Touring by bike for lengthy distances at a gradual and meandering tempo is one factor, however racing a mountain bike, utterly alone, completely unsupported, and with no scheduled breaks or time-outs for greater than 2,700 miles throughout a few of America’s most remoted environments is one other.
Journey The Divide is a Documentary Channel movie by Mike Dion about The Nice Divide Mountain Bike Race – a race through which individuals journey sparsely packed mountain bikes from Canada to Mexico alongside the Continental Divide in North America’s Rocky Mountains.
The film, which was shot throughout The Nice Divide Mountain Bike Race of 2008, follows the story of three courageous cyclists: Mike Dion, who drops out of the race comparatively early on; Mary Metcalf-Collier, the primary lady to ever try the difficult course (and end); and Matthew Lee, a four-time winner of earlier Nice Divide Race competitions.
The movie, which is fantastically shot and edited, reveals not solely how tough a race of this kind could be, but additionally simply how difficult it’s to movie an occasion equivalent to this. With riders stretched out throughout a whole bunch of miles, typically occasions in utterly totally different states, the Journey The Divide filmmakers confronted an almost unattainable feat – to seize the marvel that’s the Nice Divide, whereas on the similar time telling the story of our heroic Divide racers.
When the filmmakers miss the beginning of the race on day primary, I feared that the remainder of the movie may be a collection of recaps and speaking heads. However as soon as the filmmakers shortly catch as much as our racing heroes, the story takes off and pleasantly carries you all the best way to the tip.
Whereas the movie’s surroundings is commonly occasions unimaginable and the tales of our racers considerably daunting, what Journey The Divide actually does is make you understand simply how tough a race of this kind could be – each mentally and bodily. However, extra importantly, Journey The Divide captures the spirit of the Rocky Mountains and when it’s throughout, you too will wish to head out in your bike and expertise most of the locations featured within the movie.
Journey The Divide isn’t just a film about an extremely tough race by way of a few of America’s most scenic landscapes, however a narrative of self – delving deep into what it’s precisely that pushes us to do the seemingly unattainable and hold going (or surrender) when occasions get powerful.
Mike Dion’s Journey The Divide is an epic expertise that shouldn’t be missed.
Extra data at: www.RideTheDivideMovie.com
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