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Every first Monday of the month i put on film nights at the Lass O Gowrie, it's free and everyone is welcome. It starts at 7.30pm
This month, Monday 1st February, it's
La Course en tete (1974)
The Greatest Show on Earth - This brilliant documentary film shows the majestic beauty that is the Giro d-Italia Eddy Merckxs Molteni boss wept like a child in the arms of his beaming star who later on in the year went on to win cyclings magical triple crown when he won the Tour de France and the World Championships Experience the riders anguish and joy/the organizers difficulties and the adoring tifosis passion With stunning cinematography this epic film goes inside the Giros heart and soul from its opening sequence of the Pope blessing the riders through to the majestic power of Merckx Be amazed by his awesome battle with Gimondi to win his fifth Giro by a mere 12 seconds to equal the record held by Alfredo Binda and Fausto Coppi La Course en Tete - This outstanding film follows Belgian cycling star Eddy Merckx at the peak of his career through Europes best races
Followed by
The Eddy Merckx Interview
Merckx tells about his formative years, growing up in an old fashioned, conformist household above a small grocers shop in a suburb of Brussels, before emerging to stand supreme in the peloton from the mid 60's to the late 70's. As a professional cyclist Merckx gave and demanded total commitment and lived as the Irish cycling legend, Sean Kelly, did after him, utterly devoted to the sport.
Enjoy in this wonderful film watching a man of such incredible strength, spirit and self belief, that when united with tremendous athletic prowess and unbridled ambition, produced a set of results in the sport, that even today, are almost unbelievable.
A revealing and engaging interview throughout, supplemented by fabulous race footage and rare archival film.