Originally Posted by pigmode
Have you not seen Jorgen Leth's documentry/narrative style coverage of the '73 Giro? It might be one of the most insightful and entertaining films on professional cycling out there.
Didn't he also produce "Sunday in hell" which was a mid 70's Paris Roubaix. The first few minutes is a mechanic cleaning a bike. It sounds like a waste of film footage but its totally hypnotic watching the guy work. Its a great introduction to the film.
There's lots of action, good drama, inspiring race footage (Until it gets stopped by union protests along the race route)