(1998) 120 min
A 16-day, 1,200 mile bicycle ride through once war-torn Vietnam
In 1998, World T.E.A.M. Sports (The Exceptional Athlete Matters) organized a 16-day, 1,200 mile bicycle ride through once war-torn Vietnam. Able-bodied and disabled veterans, from the U.S. and Vietnam, travel across a landscape where they once killed to stay alive. The former enemies ride as one team, joined by well-known rider Greg LaMonde and Senator John Kerry, in an emotional journey of peace, reconciliation, and athletic achievement. The biggest handicaps turn out to be the ghosts of the past, with their nagging reminders of conflict, injury and loss.
Executive Producers
Jim Benson
Paulette Dougals
Steve Whisnant
Sports Illustrated
World T.E.A.M. Sports
Producers
Jerry Blumenthal
Peter Gilbert
Gordon Quinn
Kartemquin Films
Long Shot Films
Directors
Jerry Blumenthal
Peter Gilbert
Gordon Quinn
Directors of Photography
Peter Gilbert
Gordon Quinn
Tran Le Tien
Editors
David E. Simpson
Jan Sutcliff
Sharon Karp
Bob Schneiger
Additional Editors
Leslie Simmer
Frederick Steim
Director of Photography
Peter Gilbert
Gordon Quinn
Tran Le Tien
Technical Advisor
Jim Morrissette
Sound
Jerry Blumenthal
Jim Fetterley
Adam Singer