Product Description

Bicycle Dreams is the powerful true story of the Race Across America, a 3000-mile bicycle race that challenges riders to cross the country in just ten days. They must overcome searing desert heat, agonizing mountain climbs, and endless stretches of open road, all while battling extreme exhaustion and sleep deprivation. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime is transformed in an instant when tragedy strikes the race. These voyagers discover what is truly at stake as they pedal on, praying for the deliverance only the finish line can bring. By journey's end, some are saved, others are lost, but all learn that the fuel that takes a soul toward its own true destiny is desire.

"Bicycle Dreams is a beautiful film that probes deeply into the sport's heart of darkness, offering an inspiring glimpse at the high price of glory." --USA Today

"Winner of eleven film festival awards, Bicycle Dreams is a truly gripping film, with more drama in 8 days than an entire Tour De France. Bicycle Dreams is riveting, possibly because it's less about bikes and more about people. It's a fierce human drama with bikes simply and literally being the vehicles for hope, pain, disillusionment, despair, happiness, effort, and as the title suggests, dreams. It's an impressive, inspirational film." --CinemaTalk

"A spectacular and heartfelt film that offers a riveting portrait of extreme courage in the face of inhuman obstacles. Bicycle Dreams is an artistic triumph that renewed my belief in the power of desire and the strength of the human will." --David McElroy, The Love of Movies

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5354 in DVD
• Published on: 2009
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: NTSC, Color, Widescreen
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 104 minutes

Features

• Featuring: Jure Robic, Chris MacDonald, Bob Breedlove
• Winner of Four Film Festivals
• Runtime: 104 minutes
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC

Customer Reviews

A monument to the immortal words, "I can!"
What is it about bicycles that make a certain brand of men and women strive to do what other people only dream about?

Auerbach's movie gives an up-close and personal view of what drives the cyclists who pedal across deserts, mountain ranges and plains coast-to-coast in the Race Across America.

You feel their pain and personal struggles, you cry over their tragedies and you share their exhilaration when they finish. You hear in their own words what makes them push themselves beyond normal human limits.

By the end, you'll know the answer to the question: What do you call the last cyclist to cross the RAAM finish line?

A winner.

Passion, Endurance, Insanity!
I had the privilege of attending a standing-room only screening of "Bicycle Dreams" at the Little Roxie in San Francisco earlier this year. This is such an incredible American tale - the cyclists, their teams, the guys who shot this film.It didn't hurt that I was actually sitting behind Shanna Armstrong, the first solo female winner of this race. I'm a cycling fanatic. I had to own this DVD. But, this is one of those DVDs that will bring anyone back over and over to watch these riveting stories of people who are each so unique but are all willing to give *everything* for this sport.

You really want "Bicycle Dreams" in your library!
Bicycle Dreams

Intestinal Fortitude at it's Finest
I'm writing with prejudice, I am a cyclist. Never have I witnessed such a crystal clear depiction of what it feels like to spend hours on the bike. I am awed by Auerbach's prospective, he made you feel as if you were there with the RAAM competitors. You felt their pleasure and pain. You understood why they were doing this. This documentary made sense of what could easily be misconstrued as ridiculous attempt for recognition. It is doubtful that RAAM soloist finishers will ever become famous, but they will have a sense of satisfaction few others will ever achieve.

"I have reason to believe the grass might be a little greener
on the other side" - Bob Schneider