PROGRAM 8: BREAKAWAY FEMMES

BLACK GIRLS DO BIKE Dir. Kerry Werner ⎮USA 2025 5min.
BGDB NYC returns to Colorado for Steamboat Gravel 2025.

WE KEEP US SAFE - Hilena Dir. Shawn A Batey ⎮USA 2025 6min.
A profile of activist Hilena Tibebe, who founded Ride to DC, a 300-plus-mile protest ride from New York City to Washington D.C., launched to promote a more inclusive bike community.

BREAKAWAY FEMMES Dir. Eleanor Sharpe ⎮Australia 2025 90min.
In the 1980s, for six groundbreaking years, a women’s Tour de France was held alongside the men’s. These pioneering cyclists rode the same grueling routes, climbed the same mountains, and were cheered by the same crowds. Their race brought underdog victories, fierce rivalries, and extraordinary courage. But behind the scenes, they faced financial hardship, injuries, discrimination, and relentless logistical challenges. Despite their triumphs, the race was cancelled, and their legacy faded from view. Now, as women’s cycling reclaims its place on the world stage, the riders of the original Women’s Tour look back. What can their untold story offer to a new generation of athletes daring to dream?