I am not sure if I would call myself one of them. I certainly was roughly 10 years ago, but my interest in the sport has faded considerably over the last years. And now I rarely check the results even. Bit I still somewhat enjoyed "Vive le tour". It is a French language documentary from the early years of filmmaker Louis Malle. It only runs for 19 minutes and the narrator is Jean Bobet, a former cyclist himself. This is only about the Tour de France and if you know a bit about cycling you will know that the early 1960s were the years when Jacques Anquetil dominated the race. But it is not really about the specific races or names, but more about the spirit. We see riders suffer for their triumphs. We see the audience's enthusiasm. And we also hear about doping already, which was definitely a problem at this point as well. And it stayed a problem for many more decades, probably even until today over 50 years later. Make sure you get subtitles if you are not fluent in French. I recommend "Vive le tour".
Review of Vive le tour
