Movie Review: Wired to Win
Rating: * * * 1/2 water bottles (out of 4)
Over the winter holidays, I went on an outing with my sister's family to the Boston Museum of Science to see an IMAX presentation of Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France.
This is not a documentary about the Tour de France and its rules, heroes, winners, or losers. The movie shows how the Tour "is a dramatic example of how practice and repetition can 'wire' our brains to excel at complex, demanding tasks." And how "inside every rider...is a complex physical system composed of bones, muscles, neurons, and other tissues—all connected to, and powered by, the brain."
"Following the 2003 Tour de France, Wired to Win explores the capabilities of this amazing organ, integrating IMAX® technology, cutting-edge computer and medical imagery, and real-life racing drama to show how the brain responds to stimuli—and adapts for success as we learn, train, and practice."
The movie set out to focus on Tyler Hamilton's 2003 Tour. When he tested positive for doping, the focus shifted to two other riders: Australian sprinter Baden Cooke and French teammate Jimmy Casper of the FDejeux team. For cycling fans, the occasional glimpse of the big names such as Lance, Ulrich, and Tyler keep your attention. The footage is breathtaking and tests your stomach as you descend the mountain with the riders or go flying off a French mountain cliff (presumably from a helicopter's viewpoint).
While Casper wasn't so lucky in his 2003 Tour, Cooke's quest for the green jersey comes down to the final stage in Paris.
If you are a cycling fan, interested in exercise physiology, or the science behind mental strength as it relates to sport, I recommend you check this out.
Over the winter holidays, I went on an outing with my sister's family to the Boston Museum of Science to see an IMAX presentation of Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France.
This is not a documentary about the Tour de France and its rules, heroes, winners, or losers. The movie shows how the Tour "is a dramatic example of how practice and repetition can 'wire' our brains to excel at complex, demanding tasks." And how "inside every rider...is a complex physical system composed of bones, muscles, neurons, and other tissues—all connected to, and powered by, the brain."
"Following the 2003 Tour de France, Wired to Win explores the capabilities of this amazing organ, integrating IMAX® technology, cutting-edge computer and medical imagery, and real-life racing drama to show how the brain responds to stimuli—and adapts for success as we learn, train, and practice."
The movie set out to focus on Tyler Hamilton's 2003 Tour. When he tested positive for doping, the focus shifted to two other riders: Australian sprinter Baden Cooke and French teammate Jimmy Casper of the FDejeux team. For cycling fans, the occasional glimpse of the big names such as Lance, Ulrich, and Tyler keep your attention. The footage is breathtaking and tests your stomach as you descend the mountain with the riders or go flying off a French mountain cliff (presumably from a helicopter's viewpoint).
While Casper wasn't so lucky in his 2003 Tour, Cooke's quest for the green jersey comes down to the final stage in Paris.
If you are a cycling fan, interested in exercise physiology, or the science behind mental strength as it relates to sport, I recommend you check this out.
posted by JPD at Thursday, January 19, 2006
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