The Bicycle Film Festival was in Sydney at the weekend so I got to spent one and a half days at the cinema watching films that were all in someway related to cycling. Of the main features, Road to Roubaix was the standout with excellent cinematography and behind the scenes footage, although the (slightly too long1) 6-Day Races was a close second with tons of interesting stories from a near-dead form of the sport.
There were also a good number of short films, on subjects from Kierin to spare parts races; one of my favourite and most endearing being a video for ‘Bat for lashes’:
There was also much enjoyment had from the two minute ‘King of Skitch’ with Felipe Robayo hitching a ride from a Lotus before destroying a pair of carbon wheels.

If you are fortunate to live in Melbourne, Milan or Portland the film festival is still yet to visit so go get your tickets!
- Aparently the wrong cut was shown, and it should have been 20 minutes shorter. ↑








Highlight of film festival was the good looking British cyclist I managed to sit next to.xx