Band of Brothers: The 7- ELEVEN Story | movie | 2022 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

ALEX STIEDA, the first North American to wear the Tour de France's famous Yellow Jersey, reunites with his former 7-Elev | dG1fV2I4M0FvZk9JYWM

Transcript

00:00 I'm Alex Tida and in 1986 I was the first North American to ever wear the

00:06 yellow jersey in the Tour de France. It was the greatest day of my career and I

00:13 did it riding for the awesome groundbreaking 7-11 squad. We defied the

00:21 odds to become the first North American team to take on the European riders and

00:26 win. It all started when the US wanted to up their game for the 1984 Olympics.

00:32 7-11 riders won seven Olympic medals. It was tremendous equity and feeling for the

00:37 team so we couldn't stop. With surprising success this bold ambition brought us

00:42 pro status and we headed to Europe. European cycling was like a battleship.

00:50 It just kind of trucks along. 7-11 was the Nautica speedboat. We were an

00:56 unlikely band of brothers that would achieve success beyond our wildest

01:01 dreams. And when the race ends Davis Finney picks up his second Criterium win.

01:05 And now 40 years later we remember our racing days. We were full throttle. 11

01:12 days 710 miles of racing. The adventures we shared. You made it there. Your

01:19 team made it there. And the friendships we made. We're all buddies. We're friends

01:24 for life. We were accidental heroes. Okay we're no longer the laughingstock and

01:28 you can notice that in the peloton. Team 7-11. So I'm gonna connect with some of

01:35 my teammates to talk about how with absolutely no idea what we needed to do

01:40 to be pros in Europe we still won some of the most prestigious prizes in world

01:44 cycling.

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01:59 (dramatic music)