1988 Olympic 100km Team Time Trial 1988 Seoul Olympic Games

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Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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._ Жыл бұрын

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

@iceicebaby6980 Жыл бұрын

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

@jameskramer6064 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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

@emac626 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Beagle12471 Жыл бұрын

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

@MrWimbomahadi Жыл бұрын

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

@dutchreagan3676 Жыл бұрын

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 !!!

@69skobie43 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@Lukas-oj8hx Жыл бұрын

East Germany had the best injections and pills

@stevozrepto5558 Жыл бұрын

I rode w Ireland team

@acko2k Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome. 👏

@user-hk5md9pq2v Жыл бұрын

좋은 영상 고맙습니다.

@j.y.1515 Жыл бұрын

Great content you are managing to post up, Brett.

@acko2k Жыл бұрын

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

@BioStuff415 Жыл бұрын

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

@MrYunker1971 Жыл бұрын

Слава велогонщикам СССР❤

@two20john Жыл бұрын

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

@whitelobster1ify Жыл бұрын

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

@davehanhela5997 Жыл бұрын

The EGs still look futuristic.

@Eomak Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@bobdown5520 Жыл бұрын

@@pooochiemoomoos2150 more then likely they would be

@channul4887 Жыл бұрын

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

@pooochiemoomoos2150 Жыл бұрын

@@bobdown5520 nah man

@piterziom8599 Жыл бұрын

Wtedy nie badali czy ktoś na sterydach leci.

@SingSingSister Жыл бұрын

진짜 귀한영상!!진짜 남자의 세계

@markusfurst4134 Жыл бұрын

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 ...

@antonmothes3160 Жыл бұрын

GDR

@johns3106 Жыл бұрын

Good showing by the Swedes!

@axlrose249 Жыл бұрын

초등학생때라 기억이 잘 나지 않는데 코스가 올림픽과 잘 어울렸네요

@tullochgorum6323 14 күн бұрын

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

@johnnydallas9212 Жыл бұрын

East Germany bikes away ahead of its time 😎👍

@acko2k Жыл бұрын

They are still the best bike in the business!

@rogerwilliamson7161 Жыл бұрын

@@acko2k Richtig. Grüße aus Deutschland.😊

@susisorglos6125 7 ай бұрын

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

@Ditypo Жыл бұрын

double disc on the road!!

@acko2k Жыл бұрын

Yeah weather must’ve been good that day!

@numberonealcove Жыл бұрын

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.

@EITiga Жыл бұрын

It should be added to Paris'2024

@HYP3RK1NECT Жыл бұрын

Es complicado hacer CR con esa distancia.

@trroland1248 Жыл бұрын

Now, that was a manly event!

@vilmarojas693 Жыл бұрын

why is this event not in the now olympics

@acko2k Жыл бұрын

Good question. At the expense of other sports?

@yourtypical1722 Жыл бұрын

Back when tt bikes don't have extentions

@karstenseiche1799 2 ай бұрын

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

@levinberning623 Жыл бұрын

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

@lucalive1302 Жыл бұрын

Poland the best _/

@EMC2Scotia Жыл бұрын

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

@glywnniswells9480 Жыл бұрын

They didnt win so no one was noticing

@EMC2Scotia Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@robertdove807 Жыл бұрын

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

@tonyward2101 Жыл бұрын

@robertdove807 Serrota

@stevesidebottom2124 Жыл бұрын

A magnificent Victory for the Chemists 🤣

@gac4460 Жыл бұрын

The yanks should have done better having those tri bars on

@acko2k Жыл бұрын

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

@philipekerin122 Жыл бұрын

When men were men

@russellmoore1533 Жыл бұрын

And the DDR riders were full of drugs,

@DerAusdauersportler Жыл бұрын

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

@vini20900 Жыл бұрын

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

@henriks5008 Жыл бұрын

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

@danfuerthgillis4483 Жыл бұрын

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

@briz1965 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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