10 can't-miss movies to see during the Tour de France
'The Triplets of Belleville' (2003)
'Davis + Connie' (2014)
http://www.youtube.com/embed/zRJKqeZ5NrM?rel=0&showinfo=0
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"America’s finest and most inspiring road racers, Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter-Phinney."
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'Clean Spirit' (2014)
http://www.youtube.com/embed/xPuhtJROgoA?rel=0&showinfo=0
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"Amid high-profile scandals of doping among elite cyclists, one team dedicated to racing doping-free competes in the Tour de France."
Available on Netflix
'30 for 30: Slaying the Badger' (2014)
http://www.youtube.com/embed/6H7w89aZHZo?rel=0&showinfo=0
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"Brothers in arms right like, well, brothers. But at the 1986 Tour de France, they also happen to win."
Available on Netflix
'Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist' (2014)
http://www.youtube.com/embed/xfN3uxk-vRs?rel=0&showinfo=0
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"Follow the tragic life and death of a renowned cyclist Marco Pantani, who, after winning the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, fell victim to addiction."
Available on Netflix
'Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story' (2014)
http://www.youtube.com/embed/yIoNRXTy-F8?rel=0&showinfo=0
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"A hero's legend is a cheater's story. He rode a false path to glory — and saw his image turn on a dime."
Available on Netflix
'El Diablo' (2014)
http://www.vimeo.com/video/83939495
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Dieter "Didi" Senft is a "symbol and living metaphor of all cycling fans."
Available on Vimeo
'Portrait of My Grandfather : 80 and Still Cycling' (2014)
http://www.vimeo.com/video/74715441
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"A short documentary film about my grandfather and his passion for cycling. I made this as a gift for his 80th birthday (or his ‘4th 20th birthday’, as he likes to say)."
Available on Vimeo
'American Flyers' (1985)
http://www.youtube.com/embed/QxNWzbM7BjA?rel=0&showinfo=0
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"American Flyers takes you on the road for exciting world-class cycling competition as two brothers struggle to win a race and to regain the respect and affection they once shared."
Available on Amazon Instant Video
'Breaking Away' (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/embed/J1jzs6dk4bs?rel=0&showinfo=0
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"A bicycle enthusiast in a small college town spends his post-high-school summer trying to sort out his future while training for the two biggest races of his life."
Available on Amazon Instant Video
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