A hilarious, moving story of friendship across the divide. Bernie enjoys attending wakes - usually of strangers. This unusual pastime leads to a riotous series of scrapes, culminating in a heartrending twist.

The attempt of the Danish racing cyclist, Ole Ritter, to recapture the most desired and most difficult record within professional cycling: one hour's ride ona racing track. The attempts took place in Mexico City in November 1974. The film describes among other things Ole Ritter's special training on the advanced racer,…