Couple of good BBC4 docus.

[shouldbeinbed]

PS. Velorama was great, even if the soundtrack was annoying. Looking forward to A Sunday in Hell & It'd be good if they showed the70's Giro film that Rapha(?) put on their website a month or so back.

 

[BSRU]

I watched the Storyville doc last night, what a complete bastard Armstrong was.

Also disturbing to see so many people knew what was going on but did nothing about it, for whatever reason(usually vested interests).

I'm glad I didn't watch the TdF during Amstrongs era as I would feel robbed now.

 

[ianrauk]

I watched the Storyville doc last night, what a complete ******* Armstrong was.

Also disturbing to see so many people knew what was going on but did nothing about it, for whatever reason(usually vested interests).

I'm glad I didn't watch the TdF during Amstrongs era as I would feel robbed now.

I watched it too. I'm not a big follower of procycling by any stretch or really followed the LA story, but thought I'd watch it anyway. my thoughts on the man.... a vile individual.

 

[downfader]

I watched it too. I'm not a big follower of procycling by any stretch or really followed the LA story, but thought I'd watch it anyway. my thoughts on the man.... a vile individual.

He had a Saville-Effect.

Which is why Velorama was a nice antidote...

 

[ianrauk]

He had a Saville-Effect.

Which is why Velorama was a nice antidote...

And of which is tonight's viewing.

 

[Saluki]

Watched Velorama and loved it. Watched the Armstrong thing too. He really is a nasty bit of work. Missed The Armstrong Lie. I'll see if it's on catch up or repeated in the week.

 

[_aD]

...and you had to keep watching to find the buried gems. Like the footage of Beryl Burton winning at cyclocross in 1962, jumping down over a dry stone wall with ease with her bike over her shoulder.

People can jump whilst carrying their bicycles? What witchcraft is this?

 

[ColinJ]

People can jump whilst carrying their bicycles? What witchcraft is this?

The funny part is where one woman drops her bike over the wall, and another hurls it over! The commentator suggests that the bike will not last long if she keeps doing that ...