DOPING TOP SECRET: IN THE SLIPSTREAM

GERMANY, 2025 44min

Company: EyeOpening.Media GmbH

Section: DOCUMENTARY – INDIVIDUAL SPORT

Discipline: Cycling

Director: Hajo Seppelt

Editing: Ramsy Diaz

Producer: Ulf Ullrich 

Synopsis:

The dark side of professional cycling, uncovering a major doping scandal on the eve of the 2025 Tour de France. With a gripping, true-crime pace, “In the Slipstream” demonstrates that the industry has failed to learn the lessons of the past and that the doping problem persists. The film powerfully investigates why today’s athletes climb mountains faster than past champions like Ullrich or Armstrong, raising crucial questions about current practices and the negligence of anti-doping institutions.