''Höllentour'' (literally meaning "Hell Tour") is a 2004 German film. The US release (with English subtitles) was titled ''Hell on Wheels.'' The film is a record of the 100th anniversary ''
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
'' in
2003
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from the perspective of Germany's
Team Telekom
A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal.
As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to info ...
, focusing on riders
Erik Zabel
Erik Zabel (; born 7 July 1970) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who raced most of his career with Telekom. With 152 professional wins and 211 wins in his career, he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cycl ...
and
Rolf Aldag
Rolf Aldag (born 25 August 1968 in Beckum, West Germany) is a former professional road bicycle racer who rode for Team Telekom from 1993 to 2005. He raced in 10 Tour de France, 1 Giro d'Italia and 5 Vuelta a España. Prior to joining Telekom, h ...
. The film is directed by who won an
Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957.
From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One- ...
in
1993
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for ''
Black Rider'' (''Schwarzfahrer'').
In 2004, Mona Bräuer won a German Film Critics Award for Best Editing (Bester Schnitt).
Subsequent to the making of the documentary, several of the Telekom cyclists involved, including Zabel and Aldag, either confessed to illegal doping to enhance performance or were caught doing so, which drew more interest to the film.
See also
*
List of films about bicycles and cycling
This is a list of films about bicycles and cycling, featuring notable films where bicycles and cycling play a central role in the development of the plot.
List
See also
*List of highest-grossing sports films
*List of sports films
References
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References
External links
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2004 films
2004 documentary films
Documentary films about cycling
German documentary films
2000s German-language films
2000s German films
2003 Tour de France
Tour de France mass media
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