I like David Millar. He’s always seemed to be one of the more interesting figures in and around road cycling. I appreciate that he can string a sentence together, that he can freely articulate the essential experiences of the sport. So when I saw that his film Time Trial was finally coming to Australia I…
Really, Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist should have been a better film. The constituent parts are so strong that the documentary could have almost made itself: A modern day story with the narrative arc of classical tragedy; reams of historic footage with electrifying sporting battles across breathtaking vistas; and newly conducted interviews with…
In limited release right now, T.C. Johnstone’s Rising From Ashes documents the struggle to establish a competitive cycling program in Rwanda. Cycling is hardly the first thing you associate with thoughts of Rwanda, but as this film reveals the sport’s rise in the country has provided a vehicle for hope. The film follows the…
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