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Rueda Film Festival ’18

The last 13, 14, 15 and 16th of September has celebrated another year our favorite film festival, we talked about the Rueda Film Festival, a cultural proposal that has completed its fourth edition in Barcelona and consolidates its idea of a festival focused on screening cyclist-themed documentaries and films.

RAW has been to the Zumzeig cinema to know the festival deeply, to breathe a pure cyclist atmosphere, with passionate people like us, where we could feel at home.

This is how we discover gems such as the short film called RJ Ripper, a motivating story that tells the journey of a young Nepalese without resources, a mountain bike lover, who manages to reach the Downhill elite of his country.

Or The Frenchy, an interesting short film of an 82-year-old Frenchman living in the United States who gave up his life to dedicate himself to his two passions, skiing, and cycling, which he still practices actively. You will wonder what is his secret, smile and enjoy every moment of life.

Or the funny one The Moment, where we can know the beginnings of Freeride. Shot mainly in Canada in the 90s, this crazy story tells us how some youngers who did not have enough with the mountain bike of that time, decide to go faster, higher, take more risks, all narrated by these crazy protagonists.

We could also see award-winning films such as Time Trial, a B-side of cycling, the unavoidable physical pain of age (greetings to Valverde), the pursuit of success and sometimes failure.

Finally, we would like to name Wonderful Losers: a different word, which takes us into the world of the almost pejoratively called ‘domestiques’, cycling beasts who are the pillars of the victories of those who tell captains. Professionalism in its purest state.

Highlight the presence of Sven Tuft, the professional cyclist of Mitchelton Scott, who offered an interesting change of views about Wonderful Losers and his experience as a domestique. Every cyclist is a domestique at some point in his career.

The late night session was focused on Turbo Kid film, an aesthetic wonder that comes from mixing BMX, Mad Max and ‘eighties’ video games with Michael Ironside as a villain.

We can only recommend this thematic festival, where all the attendants that surround you, will be equal or more freaks of cycling than you. A pleasure.

Photos by: Diambra Mariani

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About Sergio Querpache

Sibarita como pocos, meticuloso y perfeccionista, un ciclista con clase y un gran performance encima de la bici. Su debilidad son las bicis handmade las cual considera como piezas de arte y es todo un experto en la materia. Meticulous and always with attention to detail, he is pure class on the bike, where he shows his level. His soft spot is anything related to handmade bike, which he considers as pieces of art and he is an expert of the topic.

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Rueda Film Festival ’18

Los pasados 13,14,15 y 16 de Septiembre se celebró un año más nuestro festival de cine favorito, hablamos del Rueda Film Festival, una propuesta cultural que ha finalizado su cuarta edición en Barcelona y consolida su idea de un festival centrado en la proyección de cine y documentales de temática ciclista.

Desde RAW nos acercamos a la sala Zumzeig para conocer el festival desde dentro, para poder respirar un ambiente ciclista puro, con gente apasionada como nosotros, donde nos pudimos sentir como en casa.

Así es como descubrimos joyas tales como el corto RJ Ripper, donde una motivadora historia nos cuenta el periplo de un joven Nepalí sin recursos, enamorado del mountain bike, que consigue llegar a la élite del Downhill de su país.

O The Frenchy, una interesante corto de un francés de 82 años afincado en los Estados Unidos que dejó su vida para dedicarse a sus dos pasiones el esquí y el ciclismo, los cuales aún practica de forma activa. Os preguntaréis cuál es su secreto, pues sonreir y disfrutar cada instante de la vida.

O la divertidísima The Moment, donde podemos conocer los inicios del Freeride. Rodada mayormente en en Canadá de los 90, esta alocada historia nos cuenta cómo unos jóvenes que no tenían suficiente con el mountain bike de entonces, deciden ir más  rápido, más alto, correr más riesgos, todo ello narrado por sus aún alocados protagonistas.

También pudimos ver films premiados como Time Trial, una cara B del ciclismo, el castigo físico ineludible de la edad (saludos a Valverde), la persecución del éxito y en ocasiones el fracaso.

Por último nombrar a Wonderful Losers: a different word, que nos adentra en el mundo de los casi peyorativamente llamados ‘gregarios’, unos animales del ciclismo que son los cimientos de las victorias de los que dicen capitanes. Profesionalismo en estado puro.

Destacar la presencia de Sven Tuft, ciclista profesional del Mitchelton-Scott, que ofreció un interesantísimo cambio de opiniones sobre Wonderful Losers y su experiencia como gregario. Todo ciclista es un gregario en algún momento de su carrera.

La sesión golfa, fue cosa del largometraje Turbo Kid, una maravilla estética que surge de mezclar BMX, Mad Max y videojuegos ‘ochentosos’ con Michael Ironside como villano.

No podemos más que recomendaros este festival temático, donde todos los asistentes que os rodean, serán igual o más freaks del ciclismo que tu. Un placer.

Fotos de: Diambra Mariani

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About Sergio Querpache

Sibarita como pocos, meticuloso y perfeccionista, un ciclista con clase y un gran performance encima de la bici. Su debilidad son las bicis handmade las cual considera como piezas de arte y es todo un experto en la materia. Meticulous and always with attention to detail, he is pure class on the bike, where he shows his level. His soft spot is anything related to handmade bike, which he considers as pieces of art and he is an expert of the topic.

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