Showing posts with label Tour Divide Race. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tour Divide Race. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Coming Attractions...

Looks like mountain biking, "the cyclocross of movies", is about to make another silver screen appearance in the upcoming film "Ride the Divide". As most of you know, the Tour Divide is the longest mountain bike race in the world spanning over 2700 (self supported) miles from Banff, Canada to Antelope Wells, NM (Mexican Border). What some of you might not know is that the Tour Divide was pioneered by Carrboro's own Matthew Lee (see rider in video with Sobe-Cannondale kit on in one scene and black stocking cap in another).

This film chronicles the trials and trailside experiences of three distinctly different Tour Divide Racers, with Matthew Lee being one of them.

Ride The Divide Teaser from Ride The Divide on Vimeo.


Ironically enough, I just found out this evening that my wife is friends with the director of the movie. It's a small world after all...

So who is up for this next year???

Baby Dave?

Thursday, May 28, 2009

More Wisdom

A few hours mountain climbing turns a rogue and a saint into two roughly equal creatures. Weariness is the shortest path to equality and fraternity—and liberty is finally added by sleep. —Nietzsche

Taken from the Tour Divide Site

Matt Lee's splendid Tour Divide is only a few weeks away from kick-off.