Best Cycling Film or Documentary

If you're going to watch a cycling film, the Leo De Haan's film Race Across America is a must-watch. 

My partner and I watched it last night and found this site by Googling Race Across America. 

Personally, cycling across the States is something I've always wanted to do and it's firmly on my bucket list.

Check it out here guys - http://amzn.to/1NHlYhb

Cheers,

Jaymes

The one with the dude doing rat races on fixed gear bikes xD

Belleville Rendevous - lovely film, watch it and see what I mean.

Hell on wheels great film with insight to aldag and zabel room sharing!

I'm very fond of the short film, 'Vive Le Tour', by Louis Malle which is included as an extra on my DVD of 'Sunday In Hell'.

Jan Ulrich's guide to a healthy living.. or a sunday in hell and stars and water carriers.

I liked the Pantani one 'Accidental death of a cyclist'. And the Team Sky documentary 'Road to Glory'.

definitely Sunday in Hell for me with Slaying close behind. Thanks for the tip on the Giro one, will watch it at some time.

+1 for A Sunday in Hell

Also Slaying the Badger. Makes Wiggins vs Froome 26 years later seem like Mickey Mouse...

+ Danny MacCaskill's the Ridge - only 7 mins long, but superb... Mrs Paddy had the pleasure of seeing it on the big screen at the weekend.

If you like cheese, then American Flyers is not bad.

The title sequence though an american city is great as are some of the other cycling sections, including some good race footage.

The plot about one of the brothers being ill is crap though, but hey there's bikes in it.

'The Stars and the bottle carriers', a film about the 1973 Giro d'Italia. A mesmerising film . Available here:

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

The film Race Across America about a team of Brits trying to win the race.
It's cinematic and big- it looks beautiful and got a great score, but also intense and personal as it follows just one teams journey, including a rookie girl on the team.
Can be watched here www.raceacrossamerica.co.uk
Not many people know about the film. What do you think of it?

My daughter has a DVD of a drama series based around the Ronde van Vlaanderen which she bought in Belgium. It's in Flemish and sub titled in French, but she managed to learn Flemish from it.

The Flying Scotsman - Obree's biopic is quite an entertaining flick (IMO).
not so much about cycling in general, if you've read the book you'll know the background story....

Furious Cycling.

Shows the true grit and determination required to get to the top. Also features some fascinating insights into the R&D side of the sport.

Furious Cycling.

Shows the true grit and determination required to get to the top. Also features some fascinating insights into the R&D side of the sport.

Quicksilver ; )

I video taped the beeb's Boardman v O'Bree documentary, I find it just as fascinating today as I did then. The homespun v the science, a real insight to men and their machines. Greatest moment came when O'Bree apologised to Chris after beating him in a pursuit semi final, magic.

Chasing Legends is an amazing doc. the footage and music are incredible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBNSNaDwmUg

Youtube link

I watched Tom Simpson Death on the Mountain around a year ago, and many times since. I have even used it once while on a turbo trainer and found it really motivating. I find the 50/60/70's eras really interesting and I had heard stories about what happened when Tom Simpson sadly died in the Tour, so it was fascinating to see the footage and interviews with his team mates, ex Tour winners and journalists.
It is a real eye-opener when you see brandy being carried by riders, only four water bottles allowed per stage, much longer stages than they are today.
You can watch it on Youtube. They keep showing the approach to Mont Ventoux which is a bit annoying but it lets you experience the apprehension that the riders must have felt knowing that the climb was getting nearer and nearer.
Great documentary!

Big big big fan of Chasing Legends which covers HTC's 2009 Tour. Great cinematography and music, fantastic "cast"; Aldag & Holm-the old married couple, Cav, Eisel, Voigt (the year of his big crash). I'll admit there is a little too much of Phil & Paul though (typically anything over 10 minutes is too much...)

The greatest show on earth about the '74 giro is fantastic. Mainly for shots of cyclist raiding cafes, restaurants, delivery trucks, fan's coolboxes and anywhere else for refreshments.

I've recently watched Robert Millar's "The High Life" - fantastic stuff!

Bicycle Dreams, it's about the 2005 Race Across America and it's a simply stunning film about cycling. It's Dramatic, gripping and very poignant and you don't need to be a cyclist to enjoy it, although if you're not it will give you an idea of why people do it and become so obsessive.

Here's a link to our review.
http://road.cc/content/review/4879-auerfilms-bicycle-dreams-dvd

By the looks of the film website it's still available too

Totally recommend Premium Rush. It's cheesy and stupid and very 1980s, but the cinematography (they used GoPros for some shots) and editing really captures the thrills of urban cycling.