News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

Phil Keoghan's Documentary LE RIDE Out on All Major VOD Platforms June 25

By: Jun. 21, 2018
Get Access To Every Broadway Story

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click.




Existing user? Just click login.

Phil Keoghan's Documentary LE RIDE Out on All Major VOD Platforms June 25  Image

LE RIDE follows the story of the first English speaking team to ride in the toughest sporting event on earth, The Tour de France. In 1928 a small under-resourced, untested team from New Zealand and Australia lined up in Paris next to Europe's best riders. 168 riders started only 41 finished!

Phil Keoghan has literally brought this remarkable underdog story back to life, riding an original 1928 steel bicycle with no gears, retracing the exact route and sticking to the same schedule. It was an average of 150 miles a day, completely circumnavigating France for a total of 3,338 miles in just 26 days, including the 'Death Stage' which took Phil almost 24 hours to complete.

" ... it's the most brutal challenge I've ever faced, insane distances over the world's toughest mountains, but this is a story I really felt I had to bring back to life" said Phil Keoghan. "Many experts considered the Australasian team to be a complete joke. More riders failed to finish the 1928 tour than any other in history. This was a HELL ON WHEELS race of attrition that was designed to eliminate as many riders as possible, most of the roads were unpaved; the course was almost twice as long as today's Tour de France and the bikes weighed twice as much as a modern racing bike."

LE RIDE is the first 4K (equivalent to Super 35mm film) documentary feature shot with Sony's F55 camera and supported with Angenieux Optimo Lens, delivering a true love letter to France, featuring stunning cinematic aerial shots in the Pyrenees and French Alps.

LE RIDE recently screened at SXSW and was the second highest grossing film at the New Zealand Film Festival LE RIDE was the opening night film at the Louisville International Film Festival where it won the Festival Favorite Award..

Phil started his nationwide tour at the American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs on March 31st and has PROMOTED the film across America benefitting charities and fans who met Phil and participated in a Q&A immediately following the film.



Comments

To post a comment, you must register and login.



Videos