In America, it took the phenomenon of Lance Armstrong's repeated wins in the Tour de France to capture the general public's attention and bring the sport of bicycle racing front and center. Yet, in Europe and in many countries around the world, cycling competitions are frequently major sports stories in the media -- and the subject of great interest, and topics of heated debates by cycling fans around the globe.
Now U.
S. audiences will have the chance to learn about a recent cycling hero -- a very unusual one, to say the least -- thanks to the stateside release of "The Flying Scotsman," director Douglas Mackinnon's sensitive and thoughtful film about the life and personal struggles of Scottish cycling champ Graeme Obree (played by English actor Jonny Lee Miller, who does a lovely job with a spot-on Scottish accent.
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