Phil liggett, eddie merckx, lance armstrong a gripping documentary that delves into the rich history, passion and. A different world by arunas matelis, which had svein tuft and chris anker sorensen and others as its heroes. Because its too much to tell in an hour and a half. For fans and nonfans of cycling this film is a beautifully filmed look into professional bike.
Chasing legends is an entertaining way to spend an hour and a half in the company of mark cavendish, george hincapie, rolf aldag, brian holm and other tour stars. Documentary following the progress of team columbiahtc throughout the 2009 tour. This is a must watch to any fan of cycling,even though it was released a few years ago its still highly recomended. Cyclingnews is part of future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Feb 03, 2017 more recently there have been pepe danquarts hell on wheels and jason berrys chasing legends, portraying the 2003 and 2009 tours through the eyes of the telekom and htccolumbia teams. Chasing legends is a fans movie and shows the riders and the race itself in the heroic light so treasured.
With jeanmichel heimonet, mark cavendish, bernhard eisel, bert grabsch. Oct 17, 2012 after the inspiring chasing legends, overcoming and the like, we now have documentaries on cavendish and the schleck brothers the road uphill arriving, but in the mean time, heres some of the best youtube has to offer. The film isnt just for cycling fans, and to have our film displayed all across the uk and ireland for all kinds of audiences to see is an honour. Bicycle dreams is the true story of the race across america, a 3000mile bike race that challenges riders to pedal across the country in just ten days. Chasing legends cycling film gets sacramento world premiere. The jostling going on when the peloton is at full flight seems that much greater thanks to the format. With the advent of of small hd cams we get an up close and in.
Another documentary i enjoyed watching a few years ago was from the old htc highroad team, called chasing legends. But where that film was laced with dark humour as tmobile hit. Htc riders like mark cavendish and andre greipel are featured for their monumental performance in stages. The film takes viewers on an absolutely epic ride into the race action. With the advent of of small hd cams we get an up close and in the peleton look at bicycle racing. Included in the film is commentary from current and past cycling heroes such as eddy merckx, jens voigt, lance armstrong, george hincapie, mark cavendish and many others. Former cycling legend eddy merckx also makes an appearance. It premiered at the cinema in may 2010 in the us and october 2010 in the uk. A look behind the scenes of the toughest cycling race in the world on the occasion of the.
And not one is a hilarious film of a compilation of crashes, so sorry, sadists. From two films that show how bicycles can help snatch glory from the jaws of despair, to a film that reveals how lance armstrong ultimately managed to snatch universal despair from the jaws of glory. I also found the documentary the armstrong lie very good. If youve never heard of chasing legends, this is what youre. Jan 28, 2011 take a brief rest from all this discussion of speed limits, cycling lanes and transport policy with next wednesdays film at the dukes. Chasing atlas multiadventure tours, bike tours, events. For fans and nonfans of cycling this film is a beautifully filmed look into professional bike racing.
What makes the aiming at the nonriding public curious is that the film has been marketed to cyclists. Its a thrilling window into what everyonefrom the team leaders, to the racersdoes to keep the team in jersey contention. This fascinating flyonthewall british cycling documentary sees conway battle with dangerous roads, strong. Sep 14, 2011 jason berrys documentary, chasing legends, follows the progress of professional cycling team columbiahtc through their successful participation in the 2009 race. Obviously we wont go into the details on this side of the forum. Bell and berry had made two mountainbiking documentaries together. List of films about bicycles and cycling wikipedia. Inside the pain cave of rally cyclings matteo dalcin. Our pick of the 17 best cycling documentaries on netfix, amazon prime etc, from hell on wheels to. Chasing legends narrows the focus by following the columbiahtc team during the 2009 edition, and the star of the show is mark cavendish, who just so happens to break the british record. Theres a lot of buzz building over next weeks oneoff showing of the movie chasing legends, which screens simultaneously in 50 cinemas around the uk.
Chasing atlas multiadventure tours, bike tours, events, custom travel agency weddings europe vacations custom vacations sundance film festival events corporate retreats ski vacation travel specialist sundance events destination weddings. Comprising of race footage, live race tv commentary, interviews from competing cyclists, etc. Chasing legends, an intense and personal glimpse inside the one of the most successful cycling teams on the world circuit. If you like getting amped watching cycling, the movie on a big screen is an m80 to the central nervous system. It premiered at the cinema in may 2010 in the us and october 2010 in the uk among the cyclists featured in the film are mark cavendish, george hincapie and erik zabel. I thought about the best cycling films i have ever seen. On sunday, june 19th at 8pm i invite you to join me to watch chasing legends on the big screen at federation square, melbourne. If you loved hell on wheels then youll love this one. May 16, 2010 on the eve of the amgen tour of california, several hundred cycling fans gathered for a screening of a new cycling film, chasing legends.
If you loved hell on wheels then youll love this one, definitely add this. Win tickets for chasing legends next thursday cycling weekly. Nov 05, 2010 the film has been presented at individual showings in movie theatres since its was released in may 2010 and i am sure that there was a festive environment everywhere as likeminded individuals all shared their passion for cycling. Chasing legends coming to canada canadian cycling magazine. Dec 05, 2011 gripped films produced an epic cycling film documenting the essence of cyclings greatest world race. One recent documentary that i really loved was wonderful losers. The film plays friday night at the boulder theater. Among the cyclists featured in the film are mark cavendish, george hincapie. Jun 23, 2010 moxie took filmmakers jason berry and ken bell far as they made chasing legends, a documentary that follows team columbiahtc through the 2009 tour. How david millars farewell film became a rage against the. Chasing legends cycling film gets sacramento world premiere click to see larger version one of the criticisms about watching cycling in person is that the peloton often zips by in flash on the open roads and even faster on flat stage finishes. Among the cyclists featured in the film are mark cavendish, george hincapie and erik zabel.
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