Lance Armstrong, Marco Pantani, Javier Ochoa Video from Hautacam, TDF 2000
One of the most inspiring series of images I've seen in the world of sports: stage 10, 2000 Tour de France, Lourdes-Hautacam. Here's 8 minutes plus of video from that amazing Armstrong attack.
Armstrong moves on now, relentlessly cutting through the Tour de France today - that's been shattered all over the Pyrenees. Letting them all run like a great fisherman and then reeling them in, one after another.
Brilliant dramatic commentary from Phil Ligett in the 2000 Tour de France.
Setting the stage
This is the most inspiring video for me - Ochoa had 10:35 on LA at the bottom of Hautacam, and Armstrong reduced it to 41 seconds by the top, cracking big name favorites including Heras, Ullrich, Pantani, Zulle and many more along the way.
Keep in mind this is the year after his first victory at the tour, and people were still saying that he wouldn't be able to hang with the big boys in the mountains. Little did we all know...
To add to the significance, sadly, Marco Pantani is no longer with us, and Javier Ochoa suffered a horrible hit and run the following year that took the life of his twin brother. Ochoa never returned to the pro peleton, however he does ride.
Mike, thanks for the inspiration to start thinking TDF 2006! :-)
Hey Mike!!
My pleasure. Nice to have a talented designer such as yourself become the first commenter on Centripedal!!
(I think I need to clean up the comment presentation here!!)
Mike, you have a good looking site! No worries. :-)
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