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CYCLE SPORT: SEPTEMBER 2000
TOUR 2000
Stage by stage, who did and said what, from Millar's stunning time trial ride to Zanini's sprint finale, via the Pyrenees, the Alps and a plethora of heroic breakaway wins
ARMSTRONG CALLS THE SHOTS
Control freakery or perfect tactical racing? Lance Armstrong's second Tour victory was a triumph of individual determination, orchestrated teamwork and a clinically executed race plan
ONCE IS ENOUGH
On July 4, 20 crack teams of riders were sent to Saint-Nazaire. The mission that they had chosen to accept: to win the team time trial and appropriate the yellow jersey
HOPE AND GLORY
A stage win, three days in yellow, a crash on the Ventoux and he was still strong enough to get into a break on the Champs-Elysees. David Millar surely has the makings of a Tour winner
CALM BEFORE THE STORM?
The time trial at Futuroscope was the biggest date in their 2000 diary, but as some of the peloton reveal, just getting there was half the battle
SECOND BEST
Jan Ullrich has managed four podium finishes in as many Tour rides; is he on the brink of true champion status, or teetering on the edge of a reputation as a 21st century Raymond Poulidor?
RED-LINING WITH JACKY
Suicidal breakaway expert, crowd-pleaser, peloton exasperator; the one and only Jacky Durand gives us an insight into his exceptional racing philosophy
BITTER-SWEET VICTORY
Misguided or not, Lance Armstrong's gift to Marco Pantani on the final few metres of the Ventoux climb was one of the defining moments at this year's Tour
THE COLOSSUS OF COLS
The Giant of Provence has long been established as a maker of legends, from the first time it was included in the Tour route in 1951
RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER
Pantani is back. After his annus horribilis, Il Pirata was making headlines at the Tour once again, controversially rivalling Lance Armstrong in the mountains
TAKE TWO FOR TOM
Mapei speedster Tom Steels carried on where Mario Cipollini left off in last year's Tour; winning the first two road stages and then succumbing to the elements and the mountains
KING OF THE TACTICIANS
According to sprinter-turned-fashion-guru Marcel Wuest, red polka-dot is this season's green
SPILLS, PILLS AND BELLYACHES
Grazed knees, chesty coughs, throat infections, road rash, bruised ribs, dislocated collarbones... could somebody please call a doctor?
TRUST ME...
He who holds the Allen key rules the world; Tour mechanics reflect on the integral part they have played in the race over the last half a century
NEWS
Spaniards on form; UCI rankings latest; Armstrong for Sydney; Freire on the mend; plus Tour fall-out
INTRODUCING FRANCISCO MANCEBO
Saviour of Banesto's Tour campaign and convincing winner of the white jersey competition; a timely introduction to 24-year-old Francisco Mancebo
RAINBOW WARRIOR
Oscar Freire does the rounds of the osteopaths of Europe, looking for a cure for a troubling back injury
FULL BEAM
Jonathan Vaughters reflects on his disastrous Tour, and marvels at the amount of suffering that has to be faced by everyone involved
LAND OF THE RISING SON
Part six of our Race Apart series: the Belgian national championships, where the most dedicated of cycling fans came out in force to witness Axel Merckx rise to stand shoulder to shoulder with his father on the roll of honor
LETTERS
Millar-tastic; Lance proves his point; the underlining message; racing clean; and don't forget Derny racing
CALENDAR
Returning to the Angliru in the Vuelta a Espana
BROOMWAGON
Touching the hand of God, using your loaf, and an old pro remembers...
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