Marinoni: Le Feu de la Passion (French version)

Directed by: Tony Girardin

 

Distribution: Giuseppe Marinoni

 

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 1h27

Quality: Digital

 

Synopsis

(French version) For cycling fans, his name is nothing less than legendary. In 1964, when he was 25, Giuseppe Marinoni left his native Italy for a bike race. Not only did he get countless Canadians interested in the sport, he went on to become one of the most passionate and trusted bicycle builders in the world. Now 75, the man with “a character of iron and the soul of an angel” is as driven as ever, and plans to break the world record for distance cycled in one hour for his age group, a record held by Eddy Merckx.. For 60 days leading up to the event, Tony Girardin documented this intriguing, complete man, who shared not only his own story but those of the people important to him.