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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 32 min. 59 sec.) ; 560711858 bytes |
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From the frozen roads of a Colorado winter to the grandest boulevard in the world, Blood Sweat and Gears will take viewers on an incredible emotional journey, following the ups and downs of an underdog cycling team as they try, against all odds, to ride triumphantly into Paris on the Tour de France.Team Slipstream is an under-funded American team of young, underdog cyclists - still on a quest of a corporate sponsor.Determined to help the sport recover its lost lustre, the team vows to win an invitation to the Tour De France in 2008 - an incredible accomplishment for such an unheard-of team, made even more challenging by the teams extraordinary vow: to race clean. Each rider will submit to twice-weekly random drug tests, using the most sophisticated technology available.Can the team possibly make the Tour? Can they stay clean? Will they find a team sponsor willing to spend the $10 million needed to compete at the highest levels of the sport?With total access to the team, Blood Sweat and Gears will take viewers on a fascinating ride - an underdog story in the Breaking Away mode, where local boys struggle to compete against the worlds bestWith a group of competitive young men battling to be top dog of the team, conflict is inevitable. How will they cope? Will the riders come together in time for the Tour, or will inter-team squabbling destroy any chance of the team even making it to France?Will Team Slipstream be able to cultivate their selfless sides, or will raw animal selfishness prevail? What kind of sacrifices are the Slipstreamers making in order to ride and compete? Do they stand a chance? (From the US in English) (Documentary) M (L) CC WS |
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Broadcast 2010-07-01 at 22:00:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Bicycle racing -- Physiological aspects.
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Bicycle racing -- Training.
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Cyclists -- Attitudes.
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Doping in sports.
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Tour de France (Bicycle race)
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France -- Paris.
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United States.
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Streaming video
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Backstedt, Magnus, contributor
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Davis, Nick, director
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Friedman, Mike, contributor
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Frischkom, Will, contributor
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Lim, Allen, contributor
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Millar, David, contributor
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Vande Velde, Christian, contributor
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Vaughters, Jonathan, contributor
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