Cycling Tour de France 2004 Part 4

The 2004 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 3 July to 25 July 2004, and the 91st edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner-although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced in August 2012 that they had disqualified Armstrong from all his results since 1998, including his seven Tour de France wins from 1999-2005; the Union Cycliste Internationale has confirmed this verdict.
The event consisted of 20 stages over 3,391 km.Armstrong had been favored to win, his competitors seen as being German Jan Ullrich, Spaniards Roberto Heras and Iban Mayo, and fellow Americans Levi Leipheimer and Tyler Hamilton. A major surprise in the Tour was the performance of French newcomer Thomas Voeckler, who unexpectedly won the maillot jaune in the fifth stage and held onto it for ten stages before finally losing it to Armstrong.
This Tour saw the mistreatment of Filippo Simeoni by Armstrong on Stage 18. Armstrong also made a "zip-the-lips" gesture on camera, apparently referencing Simeoni.
The route of the 2004 Tour was remarkable. With two individual time trials scheduled in the last week, one of them the climb of Alpe d'Huez, the directors were hoping for a close race until the end. For the first time in years, the mountains of the Massif Central made an appearance.

[@clubsport9118]

Thanks for uploading !!!!

[@brut1llus]

Thanks for the video mate. Been following all the videos of the tours you have uploaded. 👍🏽

[@jadecleveland865]

Really appreciate this videos! Prefect to watch while riding on the trainer during winter? How many tour de frances are you gonna cover?

[@julesvanels6116]

I ' m watching this footage also the stage in the mountains of today in Giro. 2021

[@brdski_2238]

This was so interesting, you dont get this high quality races no more

[@danielsand6433]

1989-2011 cyclings golden era

[@Pertemba40]

That tiny acceleration by Kloden at the front with 1km to go f....d Levi as he was already on the red.

[@Daisygirl05Jan23]

I still despise the French people for booing Fignon on the final podium!

[@HaukeBlix]

When did Paul and Phil started their reports of cycling?

[@tab6496]

Phil started around 72 and Paul started in 86, and they started to work together in 86 until Paul died last december.