclist1 Should I wait for any actual points against any actual arguments in my reply, or did you arrive here to make vague, random, unqualified, irrelevant claims?

"Look George, you are so strong, it is like that there are two different Races" that had me rolling on the floor :D

Great documentary, seems like a second part is missing.

He was the smartest and most exciting athlete I ever had the pleasure of watching. I never missed a second when he was on a bike.

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. Lance is awesome

Yup you’re right there mate.

I was probably the worst critic of Lance in the world but I definitely look at him in a.brighter light now, he made a lot of lives out there better and thats what every human should want to do...Glad I watched this now.

@1BYOrtega

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamteasle He destroyed many people as well, don't forget that, it was more about him, he didn't care.