Geraint Thomas: Y Daith

Year after year hundreds of thousands of fans line the route of the Tour de France, cheering on their heroes and willing them to victory, while millions of viewers worldwide tune in on their televisions. Academy Award-winning director Pepe Danquart, fascinated by the spectacle of the three week race, chose to focus on the courage, the ...

Runtime

2h 3m

Director

Pepe Danquart, Werner Swiss Schweizer

Cast

Erik Zabel, Rolf Aldag, Andreas Klöden

A short documentary about the 1962 Tour-de-France. Topics covered include: crowds of people and motorcycles, drinking raids and feeding, pileups, doping, "the charge," and the mountain stages.

Runtime

18m

Director

Louis Malle

Cast

Jean Bobet

Jean-Christophe Rosé directs this documentary tracing the history of the world's most famous cycle race. Celebrating the event's centenary year, the film highlights the tour's enduring relationship with the public by looking back at the legendary riders whose names have become synonymous with the race, including Fausto Coppi, Louison B...

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Jean-Christophe Rosé

Cast

Fausto Coppi, Eddy Merckx, Bradley Wiggins

In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, a titanic feat of physical and mental endurance that no rider has repeated since. He was a hero to millions, the saviour of cycling following the doping scandals which threatened to destroy the sport. However, less ...

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

James Erskine

Cast

Nicola Amaducci, Evgeni Berzin, Romani Cenni

“PRO” takes viewers on an unforgettable ride into the ultra-elite world of the superstars of professional bike racing: Bobby Julich, Chris Horner, Freddie Rodriguez, Mike Sayers, Gord Fraser, Henk Vogels, Mark McCormack, Jonas Carney, Trent Klasna, Michael Creed, Erik Saunders, Tim Johnson and more. These superstars and their teams sta...

Runtime

1h 56m