Le Ride

In 1928 Kiwi cyclist Harry Watson and three Australians headed to France, and became the first English-speaking team to compete in the gruelling Tour de France. Out of the 168 who began the race, only 41 riders made it to the finish line. More than 80 years later, cycling fanatic and Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan joined friend Ben Cornell, in an attempt to retrace the 1928 course in the same timeframe as Watson. They rode the same type of vintage bike, without gears. Keoghan chronicled another epic cycle journey (this time across the US) in his 2011 documentary The Ride.

I don't know why people want to take on these challenges, but I really believe that it's only by pushing yourself to the borders of suffering and discomfort that you really find out who you are.

– Phil Keoghan

Key Cast & Crew

Scott Shelley

Cinematographer

Louise Keoghan

Writer, Producer

Phil Keoghan

Writer, Subject, Director

Greg Peart

Subject

Ben Cornell

Subject

John Keoghan

Subject