Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert is a 2001 French-Belgian comedy film directed by Philippe Harel.
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Plot
In the early 1970s, Ghislain Lambert, a Belgian cyclist who is born on the same day as Eddy Merckx, wants to become a cycling champion after seeing TV footage of Merckx winning his 1972-hour record. He tries to get involved with a big cycling championship, but only gets a job as a water carrier. His obsession becomes bigger when Merckx appears to him in a dream. Determined in his dream of becoming a victorious cyclist Lambert tries to look for different ways to achieve his goal...
Cast
Benoît Poelvoorde - Ghislain Lambert
José Garcia - Claude Lambert
Daniel Ceccaldi - Maurice Focodel
Sacha Bourdo - Denis
Emmanuel Quatra - Riccardo Fortuna
Jean-Baptiste Iera - Fabrice Bouillon
Christelle Cornil - Babette
Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert - Madame Lambert
Fernand Guiot - M. de Kimpe
Antoine de Caunes - Narrator
Frédéric Renson - Manu
Pierre Martot - Dr. Epedex
Éric Naggar - Le mage
Michel de Warzée - Mr. Vandenbroek
François Berland - TV animator
Fabian Lion - Swedish cyclist