Race Across The Sky Blu-ray (Lance Armstrong) - Blu-ray Forum

Andes · 02-28-2010, 04:40 PM

Looks like amazing HD footage. The blu-ray will be available mid-March.

Check out the HD trailer:

http://www.raceacrossthesky.com/

Synopsis:

"At 10,000+ feet, against the misty backdrop of a former mining town, Leadville, Colorado, 1400 cyclists line the starting line. For many, it will be the most difficult race of their lives. For some, a bragging right to say they raced alongside the best in the world. Some imagine victory. Most hope only to finish. But everyone will count.

The race that started 25 years ago as a running race to drive tourism in Leadville has now grown to a lottery cap of 1000+ competitors, many of them the world’s most elite cyclists. But the Leadville Trail 100 "Race Across the Sky" Mountain Bike Race is not just a race of man against man: it’s man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. elements, man vs. time. A clock set for 12 grueling hour’s slugs through 100 miles, over 14,000 vertical feet of climbing, some two miles above sea level, through extreme climate changes ranging from heat to hail, from rain to snow. To the racers, the risks of injury, fatigue and mechanical failure pale next to the chance that they will fall behind the 12 hour cut off mark and be eliminated.

Rivalries include six-time defending champion Dave Wiens vs. international star / seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Inspirational stories of human triumph include a Leadville woman rider who was critically injured by a car while training for last year’s race, another who suffers from multiple sclerosis, and 45+ rider who has raced all 15 years.

Whether they’re international stars of the sport or everyday folks with the will to finish a race whose difficulty is on par with the Ironman, the grit to push to their own physical and emotional limits strikes an elegant symmetry between racer and environment and a struggling former mining town whose very existence now relies on the tourism generated by this race. "

JimSD · 02-28-2010, 09:01 PM

I'm definitely getting it. A friend of mine saw it in the theater and said it was excellent.

JimSD · 03-18-2010, 05:18 PM

As a result of some googling I found that they were selling the DVD and Blu-ray at one of the recent showings for $30 & $35, respectively. It's supposed to go up for sale on the raceacrossthesky.com website this week, but they're running out of time to make that.

JimSD · 03-27-2010, 09:19 PM

It's up for sale now at raceacrossthesky.com. There is a seller on Amazon Marketplace that I ordered from that is about $2 cheaper than raceacrossthesky.com due to lower shipping cost. Pricey, but it would have cost just about the same for 2 of us to see it in the theater locally, so that's how I rationalize it. Plus, a good friend says it is excellent and it doesn't hurt to support the filmmakers.

02-28-2010, 04:40 PM	#1
Andes Member Member since:Sep 2009 Blu-ray collection:509	Race Across The Sky Blu-ray (Lance Armstrong) Looks like amazing HD footage. The blu-ray will be available mid-March. Check out the HD trailer: http://www.raceacrossthesky.com/ Synopsis: "At 10,000+ feet, against the misty backdrop of a former mining town, Leadville, Colorado, 1400 cyclists line the starting line. For many, it will be the most difficult race of their lives. For some, a bragging right to say they raced alongside the best in the world. Some imagine victory. Most hope only to finish. But everyone will count. The race that started 25 years ago as a running race to drive tourism in Leadville has now grown to a lottery cap of 1000+ competitors, many of them the world’s most elite cyclists. But the Leadville Trail 100 "Race Across the Sky" Mountain Bike Race is not just a race of man against man: it’s man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. elements, man vs. time. A clock set for 12 grueling hour’s slugs through 100 miles, over 14,000 vertical feet of climbing, some two miles above sea level, through extreme climate changes ranging from heat to hail, from rain to snow. To the racers, the risks of injury, fatigue and mechanical failure pale next to the chance that they will fall behind the 12 hour cut off mark and be eliminated. Rivalries include six-time defending champion Dave Wiens vs. international star / seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Inspirational stories of human triumph include a Leadville woman rider who was critically injured by a car while training for last year’s race, another who suffers from multiple sclerosis, and 45+ rider who has raced all 15 years. Whether they’re international stars of the sport or everyday folks with the will to finish a race whose difficulty is on par with the Ironman, the grit to push to their own physical and emotional limits strikes an elegant symmetry between racer and environment and a struggling former mining town whose very existence now relies on the tourism generated by this race. "

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02-28-2010, 09:01 PM	#2
JimSD Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:109	I'm definitely getting it. A friend of mine saw it in the theater and said it was excellent.

03-18-2010, 05:18 PM	#3
JimSD Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:109	As a result of some googling I found that they were selling the DVD and Blu-ray at one of the recent showings for $30 & $35, respectively. It's supposed to go up for sale on the raceacrossthesky.com website this week, but they're running out of time to make that.

03-27-2010, 09:19 PM	#4
JimSD Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:109	It's up for sale now at raceacrossthesky.com. There is a seller on Amazon Marketplace that I ordered from that is about $2 cheaper than raceacrossthesky.com due to lower shipping cost. Pricey, but it would have cost just about the same for 2 of us to see it in the theater locally, so that's how I rationalize it. Plus, a good friend says it is excellent and it doesn't hurt to support the filmmakers.

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