Nebraska Cycling News

Cyclo-cross Film Making a Midwest Stop

Pure Sweet Hell, a documentary by Brian Vernor and Willie Bullion, explores the passion, pain, and pleasure of cyclocross racing, while providing an intimate view of the kinship and clashes that comprise this unique "discipline" of cycling.

{mosbanner:id=5:left:0} Filmmaker and co-director, Brian Vernor, will be on hand to introduce the Midwest premiere of Pure Sweet Hell at Lincoln¹s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, Friday, February 11th at 7:00 p.m. (reception to follow at Bricktop, 1427 O St.).

Through creative cinematography and eclectic, original music, this hour-long film captures the essence of what makes cyclocross, its culture, and its community such a distinctive movement. Pure Sweet Hell features footage from the last three cyclocross seasons all over the US. Shot on location in North American 'cross strongholds such as Portland, Gloucester, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Tacoma, and Olympia, and featuring 'cross luminaries Justin Robinson, Gina Hall, Barry Wicks, Rick Hunter, Bob Leibold, Thomas Frischknecht, Mike Ferrentino, and Jeff Clark, the film¹s aim, as Vernor explains, is to "educate people who don't already know about the sport, and reflect American cyclocross racing as we see it: a contradiction of pain and goodness, which just isn't for everyone."

To see the Pure Sweet Hell trailer, visit: www.pilarcitos.com http://www.pilarcitos.com/

To read an interview with co-director, Brian Vernor, visit: www.dailypeloton.com http://www.dailypeloton.com/

Pure Sweet Hell will be screening at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, Friday, February 11th at 7:00. Ticket price is $5 and includes an evening of music, smiles, and mellow conversation at Bricktop, featuring the local bluegrass of The Flatwater Boys.

Tickets go on sale Monday, Jan 31st and will be available at:

Monkey Wrench Cycles, 1225 P Street, Suite A, Lincoln, NE (402) 477 4104

Bike Pedalers, 1353 South 33rd, Lincoln, NE (402) 474 7000

Lincoln Bicycle Compan, 1401 Pine Lake Rd., Lincoln, NE 68512 (402) 420 6522

Cycle Works, 720 N 27th, Lincoln, NE (402) 475 2453

Blues Bike and Fitness, 3331 Pioneers Blvd., Lincoln, NE (402) 488 2101

A portion of the proceeds from the tickets will go to benefit The Great Plains Trails Network and The Becca Wilkins Wellness Fund.

Special thanks to the sponsors and supporters of this screening: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, Footloose and Fancy, Monkey Wrench Cycles, Bike Pedalers, The Lincoln Bicycle Company, Cycle Works, Blues Bike and Fitness, The Mill, The Skateboard Mag, Team Kaos, Sandhills Publishing, A to Z Printing, Bricktop, CVO, CH, and all Nebraska cyclists.

For more info, go to: www.theross.org <http://www.theross.org/> or e-mail: kevin@theskateboardmag.com