Leadville 100 Movie -- "Race Across the Sky" -- Announces Second Showing
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the movie, "Race Across the Sky" which is the story of the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race that took place in August. The LT100 is the event that Lance Armstrong entered after his retirement from road racing that made him decide to compete again. He didn't make much of a showing in 2008 but came back with a new determination to win in 2009, including taking on six-time winner Dave Wiens, who had smoked him the year before.
The movie tells the story of this epic race and it was presented in a one-night only event last month. I saw it, and it was great. It's not a "racing" movie, only about Lance, Lance, Lance with one action shot after another. Rather it's the human element, the profile of the competitors -- both those who make it, and those who don't -- that will have you both cheering and crying before it's all done.
If you missed it the first time, the good news is that an encore, one-night showing has just been announced for Thursday, Nov. 12th. Check out the Race Across the Sky website for more information. Tickets are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com, where you can find a complete list of locations showing the movie.
- Race Across the Sky website - featuring a five minute trailer preview
- Tickets and locations where the movie is playing
- Leadville Trail 100 website: information on both running and cycling events
Comments
This movie is great. I drove 30 miles to watch it on Oct 22nd and it was well worth the drive. If you ride mountain bikes or have an interest in cycling, I highly recommend Race Across the Sky. Invite some cycling friends and go check it out, you won’t be disappointed.
What do you mean Lance didn’t make much of a showing in 2008? He came in second and pushed Wiers so much that both Lance and Wiers broke the standing record.