Breaking Away & American Flyers introduced cycling to the American mainstream in the 1980s every bit as much as the successes of LeMond, Hampsten, Phinney, et al. What U.S. cyclist hasn't envisioned themself drafting a Cinzano semi? 😁 #cyclinghistory#sporthistory

'Breaking Away’ was this actor’s breakout role. Fans say it changed their lives, too

“This film is about humanity,” Christopher said. “I don’t see movies anymore that are just centered on people, and the so-called small problems that we all have.”

This movie was pivotal to my cycling introduction. In Highschool we started a club where we road mtb during school hrs for credit. It was a great scam. This movie was something we would watch at our club meetings