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A Sunday in Hell

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Possibly perfect. An artful documentary on the one day Classic Paris-Roubaix road race. Redefine what a road bike can do while watching the best from the 1970's.

Yes, this is one of the best cycling movies ever made. Gives you an idea of the difficulty of the ride and the equipment used at that time. Excitement, drama, social commentary.

Truly, hard men of the north doing battle on an epic course with courageous strength and passion, on old(er) technology. You like (love) cycling, be sure to add this to the movies you must watch. Ride on!

I first saw this movie at the theater. It played at an art house theater. The dark and gritty documentary appealed to the art house crowd as much as it did to cyclists.

This is a video about bicycle racing before million dollar contracts and the glamor and glitz we see today. The bikes were made of steel as were the men who rode them. Bike racers didn't jet all over the world with their rock star girlfriends back then; they had a job to do and earned every scrap of money and respect they got. A brutal race over a brutal race course.

Watch this video if you want to see a snapshot of what professional bike racing was like back then.

The DVD I received was defective. I have written to the company twice and never heard back from them. I am now filing a claim against them with Amazon.