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Davide Rebellin

"I came back after two years of silence and I work with more desire and more angry than before,
I claim my innocence and the right to look forward, trying to be an example for the young generations.
I'm forty, but I don't feel it.»

Davide Rebellin

Davide Rebellin, nicknamed "the altar boy" for his church participation when he was a child and for his quiet and innocent look, since twenty years he has been one of the most determined, aggressive and successful riders in the bunch.
Rebellin made his professional debut in 1992, and since then he has collected many victories, especially during the "classical" one-day races like the Amstel Gold Race, the Flèche Wallonne (3 times), the Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Tre Valli Varesine.
On August 9, 2008, on his thirty-seventh birthday, he won the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics, but almost a year later, because of new stricter tests on blood samples, he tested positive for Cera.
Then, a new phase of David Rebellin's career started from that moment: infamy, charges of doping and a two years disqualification.
He returned to races after a those two years-ban and, on August 2011, just few days after his 40th birthday, he won the Tre Valli Varesine for the second time in his career.
Lights and shadows, a personal line that could be seen as a metaphor of professional cycling, and that is important to tell and to remember.

We had in mind to involve Davide Rebellin into this movie since our very first project but now we can really say that we're very satisfied of our choice.
He's a great athlete (considering his results and the fact that at the age of 41 years old, he's starting a new adventure in CCC Polska Team) and, moreover, he's a great man. We don’t want to discuss about his past scandals (see Bejiing doping affair in 2008), but from our side we can truly testify how clean and special this person is.
We're sure, he will surprise you!

Ignazio Moser (and his father Francesco)

Born in Trento, northern Italy, on July 4th 1992, Ignazio Moser is just twenty years old.
Youngest son of Francesco Moser, he resembles his father physically (he's a massive, fast rouleur) and even more for his determination and ability to lead the bunch.
We've filmed his last year before his approach to professional cycling and the 1st year in which he's been a full-time cyclist, having completed his studies. At the end of 2012, Ignazio has passed to BMC developmental team, and in 2013 he will face his first competition among the professionals.
For everyone Ignazio is first of all "Francesco Moser's son", and everything he does, his victories (in 2010 he was the Juniors National Individual Pursuit Champion) and his defeats are compared to what his father did.
Moreover, his father passed him a huge passion for a single race, the Paris-Roubaix.
A race that Francesco Moser won three time consecutively, and that Ignazio has tried to make his own in 2012, when we've filmed his "Paris-Roubaix Espoirs" in the Elite category, with his team Trevigiani Dynamon Bottoli

HERE, a gallery of photos from the Roubaix.

FRANCESCO MOSER

Francesco Moser was one of the most successful riders of the 70's and 80's, with 273 victories as a professional, including one Giro d'Italia, three Paris-Roubaix ('78, '79, '80), two Giro di Lombardia and Milan-Sanremo, as well as a world road championship. In 1984, in Mexico City, Moser broke the famed 1972 hour record of Eddy Merckx's, riding 50.808 kilometers.
He is still the Italian cyclist with the highest number of successes (273) and is also in third place globally, behind Eddy Merckx (426) and Rik Van Looy (379)
Nowadays, Francesco Moser runs a family winery.

Gianni Mura

Born in Milan (Italy) in 1945, Gianni Mura is a journalist and writer.
Since 1964, he deals with sports, for "La Gazzetta dello Sport" first and then for "La Repubblica" magazines.
Since 1967, every year in July he follows the Tour de France.
In 2007 he released his first novel, "Yellow on yellow" set during the Tour de France.
His book "La flamme rouge. Stories and roads from my Tours" is dedicated to the same race.
Gianni Mura describes himself as an old way "suiveur" , a journalist that who was used to used to physically follow the riders on the Tour’s roads: its chronicles are full of his personal collection of anecdotes, with many cultural, culinary and artistic references.
The daily chronicles by Gianni Mura are not only news, but epic narration of gestures, undertakings, true life and death stories passions and emotions.

Gianni Mura is a constant presence in the whole movie, giving us the interpretation keys necessary to understand this sport, its past and present value and its future evolution

El Diablo

We've decided to follow Didi Senft, better know as "El Diablo", who since the 90's wears wears his red devil costume and trident on the roads of the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and many other international races roads.
Our decision originated from the consideration that during the years, "El Diablo" has become a real icon of this sport: from the Pantani era, Armstrong or Evans ones, he is always been there, to share with us his joy, his passion and why-not also some of his madness.
So, Today, El Diablo is a star by himself , in this film we've borrowed Didi Senft story to tell you about the funny side of the coloured and enthusiast group of the cycling fans.
They can be passionate, spontaneous, enthusiastic, tidy, sometimes drunk or chaotic, but they are really many, and you will find them anywhere and everywhere.
This is the incredible world of cycling events’ fans probably the only not-paying spectators (until now!) in the whole sports world.
Cycling fans can enphasize both race and racers emotions : without their warm participation, cycling exploits would be just poor and cold events, without witnesses,.. and without heart.

Other Characters

Francesco Moser - One of the most successful riders in cycling history, he's a great and continuous inspiration and precious advice source to his son, Ignazio

Cadel Evans - International star, first Australian rider who won the Tour de France, in 2011.
Gedeone Rebellin - Davide Rebellin's father, who transmitted him his cycling great passion, buying his son his first bike, when he was a very young boy.
Françoise - Davide Rebellin's girlfriend. She played a key role in Davide's return to races and victories
Marco Milesi - Ignazio Moser's team Manager.