Cycling Movies or Books
01-31-07, 01:51 PM
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Cycling Movies or Books
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I just saw the movie "American Flyers" with Kevin Costner, its an old movie but its really good, Ive also just started reading Lance Armstrong's book "Its not about the bike" its really good he talks about his childhood struggles and how he dealt with his sickness and how he became pro...really good book.
What other movies or books on cycling have any of you seen or read that you recommend?
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I just saw the movie "American Flyers" with Kevin Costner, its an old movie but its really good, Ive also just started reading Lance Armstrong's book "Its not about the bike" its really good he talks about his childhood struggles and how he dealt with his sickness and how he became pro...really good book.
What other movies or books on cycling have any of you seen or read that you recommend?
Thx
tankman
01-31-07, 01:57 PM
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"Every Second Counts" is a decent follow-up to Lance's first. I REALLY enjoyed "23 Days in July". Great book imho...
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While I enjoyed reading Lance's books, they solidified my feelings that the guy is talented but selfish.
My favorite cycling book of all time is The Rider by Tim Krabbe. It climbs inside the mind of a racer on a long local race. A must read in my opinion.
https://www.amazon.com/Rider-Tim-Krab...e=UTF8&s=books
My favorite cycling book of all time is The Rider by Tim Krabbe. It climbs inside the mind of a racer on a long local race. A must read in my opinion.
https://www.amazon.com/Rider-Tim-Krab...e=UTF8&s=books
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Originally Posted by CarlJStoneham
"Every Second Counts" is a decent follow-up to Lance's first. I REALLY enjoyed "23 Days in July". Great book imho...
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Originally Posted by Nessism
the guy is talented but selfish
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Originally Posted by CarlJStoneham
Yeah, that sounds like a fair assessment to me. Still, I can live with it given what LAF is doing...
01-31-07, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by tankman10024
Hey
I just saw the movie "American Flyers" with Kevin Costner, its an old movie but its really good, Ive also just started reading Lance Armstrong's book "Its not about the bike" its really good he talks about his childhood struggles and how he dealt with his sickness and how he became pro...really good book.
What other movies or books on cycling have any of you seen or read that you recommend?
Thx
tankman
I just saw the movie "American Flyers" with Kevin Costner, its an old movie but its really good, Ive also just started reading Lance Armstrong's book "Its not about the bike" its really good he talks about his childhood struggles and how he dealt with his sickness and how he became pro...really good book.
What other movies or books on cycling have any of you seen or read that you recommend?
Thx
tankman
01-31-07, 02:46 PM
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Lance Armstrong's War
The Race (fiction) by Dave Shields
The Tour (fiction) by Dave Shields
are the most current ones I've read and enjoyed
The Race (fiction) by Dave Shields
The Tour (fiction) by Dave Shields
are the most current ones I've read and enjoyed
01-31-07, 03:11 PM
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Breaking Away is a must
The Tour was an excellent read
Every Second counts was not half as good as it's not about the bike
23 days in July is alright but Lance Armstrongs was better
Inside the postal bus was so boring i gave up on it 2/3 of the way
The road to Paris is a good dvd
The Tour was an excellent read
Every Second counts was not half as good as it's not about the bike
23 days in July is alright but Lance Armstrongs was better
Inside the postal bus was so boring i gave up on it 2/3 of the way
The road to Paris is a good dvd
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01-31-07, 03:35 PM
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Who can forget Kevin Bacon in Quicksilver......I can 
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And of course ...The movie that featured on e the greatest USA cyclists of all time.........
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I really liked Hell On Wheels. Very cool documentary of Team Telekom during the 2003 Tour de France, focusing on Erik Zabel and Rolf Aldag.
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Hell on Wheels (DVD - on Amazon)- an excellent German documentary with subtitles on the 2003 Tour de France. It follows Erik Zabel and Rold Aldag (Team Telecom) through the Tour. You get a great view of the race from inside the Peloton, the team work involved, the pain and suffering that they go through in the three weeks.
https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Wheels-Ro.../dp/B000B5XSTE
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I wonder, if two people in different places on the Earth are composing virtually the same internet post at virtually the same time, are they virtually the same person?
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Originally Posted by Nessism
My favorite cycling book of all time is The Rider by Tim Krabbe. It climbs inside the mind of a racer on a long local race. A must read in my opinion.
I love how it captures the minds wanderings when pedaling...
How you can be thinking of something then lose that train of thought, think of something else, only to wonder back to the original thought....It happens to me a lot when riding...
It also captures the ebb and flow of how one feels during a race...
Again...Great read...
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01-31-07, 05:09 PM
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I read somewhere that a French film "Le Velo de Ghislain Lambert" is a great and funny bike movie. Unfortunately, the copy I bought online came with Dutch subtitles so I still haven't seen it. If anyone out there speaks French or Dutch and would like the DVD let me know.
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Lance Armstrong's War is the better than 23 Days in July, IMO. Both are good and worth reading, though.
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Originally Posted by djbowen1
Breaking Away is a must
The Tour was an excellent read
Every Second counts was not half as good as it's not about the bike
23 days in July is alright but Lance Armstrongs was better
Inside the postal bus was so boring i gave up on it 2/3 of the way
The road to Paris is a good dvd
The Tour was an excellent read
Every Second counts was not half as good as it's not about the bike
23 days in July is alright but Lance Armstrongs was better
Inside the postal bus was so boring i gave up on it 2/3 of the way
The road to Paris is a good dvd
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French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France -- Tim Moore.
A novice cyclist decides to ride the route of the Tour de France following a map he's ripped out of CycleSport. Think Bill Bryson on a bike with a British accent. Very funny.
A novice cyclist decides to ride the route of the Tour de France following a map he's ripped out of CycleSport. Think Bill Bryson on a bike with a British accent. Very funny.