Tour de France: Unchained | |
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Genre | Docudrama |
Composer | Dan Caplin |
Country of origin | France, United Kingdom |
Original languages | English, French |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
Production companies | Box to Box Films Quad |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | 8 June 2023 – present |
Tour de France: Unchained is a documentary series that gives a behind-the-scenes look at the major road cycling race the Tour de France.
Released on 8 June 2023, the first season of Tour de France: Unchained, followed the riders and their teams through the 2022 Tour de France. The show attempts to give viewers a behind the scenes look at one of the world's most prestigious cycling races.
The series is produced by the same team from the Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive and follows a similar structure.
The first season featured 8 of the Tour's 22 teams, in 8 episodes lasting around 40 minutes each. One of the biggest stars of the 2022 Tour de France, defending champion Tadej Pogačar did not feature in this series after his team, UAE Team Emirates, opted out of any involvement. [1] [2]
It is set to return for a second series following the 2023 Tour de France, after Netflix announced its return for another series. [3] [4]
Season 1 covers the 2022 Tour de France.
No. | Title | Original release date |
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1 | "The Grand Départ" | 8 June 2023 |
2 | "Welcome to Hell" | 8 June 2023 |
3 | "The Weight of a Nation" | 8 June 2023 |
4 | "Attack, Counter Attack" | 8 June 2023 |
5 | "Breakneck Speed" | 8 June 2023 |
6 | "Plan B" | 8 June 2023 |
7 | "Everything for the Podium" | 8 June 2023 |
8 | "Road to Paris" | 8 June 2023 |
While the show generally received positive reviews, [5] [6] there has been some criticism from riders about how they have been portrayed by the show.
In particular, Wout van Aert, who rides for Team Jumbo–Visma was unhappy about how he was portrayed during the show, [7] telling Sporza, "It's quite disturbing that there were stories written in the documentary that weren't there. For me, the series is focused on commotion." [8]
Primož Roglič is a Slovenian professional racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. He started as a ski jumper and switched to cycling several years after an accident suffered at Planica.
Mathieu van der Poel is a Dutch professional cyclist who rides for the UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck. He competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain biking and road racing disciplines of the sport.
Wout van Aert is a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. Van Aert is a three-time winner of the men's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, having won in consecutive years in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Tadej Pogačar is a Slovenian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Tour de France, winning three different jerseys during each Tour, a feat unseen in nearly four decades. Comfortable in time-trialing, one-day classic riding and grand-tour climbing, he has been compared to legendary all-round cyclists such as Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Fausto Coppi.
Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen is a Danish professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.
Remco Evenepoel is a Belgian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.
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