2012-01-09 Film The Eddy Merckx Story

**Hackney Bicycle Film Society January Show **will be

The Eddy Merkx Story

The story of the rider they called The Cannibal, who won everything there was to win.

The first film, made with Merckxs full support and input, comprehensively covers his phenomenal career. With a revealing interview throughout, plus fabulous race footage and rare archive film, Merckx tells about his formative years; growing up above a small grocers shop in Brussels, before standing supreme in the peloton from the mid 1960s to the late 1970`s. 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.

main film will be proceeded by a number of short films

**At: the Calthorpe Arms, **
252 Grays Inn Road
London WC1x 8JR and start
Prompt at 7:30
facebook.com/hackney.bicyclefilmsociety

is this a branch of the Catford and Downham Film club?

No never heard of them but I have now

Is it simply a walk-in, or does one need to buy tickets?

I'm coming to this - Eddy Merckx is my favourite cyclist of all time.

And Dan, it's just a walk in FREEBIE, walk in goodness....I think it's free anyroad...

Ah great! I hope to be able to make it!

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cheers ZC

ill be there

Poots yes it is free but there will be a collection for the London Courier Emergency Fund as we are showing the short they produced last year

Zebs

Sweet! Thanks Zebs. Looking forward to it heaps!

Bump

I'm gonna be there.

I sadly got the address wrong, and couldn't find it. #fail

the address was in the first post. it was good. the boy could ride. a true great, he stands shoulder to shoulder with the AYHSMB guy. legends of cycling.

lasagne was also good, big, tasty, muchos chips for £5.50

Yeah I know, but somehow I had memorised Gray's Inn Rd 161, no idea how I got that.

great evening, sorry i had to dash early ZC.. los anglelopes was superb as were all the short films, good eddy merckx film too, how much was raised for LCEF?

Cheers for putting this on, it was great, hope you raised a good wodge for LCEF.

~LOS ANGELOPES~ Official Trailer - YouTube
for those that missed it trailer only :(

Al sorry I missed you the link of the full movie is here ~LOS ANGELOPES~ on Vimeo

Also bike ♥ bike ♥ on Vimeo
fab Bicycle and Francoise Hardy

I'm sorry I couldn't make this but thanks for screening the LCEF film and for raising some cash for the fund,much appreciated.

J

NOT MY BIKE. - YouTube

just found this about a bike film
might be your thing
'road to roubaix'
http://www.masterlinkfilms.com/index.html

Thanks Saarf our first show was a Sunday in Hell also about the Paris Roubaix fantastic documentary

A Sunday In Hell - YouTube