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Lance Armstrong Back to Back 1999/2000 Tour de France [VHS]

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This video set is the best 8 hours of video that I have ever owned. Wheather you are a die hard Lance Armstrong fan or just that "new rider" on the local rides, this is the must have Tour de France(TDF) set. Most liklely if you ride a bicycle you have heard of the phenominal return to professional cycling that was made by Lance Armstrong. These videos show how in 1999 he and the rest of the professional peleton fought against the drug scandals of the 1998 Tour and at the same time battled for the yellow leaders jersey throughout the entire 2000 plus miles of racing. Lance's abilities as a cyclist were tested and doubted in 1999 but in 2000 he returned to defend his previous win against previous TDF winners that were not present in 1999. Many thought that he would not be able to do it again... Even if your not a cyclist the videos are full of beautiful places and interesting issues. I would love to say more but for me I just can't put into words how exciting these races are. You'll just have to buy them, but don't watch them too much or people will think that your TV only picks up the TDF. Thats ok with me.

This set is so enjoyable that I can only say that I wish it were longer!

The shots are beautiful, and the stage by stage set up makes for a thrilling ride along...I watch it a little by little, not wanting to miss anything, and will use the videos for indoor training....keep the boredom away and the inspiration flowing!

A well-produced set!!

The video work is great. Phil Liggit's favorite adjective for describing the 1999 riders is "little," as in "the little spaniard," or "that little man." Count how many times he says little. Anyway, both tapes are great fun to watch, but the audio mixing on the 2000 tapes is awful. You can barely hear the commentary beneath the very loud music.