Only A Ride

Telus Originals

Directed by Gordie Rogers
Produced by The Grove
59m | 2023

Anthony Boussetta, an endurance mountain biker, attempts a near impossible ride in the pursuit of mental health awareness.

When Anthony completed the Triple-Triple Crown, a ride encompassing ascending and descending all 3 of Vancouver's North Shore mountains 3 times each, he quickly gained notoriety in the mountain bike community. He was seen as "crazy" for riding the 40 hour, 260km, 10,000 metre route. Although lofty endurance rides have become more and more popular, Anthony does his with very little fanfare. His answer to the often-asked question of "why?" is "why not?" but the reality is that a long journey of mental health challenges have led him to a place where he finds solace in these seemingly impossible pursuits. 

Now that he is beginning to prepare for a new goal, one that could make even the Triple-Triple look "easy", he's taking this opportunity to make this ride about more than himself. Hoping to raise awareness for mental health and to encourage others to ask for help like he has, Anthony will push himself harder than he ever has before on a 10 mountain route that has never been attempted.

Director: Gordie Rogers

Producers: Zac Hoffman, Gordie Rogers

Co-Producers: Matthew Hardie, Casey Dubois

Cinematographers: Gordie Rogers, Scott Secco, Mike Henitiuk, Seb Berthiaume, Zac Hoffman, Laris Thompson, Kieran Brownie, Hunter Lang, Sina Soltani, Casey Dubois

Editor: Zac Hoffman

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