Here’s some news of an interesting-looking new movie called The Racer, which has been announced for a release in December. Vertigo Releasing will release the film in cinemas and on digital platforms on 18 December 2020. The film is set around the 1998 Tour De France and is described as an intense and thrilling story of sporting highs and lows at the world’s most prestigious cycling event. The film stars Louis Talpe (Of Kings and Prophets), Matteo Simoni (Gangsta), Tara Lee (A Date For Mad Mary), Iain Glen (Game of Thrones) and is directed by Kieron J. Walsh (Jump, Finding Joy). We have some more info on the movie below.
In summer 1998, the opening stages of Le Tour de France are relocated to Ireland. At the start of what will likely be his last Tour, cyclist Dom Chabol (Louis Talpe) is dropped from the Team he has dedicated his life to. Team masseur and best friend Sonny (Iain Glen), who helped keep Dom at peak performance through illegal blood doping, fails to reassure him about his future. However a chance liaison with Lynn (Tara Lee), a young Irish doctor, softens the blow, and Dom starts to accept – and even enjoy – the idea of civilian life. But just as he gears up to head home, another teammate is knocked off the Tour and Dom is thrown back into the saddle. Now with the years of doping having taken a toll on his body, the racer may pay the ultimate price for a final shot at the glory that has eluded him his entire career…
We’ll have more on the movie as and when it comes in. Here are a couple more images from the film.
