So, I binged a number of endurance movies / shows this weekend, all on Amazon Prime. Here’s my thoughts.
Iron Cowboy. Not bad, a little uneven. Not sure how I feel about the accomplishment; I didn’t find myself squarely on either side of the controversies.
Eat Race Win and All for One. I strongly preferred All for One, it was much more compelling & I really got into it. Eat Race Win was OK, I guess, it just felt to me like it was a foodie tour of France with a cycling tour as a backdrop. I wish it had displayed as much of the chef’s passion for cooking, for cycling.
Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story. Felt like a rehash of the Lance parts of Tyler Hamilton’s book (which I really liked). Not much new here.
The Cannonball Ride. Short (37 minutes I think), quick bite. I didn’t feel I got to know any of the racers – I kept them straight by their bikes (a Cervelo, a Trek, a Canyon, a Cannondale…) Cinematography was nice though, great scenery shots.
The Barkley Marathons: The Race that Eats its Young. I had heard of this race when I lived in Tennessee, but didn’t really know what it was about. Greatly enjoyed this one.
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No exactly a movie or documentary but the Classic Cycling YouTube channel is well worth a look. Grand Tour stages and one day Classics from over the years and is good background watching.
Just finished “All For One” and all I can say is: amazing. Wow. That is now one of my favorite cycling documentaries. I literally laughed out loud and cried. So many emotions.
Just saw that a 2nd season of “The Least Expected Day” has just dropped on Netflix, apparently following both men’s and women’s Movistar teams. How will I decide between watching the Giro and this???
I watched this many years ago and totally forgot about it. Was really well produced but it appeared to get little to no traction on the internet despite the try at it.
I only had this come back into my mind after watching a PLP interview with UltraRomance. I think he’s in this as a bit of a sandbag. Didn’t know at the time.
Breaking Away is a wonderful movie at #1 on your list
In my humble opinion I would have listed
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Just Watched “All For One”, this was one of my favorite cycling films I’ve seen yet, great watch. Got me through Spruce Knob +3
It’s free on AMazon Prime, says it’s free with ads but there were no ads so that was a nice bonus
For all his faults, and lord knows they are many and legendary, he is still an engaging individual. It is one of the reasons people bought his denials for so long and still continue to defend him today.
It is also why you can never know if he is actually telling the truth.
Agree that he can be. He was that way when he first started The Move podcasts. But as they have gone on, he has started (reverted?) to be more obnoxious, and less insightful and engaging.
This past year, I listened only to The Move podcasts with Johan Bruyneel. That guy really knows his stuff.
I’m looking forward to listening to the Peter Attia podcast. I’d bet he behaves a little better when it’s not his own show with his entourage.
