Roadie Movies, Docos, Films - what to watch

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Postby ft_critical » Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:20 pm

So what is good to watch - about cycling then?

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Postby ft_critical » Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:25 pm

I just watched "the Hard Road" which is a 2003 US movie doco about the NetZero team. LoFi, gritty, real, awesome. It would be good to hear about some of the more obscure video's, because the internet search reveals only the well known ones. But if we list up the greats, here it would be awesome.

1. Hard Road
2. ... [list your video, movie etc.]

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Postby g-boaf » Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:34 pm

Probably "Blood sweat and gears" was what first got me wondering if I could after 15 years or so actually ride a bike. Since I was basically hopeless at running, not great at any other sports nor interested in them. Riding a bike seemed like it would be easy enough and seemed interesting.

If I didn't watch that - I probably wouldn't be riding bicycles. If you'd told me back then that I'd ride over 350km in a week or ride a bike downhill at 70km/h, I'd have said you were insane. :)

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Postby ft_critical » Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:41 pm

1. Hard Road, 2003
2. Blood, Sweat and Gears, 2009
3. ... [list your video, movie etc.]

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Postby Crawf » Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:46 pm

For something a little more light hearted - Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert

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Postby ft_critical » Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:50 pm

Crawf wrote:For something a little more light hearted - Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert
Awesome, that was great. I will have to seek that out. Looked really funny from the trailer.

Thanks for sharing that one.

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Postby ft_critical » Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:52 pm

1. Hard Road, 2003
2. Blood, Sweat and Gears, 2009
3. Le Velo de Ghislain Lambert, 2001
4. ... [list your video, movie etc.]

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Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:06 pm

[quote="ft_critical"]1. Hard Road, 2003
2. Blood, Sweat and Gears, 2009
3. Le Velo de Ghislain Lambert, 2001
4. A Sunday in Hell
5. Stars and Water Carriers
6. The Impossible Hour

The last 3 are classics in cycling cinema.

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Postby biker jk » Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:09 pm

The Stars and the Water Carriers: The 1973 Giro d'Italia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUIr9LG1juw

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Postby Chuck » Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:30 pm

1. Hard Road, 2003
2. Blood, Sweat and Gears, 2009
3. Le Velo de Ghislain Lambert, 2001
4. A Sunday in Hell
5. Stars and Water Carriers
6. The Impossible Hour
7. Pro


The Hard Road is excellent and the perfect companion movie is Pro also made by Jamie Paolinetti and also based in the USA.

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Postby ironhanglider » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:36 pm

Hell On Wheels, 2004 (a doco about the Telekom Team during the 2003 Tour)

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Postby jimsheedy » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:55 pm

I rented blood sweat and gears off big pond movies last week. I only watched 30 minutes. It was pretty boring. Not old enough to be charming or interesting and too old to be relevant.

And don't ever watch american flyers.
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Postby toolonglegs » Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:20 am

Out this year... suppose it is available in Engrish :P .
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Postby rogan » Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:22 am

Breaking Away is OK. Bit like Hoosiers on bikes, it's even set in Indiana.

For a laugh, American Flyers. Non-cycling young brother of top cyclist gets ready for a major international stage race through the Rocky Mountains in about 6 weeks. Features the immortal line "Let him go, he'll die in the hills", which some colleagues and I once put on an intervarsity t-shirt (the year we rolled UWA in Perth in the TTT? Hmm, maybe). One of the guys (not me) some time later showed up wearing that shirt at some event where someone unfortunately did have suffer a cardiac arrest and die on a hill, so umm... the shirt was worn less often thereafter.
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Postby ft_critical » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:04 am

rogan wrote:Breaking Away is OK.
But it is responsible for the expression and accompanying image of Cinzano-ing/ed.

1. Hard Road, 2003
2. Blood, Sweat and Gears, 2009
3. Le Velo de Ghislain Lambert, 2001
4. A Sunday in Hell, 1977
5. Stars and Water Carriers, 1974
6. The Impossible Hour, 1974
7. Pro, 2004
8. La Grande Boucle, 2013

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Postby winstonw » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:06 am

watched The Hard Road last night....a realistic account I think. How good was NZer Graham Miller for a 42yo!

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Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:15 am

1. Hard Road, 2003
2. Blood, Sweat and Gears, 2009
3. Le Velo de Ghislain Lambert, 2001
4. A Sunday in Hell, 1977
5. Stars and Water Carriers, 1974
6. The Impossible Hour, 1974
7. Pro, 2004
8. La Grande Boucle, 2013
9. Triplets of Belleville, 2003

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Postby JohnJoyner » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:25 am

I watched Blood Sweat & Gears awhile ago. I quite liked it...

I stumbled across The Ride.
2 riders won some Oakley competition. One got to ride Ventoux with Froome & Sean Kelly, the other rode Alpe D'Huez with Rolland & Virenque... I enjoyed it. The guy that rode Ventoux is a classic.
Also ESPN Aussies Abroad - Cadel Evans The Road to Glory
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Postby clackers » Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:46 pm

'Blood, Sweat and ...' was on SBS last year. I did like 'going behind the stage curtain' and felt for Magnus Backstedt. Capturing on camera someone dealing with effectively losing his job extends beyond sport.

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Postby winstonw » Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:00 pm

watched blood, sweat, and gears on utube over the last 24 hours. could have been done better, but still enjoyable.

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Postby toppity » Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:33 am

Watch this one when it comes out.

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it's centres on my club :D
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Postby im_no_pro » Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:04 pm

As far as doco's go I didnt mind Hell of the North (2011)
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Postby lobstermash » Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:25 pm

I really enjoyed The Flying Scotsman.
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Postby ft_critical » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:57 pm

The Road to Paris. Starts with Lance on a hill training. The we go to the press room for a denial on EPO. After the shock of the irony, it is not too bad. Even the long plane ride with Lance is bearable.

1. Hard Road, 2003
2. Blood, Sweat and Gears, 2009
3. Le Velo de Ghislain Lambert, 2001
4. A Sunday in Hell, 1977
5. Stars and Water Carriers, 1974
6. The Impossible Hour, 1974
7. Pro, 2004
8. La Grande Boucle, 2013
9. Triplets of Belleville, 2003
10. The Ride, 2013
11. The Flying Scotsman, 2006
12. The Road to Paris, 2001

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