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Following the Lapierre Gravity Republic team on their 2013 UCI World Cup and World Championship season, this film is about the characters and personalities behind who makes the team tick. From the riders to the mechanics and the management, everyone plays a part as we find out from the inside what the team is really like.
In the fourth and final episode, Loris forgets where he is, there are more podiums for the team in Norway and the season comes to a close in Leogang with a bang!
Starring Sam Blenkinsop, Loic Bruni, Emmeline Ragot and Loris Vergier and Directed by Aaron Bartlett.
From his humble beginnings in his hometown of Sheffield, England, Steve Peat has established himself as one of the worlds most iconic cyclists. Peaty has been competing at the top level in his chosen sport of downhill mountain bike racing for the past 23 years, longer than the lifetime of many of his current competitors. Through 20 years of archival footage and photos and intimate interviews with Steve, his family, close friends and competitors, Won’t Back Down takes viewers on a captivating tour of the history of the sport of downhill mountain bike racing and offers a never-before-seen view into the life and legacy of this enduring icon.
The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame welcomed four new members earlier this month at its 27th annual induction ceremony, held on the campus of the University of California – Davis on Nov. 16.
Earning a place in the hall of fame were Doris Travani-Mulligan, Mike King, Beth Heiden Reid and Vince Menci.
Doris Travani-Mulligan began racing bikes at the age of 12. After placing sixth the year before, she won her first Amateur Bicycle League road race national championship in 1947 at the age of 18. She would continue that victory streak for the next three years, and remains the only American woman to have won four consecutive road national championships. She also won the International Dirt Track Championships in 1947 and the International Sprint Championships in 1948.
Racing since he was 6 years old, Mike King has earned titles in a number of off-road disciplines. In his first year as a professional, he won the 1987 BMX Supercross World Championship at the age of 18, and followed that up … More