1969 - Following Merckx
2022•59m•Released
DocumentaryHistory
1969. July the 15th. Stage 17 of the Tour de France. A brutal stage from Luchon to Mourenx covering four of the toughest mountains in the Pyrenees. On this fateful day, Eddy Merckx catapulted himself into the history books with one of the greatest solo breakaways the sport has ever seen. Fast forward over half a century, and GCN’s Simon Richardson is in the Pyrenees to pay tribute to The Cannibal by recreating his ride. To make the 220km epic even more challenging, Si will do it aboard his 1969 spec Faema team bike and wearing their iconic red and white jersey. Eddy Merckx made this ride look easy, but will Si even make it to the finish line?
Director
Hugh Farrow
Writer
Ollie Smith
Languages
English
Studio
GCN+
Cast
Simon Richardson
Presenter
Production
Company
GCN+
Producer
Emma Rimmer
Producer
Mike Rees
Recommended
7.3
Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story
2014
7.3
180° South
2010
7.9
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show
2025
7.8
The Alpinist
2021
7.7
Hitting the Apex
2015
7.8
The Art of Flight
2011
7
The Armstrong Lie
2013
6.3
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025
7.6
Night Will Fall
2014
7.4
Prophet's Prey
2015
7.7
Valley Uprising
2014
6.9
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013
7.6
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
7.1
Cover-Up
2025
6.4
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
2012
6.9
Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist
2014
7.2
Seven Up!
1964
6.5
Whitney: Can I Be Me
2017
6.2
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
7.6
The Up in Smoke Tour
2000
Similar Movies
7.9
Grand Illusion
1937
7.6
Cinderella Man
2005
9
F1 2016 Official Review
2016
7.1
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
1896
The Legend of Pinky Deras: The Greatest Little-Leaguer There Ever Was
2010
TB 5
1995
5.3
The Blood of Others
1984
6.8
Slaying the Badger
2014
7
1979, Roma violenta
2019
3.6
Writer of O
2005
8
The Curious Case of Curt Flood
2011
7.3
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
2008
5.2
Jeff Hardy - My Life, My Rules
2009
6.6
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
2019
6.7
I Am Ali
2014
1
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
2025
6
Bustin' Down the Door
2008
Be Legendary: A Devin Booker Documentary
2021
7
Ferrari: Race to Immortality
2017
8
My Decision, by Andrés Iniesta
2022