Tag: Documentary
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A Lesson In History
Click or not: A Lesson In HistoryIf you’re of a ‘certain vintage’ like Kathy Sessler, you probably did the kind of things with a bicycle that were unlabelled, unmarketed and unfettered by hype. We rode bikes, whatever we had, wherever we could. BMX, trail riding, downhill, dirt jumps, call it what you will, it all was included in any given ride.… …
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Watched: All For One
Click or not: Watched: All For OneSports documentaries usually go one of two ways, informative or entertaining, and sometimes manage to meld the two into something unique. All For One, a look into the formative years of Australian WorldTour road team GreenEdge, falls short of the blend but does achieve a healthy dose of entertainment. If you’re looking for in-depth analysis… …
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High Altitude Lines
Click or not: High Altitude LinesWatch Joy Schusler’s latest work for Yeti Cycles, High Altitude Lines, as Ben Kraushaar, Sam Simmons, Justin Reiter, and Dylan Stucki trout fish and ride bikes around the mountainous playground that is Colorado. Now that the shortest day has been and gone, it’s time to plan your own outside adventures. …
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The Reiver Raid
Click or not: The Reiver RaidThe Reiver Raid is a new bikepacking route in Scotland, which has been developed by round the world singlespeed bikepacker and Capital Trail founder Markus Stitz. Since his return from the epic 34000km singlespeed trip last September, Markus has focussed on setting up Bikepacking Scotland with the aim to develop new bikepacking routes in Scotland. The… …
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Roubaix Week: The Greatest Cycling Movie Ever Made
Click or not: Roubaix Week: The Greatest Cycling Movie Ever MadeIf the title of this post made you think “is it American Flyers?”, get the fuck outa here right now. Sure, Kevin Costner did a great job of playing a dying dufus on a bike, some other guy rode around in a cowboy hat and Eddy Merckx put in a memorable performance firing a gun,… …
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Frostbit And Fucked Up
Click or not: Frostbit And Fucked UpIt’s what it says it is. The shaky camera and fuzzy focus gives a cinéma vérité feel when blended with cold breath clouds, icy dirt and crusty beards. Kinda makes us look forward to winter riding… …
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23 Days In July
Click or not: 23 Days In JulyIt’s been a week of discovery and rediscovery for Skippy Week as we’ve looked back at the career of Phil Anderson. We’d been well aware of his feats at Le Tour, where he became the first non-European to ever wear the yellow jersey, and his power and poise in the one-day classics. We learned he… …
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Skippy’s Motorola Days
Click or not: Skippy’s Motorola DaysWith his career heading towards its twilight, our favourite Aussie powerhouse looks for a new challenge and heads to the fledgling American Motorola team where his focus turns away from GC aspirations at the Tour and more towards the Spring Classics, where he was always a major stud with some big wins in the one-dayers… …