Review of Icarus

Icarus (2017)
9/10
If you are an athlete and ever wondered about how close you were to greatness
24 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Brian Fogel wondered and was semi successful at cycling in his younger days and was disappointed with his results. He trains hard and races for a year and then decides to dope for a year to see if he can improve.

He realizes that most cyclists, indeed most professional athletes in any physical sport are taking drugs increase performance. The Olympics are no exception and gets in touch with a pro doping chemist.

The story could end there but takes a wild turn and becomes a sort of international thriller, unintended and believable.

I'm not so sure about the 1 star reviews saying this is propaganda, I think he got lucky and was able to contact the chemist due to his own willingness to help.
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