1988 Olympic 100km Team Time Trial 1988 Seoul Olympic Games

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  • The 100km Team Time Trial is possibly the hardest cycling event of the Olympic Games and certainly one of the most prestigious. Unfortunately like other cycling events, this event no longer exists in the Olympic Games program for cycling. In 1988 in Seoul Korea, the East German team who were branded 'The Grey Ghosts' rode under 2 hours to break the record and beat the reigning champions.
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  • @jameskramer6064
    @jameskramer6064 Рік тому +64

    I did the Oregon state 100km TTT in about 1992. We lost 1 guy at 25km, and another at 50km. We did a 2 man 50km TTT after that and got 2nd... I remember being crushed!

    • @G-G._
      @G-G._ Рік тому +3

      should gather the boys and do it again. would be mad fun

    • @iceicebaby6980
      @iceicebaby6980 Рік тому +7

      I won states after three guys dropped off, but I was on tons of EPO back then. never caught, winner winner

    • @jameskramer6064
      @jameskramer6064 Рік тому +2

      @@iceicebaby6980 Ha! Well, that's honest! I'm surprised they let you finish with 1. Usually there is a minimum # of finishers that have to stay together.

    • @domestique3954
      @domestique3954 Рік тому +3

      @@jameskramer6064 Yes,usually it’s the time taken at the third rider,UCI rule at that time

  • @emac626
    @emac626 Рік тому +51

    100k ttt was the best. If you've never done one, you owe it to yourself to get your mates and try it out. Toughness, teamwork, sacrifice, it has it all.

  • @69skobie43
    @69skobie43 Рік тому +33

    Great how the US commentary beforehand says how the bike technology has evened everything up, so it comes down to fitness of the riders, while the Aussie commentators spend the race pointing out how the US (aero bars) & EG (Kevlar lightweight) bikes give them such an advantage over everyone else. It was the bike tech that won it!

    • @acko2k
      @acko2k  Рік тому +7

      haha yes. They were ahead of the times though introducing the tt bars a year before Lemond used them to win the TDF. Certainly changed cycling for good.

    • @leangrypoulet7523
      @leangrypoulet7523 Рік тому +11

      It was the doctor and his preferred ‘cocktail’ that won it….🤔😜

    • @Lukas-oj8hx
      @Lukas-oj8hx Рік тому

      East Germany had the best injections and pills

  • @Beagle12471
    @Beagle12471 Рік тому +4

    😊🎉😂👍💪💪💐💐💐💐GDR Mensch und Maschine im Einklang

  • @MrWimbomahadi
    @MrWimbomahadi Рік тому +19

    Front disc wheel in open road. We are soo brave back then 😁😁

  • @stevozrepto5558
    @stevozrepto5558 Рік тому +21

    I rode w Ireland team

    • @acko2k
      @acko2k  Рік тому +2

      That’s awesome. 👏

  • @dutchreagan3676
    @dutchreagan3676 Рік тому +8

    I recall the Dutch Team from Mexico 1968 with Joop Zoetemelk, Jan Krekels, Fedor den Hertog, and René Pijnen. I remember the Swedish Petterson brothers (all 4 of 'm!). Bring back this fantastic Team Time trial !!!

  • @two20john
    @two20john Рік тому +7

    How to inflict the maximum pain and suffering on your teammates, without dropping them.

    • @whitelobster1ify
      @whitelobster1ify Рік тому +1

      What a great description. The TTTs I've done are by far the worst I've ever suffered on a bike.

  • @levinberning623
    @levinberning623 Рік тому +2

    But it looks so stupid too😂
    Not very aerodynamic, theyr positions

  • @lucalive1302
    @lucalive1302 Рік тому +3

    Poland the best _/

  • @BioStuff415
    @BioStuff415 Рік тому +2

    I raced in the Tour of Turkey with 2 of the Soviet guys... great guys and strong as all hell. One of them Vladimir won the sprint competition.. They had the world record that year, but got silver. I think the Germans won because of the bikes. Impressive machines

  • @axlrose249
    @axlrose249 Рік тому +2

    초등학생때라 기억이 잘 나지 않는데 코스가 올림픽과 잘 어울렸네요

  • @김두나김두나
    @김두나김두나 Рік тому +4

    좋은 영상 고맙습니다.

  • @davehanhela5997
    @davehanhela5997 Рік тому +4

    The EGs still look futuristic.

  • @j.y.1515
    @j.y.1515 Рік тому +6

    Great content you are managing to post up, Brett.

    • @acko2k
      @acko2k  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, keep an eye out for a short prelude to a little Belgian Classic which will be up in a few hours.

  • @miztazed
    @miztazed Місяць тому

    The East German FES Bikes killing it.

  • @karstenseiche1799
    @karstenseiche1799 7 місяців тому

    In North Korea..this timedriving??..cannot are""

  • @EITiga
    @EITiga Рік тому +12

    It should be added to Paris'2024

  • @antonmothes3160
    @antonmothes3160 Рік тому +3

    GDR

  • @Ditypo
    @Ditypo Рік тому +1

    double disc on the road!!

    • @acko2k
      @acko2k  Рік тому +1

      Yeah weather must’ve been good that day!

  • @johns3106
    @johns3106 Рік тому +2

    Good showing by the Swedes!

  • @SingSingSister
    @SingSingSister Рік тому +1

    진짜 귀한영상!!진짜 남자의 세계

  • @Eomak
    @Eomak Рік тому +10

    50kmph over 100km time trial is insane. Image one of those guys fast forward to present time and did a single 40km stage on a present bike. They would eat the road up.

    • @pooochiemoomoos2150
      @pooochiemoomoos2150 Рік тому

      are you implying these dudes would be faster than current pros?

    • @bobdown5520
      @bobdown5520 Рік тому

      ​@@pooochiemoomoos2150 more then likely they would be

    • @channul4887
      @channul4887 Рік тому +2

      @@bobdown5520 them doctor prescribed koktailz ain't as guuud as they used to be, roooight?

    • @pooochiemoomoos2150
      @pooochiemoomoos2150 Рік тому

      @@bobdown5520 nah man

    • @Piter-bike
      @Piter-bike Рік тому +1

      Wtedy nie badali czy ktoś na sterydach leci.

  • @johnnydallas9212
    @johnnydallas9212 Рік тому +3

    East Germany bikes away ahead of its time 😎👍

    • @acko2k
      @acko2k  Рік тому +4

      They are still the best bike in the business!

    • @rogerwilliamson7161
      @rogerwilliamson7161 Рік тому +1

      ​@@acko2k Richtig. Grüße aus Deutschland.😊

    • @susisorglos6125
      @susisorglos6125 Рік тому

      THE FES works still in this days for technical Advantage in Bob, Sled, Bikes etc ...

  • @gac4460
    @gac4460 Рік тому +1

    The yanks should have done better having those tri bars on

    • @acko2k
      @acko2k  Рік тому +1

      Yeah probably too much focus on equipment and not on the actual position but many made that mistake for many years after.

    • @djevelkjokken204
      @djevelkjokken204 5 днів тому

      My mates on the team said the training up to the event was crap thanks to the coach

  • @HYP3RK1NECT
    @HYP3RK1NECT Рік тому +1

    Es complicado hacer CR con esa distancia.

  • @yourtypical1722
    @yourtypical1722 Рік тому

    Back when tt bikes don't have extentions

  • @stevesidebottom2124
    @stevesidebottom2124 Рік тому +2

    A magnificent Victory for the Chemists 🤣

  • @vilmarojas693
    @vilmarojas693 Рік тому +1

    why is this event not in the now olympics

    • @acko2k
      @acko2k  Рік тому +1

      Good question. At the expense of other sports?

    • @djevelkjokken204
      @djevelkjokken204 5 днів тому

      @@acko2kwell you know you gotta have some breakdancing nowadays

  • @numberonealcove
    @numberonealcove Рік тому +2

    There was a lot more diversity in how people positioned themselves on the bike back then. Rule changes and wind tunnel testing means everybody pretty much looks the same on the bike now.

  • @markusfurst4134
    @markusfurst4134 Рік тому +3

    Best time in cycling, with the coolest bikes. I still have my Eddy Merckx with 24" Front wheel and a East German Racingsuite, which I got from Jens Heppner in exchange for some car speakers back in 1989 ...

  • @MrYunker1971
    @MrYunker1971 Рік тому +1

    Слава велогонщикам СССР❤

  • @philipekerin122
    @philipekerin122 Рік тому +9

    When men were men

    • @russellmoore1533
      @russellmoore1533 Рік тому +2

      And the DDR riders were full of drugs,

    • @DerAusdauersportler
      @DerAusdauersportler Рік тому +4

      @@russellmoore1533 Same applies to all riders since WWII ended. Only the drug cocktail changed over time. Wake up!

    • @vini20900
      @vini20900 Рік тому

      @@DerAusdauersportler you must be either blind or stupid to think cycling is any dirtier than any other sport

  • @tullochgorum6323
    @tullochgorum6323 5 місяців тому

    Sadly, what we are watching here is likely a battle of doping regimes rather than a clean contest.

  • @EMC2Scotia
    @EMC2Scotia Рік тому +1

    If only Fignon had tuned in to the USA team bikes...

    • @glywnniswells9480
      @glywnniswells9480 Рік тому +1

      They didnt win so no one was noticing

    • @EMC2Scotia
      @EMC2Scotia Рік тому +1

      @@glywnniswells9480 neither were 7-11 in the '89 Trump Tour (at least in the TT's) but Lemond was smart enough to see the advantage they could give.

  • @henriks5008
    @henriks5008 Рік тому +2

    East Germans ey!? Wonder how much dope they did?

    • @leifkunzel6701
      @leifkunzel6701 2 місяці тому

      They all doped the same that time. The difference is, that east germany was the only professional and focused to win country in that time. It was all organised to be successful.

  • @trroland1248
    @trroland1248 Рік тому +1

    Now, that was a manly event!

  • @robertdove807
    @robertdove807 Рік тому

    I doubt very much the Huffy bikes were actually built by Huffy ??

  • @danfuerthgillis4483
    @danfuerthgillis4483 Рік тому +1

    Also bring back those same bikes, not these over the top aero garbage costing $20,000+.

    • @briz1965
      @briz1965 Рік тому

      1988 you could buy a Colnago 753 frame for about £250-300 and about the same again, maybe a bit more for campag record or dura ace (or AX). Great times.

    • @danfuerthgillis4483
      @danfuerthgillis4483 Рік тому

      @@briz1965 Yes these days people are using the tech to bypass the legs lol

    • @huubvankesteren4185
      @huubvankesteren4185 2 місяці тому

      @@briz1965Has Colnago ever used Reynolds tubing like 753?

    • @huubvankesteren4185
      @huubvankesteren4185 2 місяці тому

      Back then the TT bikes were also pretty expensive and disc wheels way more expensive than regular ones. Inflation in general, and more dentists on bicycles, have driven prices up.

    • @danfuerthgillis4483
      @danfuerthgillis4483 2 місяці тому

      @@huubvankesteren4185 Agree I see a lot of people on road bikes that are only buying these high end bikes because they are lightweight they can't ride a 10+kg bike at the speeds of 6.8kg bikes. This is why the prices of bikes have gone up because there is now a higher demand got the higher end bikes.

  • @stephan6051
    @stephan6051 Рік тому

    저 때 도로가 지금보다 훨씬 더 좋네
    지금은 길바닥에 온통 과속방지턱에 주저리주저리
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