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00:00 2020, a year that changed all of our lives.
00:07 The COVID-19 pandemic cast its shadow over the world, spreading faster and wider than
00:12 anyone could have imagined and leaving devastation in its wake.
00:17 Life as we knew it ground to a halt.
00:19 The sports and entertainment industries decimated.
00:23 Professional cycling was suspended mid-season.
00:26 There were four positive cases among staff members on teams.
00:30 One rider had tested positive.
00:31 It was a pretty scary experience.
00:33 It felt like the window was closing on cycling, sport and life.
00:39 And we are watching possibly our last bike race for quite a while.
00:50 We can't imagine a year without cycling.
00:53 Immediately everybody understood that it was key for cycling to work together.
00:58 The turn needs to happen to save our sport.
01:00 Is there a risk of catching COVID?
01:01 Yes, there was.
01:02 But at least we got to try it.
01:05 This film tells the story of how the sports movers and shakers came together like never
01:08 before to deliver a race calendar like no other.
01:11 There was always this uncertainty.
01:13 Was it actually going to start or wasn't it?
01:16 It was anything from like, this is not possible, we cannot race at all to like, how do we make
01:21 it happen?
01:22 It was actually a unique phase in the history of cycling.
01:26 You will hear from the president of the UCI, from the top race organisers, team bosses
01:30 and doctors, from commentators, journalists and from the pro riders themselves.
01:35 People are struggling, losing their jobs, losing hope.
01:40 We will never take for granted being free again.
01:45 That's professional sport, isn't it?
01:48 It's not a right that just because we're good at it that we get to continue doing it.
01:52 This is the definitive story of pro cycling and COVID-19 in 2020.
01:57 The story of a lost year saved.
01:59 Pro Cycling. A new beginning.
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