Beyond the Peloton is a 14 episodes (really hoping for more) documentary shot by the film makers Joe Finkleman and Booker Sim in High Definition. The series follows the creation and journey of the first racing season for the newly formed Cervélo TestTeam.
I just finished watching all the fourteen episodes and was blown away. The films are all about insights and behind the scenes of creating a pro cycling team. I really liked seeing the before the race team meetings, deciding who goes in the breakaway, the strategies that were planned, coffee in the team bus etc. After watching it you get a sense you know the team riders better, and what gives them the extra advantage in races.
All the epsiodes are available for view or download: http://www.bartape.net/
Ted King (Cervélo TestTeam) on Saturday’s VIP ride at Dempsey Challenge.
Week in and week out from February through October, we saddle up and race our bikes. It’s our job, it’s our life, and it’s our passion. Whether it’s a one day classic or a month long stage tour, we’re constantly racing our bikes in order to tally the standard 60 to 100 race-days per year.
Which is why it was an exciting change of pace to be asked to participate in the first annual Dempsey Challenge this past weekend in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine. As the crow flies, L-A (as opposed to “LA” in California) isn’t very far from where my parents live and where I grew up in New Haaaampha’. And since I would be visiting Mom and Dad during the exact same time, it was a worthwhile coincidence for me to participate.
However, it’s no coincidence that the Dempsey Challenge takes place in L-A, because this is where Patrick Dempsey was born and raised. I’ll be perfectly honest here: I knew Patrick Dempsey is an actor, I knew he is on the show Gray’s Anatomy, and I knew his nickname is “Mc”-something (but I had to be reminded that the full moniker is McDreamy). Hanging out with Patrick for the majority of the weekend, I can say he is a genuinely nice guy. I like to say that New Englanders are a great bunch of people, and Patrick definitely maintains this characteristic - despite living in California nowadays. Read the rest of this entry »
