Breaking Away Movie - 1979 Cycling torrent

After graduating from high school, Dave Stohler (Dennis Christopher) dreams of becoming a champion bicyclist.

Posing as an exchange student to mask his working-class roots, he frustrates his parents (Paul Dooley and Barbara Barrie) and charms a local college girl (Robyn Douglass).

Peter Yates\\\'s Oscar-winning coming-of-age drama culminates when Dave gets a chance to leave his past behind and race against the Italian riders he worships.