Cycling Film Night: 'A Sunday in Hell', with intro and Q&A by William Fotheringham

Cycling Film Night: 'A Sunday in Hell', with intro and Q&A by William Fotheringham

Tue 25 Nov 2025 7:30 PM - 9:45 PM GMT Doors at 6.45pm

Ely Maltings, CB7 4BB

The Guardian's William Fotheringham introduces a rare cinema screening of 'A Sunday in Hell', the classic documentary on Paris-Roubaix, cycling's toughest one-day race.

'A Sunday in Hell' is widely regarded as one of the greatest-ever sports films, a groundbreaking documentary made with more than 20 cameras along the race route, as well as a footage shot from a helicopter - techniques that went on to become standard in high-level sports coverage.

Danish director Jorgen Leth's revolutionary film-making techniques capture the unique atmosphere of the race, as riders led by Eddy Merckx take on the gruelling, cobble-strewn course on a hot, dusty day in 1976.