Race Across Leadville Mountain Bike

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Race Across the Sky 2009 delves into the booming popularity of bike racing, including record numbers of citizen riders, all with their own personal reasons for challenging themselves to this epic test of will, strength and endurance.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Soaring Inspiration from an Unexpected Source
By Alex Hutchinson
I saw this film in the theater and was fully impressed. I don’t think anyone ever imagined that a documentary about cross country mountain biking could be so compelling even when the legendary Lance Armstrong is one of the main characters. While the thrust of the movie is a rematch between reigning Leadville Champion Dave Weins and Tour de France Master Lance Armstrong, the real drama of the story are the lesser known local riders who risk it all in a grueling 100 mile off road race. It covers their dedication and heartache at points in their lives and along the course itself. The backdrop is a small mining town in the upper Rockies that had to find a new way to support itself when the mines shut down. Graphic descriptions of the race are followed by stunning images of the mountains and intimate snapshots of the racers families. To my surprise I shed some tears and the entire audience applauded. Hopefully this film is merely the first to arrive in this new genre.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Pretty rad
By Radonneur
This movie is a pretty good flick. However, there was one aspect of it which annoyed me greatly:

The entire movie, they keep saying “the leadville 100 is about the everyday people who ride it, not stupid Lance Armstrong and Dave Wiens and their superhuman abilities.”
The film then centers almost entirely on Lance Armstrong and Dave Wiens and their superhuman abilities.

Which is fine and all, and it was a great race, but that’s a weird dynamic, you see.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Inspirational
By Christopher C. Rakestraw
I loved the adversity and triumphs that some of the riders had to go thru at the leadville 100. Very inspiring to see people battle this monster of a bike race.

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