This is the amazing story of twin brothers Jubal and Guillem. Jubal had his leg amputated shortly after birth. Their mother met Juanjo Mendez who Invited them to the Velodrome. Just a few years later, they are both on their way to becoming BMX champions. This is a moving story about overcoming obstacles and [...]
Paco, a member of the Genesis cycling club in Barcelona, had a massive surprise the day he turned up at the Velodrome and found his hero Miguel Indurain there to greet him. (thanks Miguel) Unfortunately shortly after the visit, Paco lost his battle with Cancer. He had managed to survive longer than the doctors [...]
Our latest video is very special: our Pirates received an unexpected visit by Miguel Indurain, winner of the Tour de France five consecutive times, who spent the day with our protagonists. We hope you like it. And, please, if you can keep donating and spreading our Kickstarter campaign. There are just two weeks left!
Now the Paralympics are sadly over and while we edit our trailer including footage from the Games we have decided to launch our fourth video, “A Cadet’s Life”. A very different film from the previous three, “A Cadet’s Life” tells the story of Joaquim Rodríguez, the 88yo Pirate affectionately called “The Cadet”. It is [...]
We have just released our latest video, featuring Juanjo and Bernat. This short film follows one of our main characters, Juanjo Méndez, on his victorious day at the Spanish Cycling Championships in Majorca this year, which was just one step in his journey to the 2012 London Paralympics. We also get to know Juanjo, [...]
Elisa is the newest girl in the team. As she tells us in this video, her journey to becoming one of the “Pirates” began a day she was stuck in traffic in a car with a friend, feeling a little down about life, and spotted Juanjo cycling along the road, racing past them. She [...]
On this video we introduce many of our main characters: Juanjo, Bernat, Raquel… It has been watched by more than 100,000 people so far. Find out why!
Lyn Levett is our new Unstoppable, and deservedly so. A central member of the Paraorchestra (an orchestra formed by people with various degrees of disability), which performed during the 2012 Paralympics closing ceremony, hers is an inspiring story that we found particularly outstanding. As her profile on the Paraorchestra website says, it all began [...]
Our Unstoppable for March is Nacho Olmos. We believe his story will serve as an inspiration to many people. Nacho’s brother, Manolo Olmos, lost his battle with cancer six years ago. At that point Nacho decided to get on a bike and cycle all over Spain – and afterwards around the world – to [...]
We have taken longer than usual this time, but finally we would like to introduce you to our Unstoppable(s) for the month of February. Other months we have highlighted just one Unstoppable, but we thought this clip we found online was worth it. Therefore, the Unstoppable(s) for February are…(drums)…the Chinese Paralympic cycling team. We [...]
Unfortunately we didn´t reach the target required and consequently the amount you pledged will not be deducted from your credit cards. We really appreciate your support and please keep watching our website as we may start a new crowdfunding campaign in a few weeks. Our intention now is to post a new video clip [...]
The protagonists of our film recently had a special visitor: Miguel Indurain, five-times winner of the Tour de France. We spent the day filming him and put a video together, which you can find at the top of the homepage. Indurain rarely agrees to appear on TV so this is a very rare insight [...]
We now have our Unstoppable of the Month for January: Martine Wright. Hers is an incredible story. Martine Wright (born in London, 30 September 1972), is a British sitting volleyball player. Wright lost both of her legs in the Aldgate underground explosion in the 7/7 London bombings in 2005. She lost 80% of the [...]
The prestigious magazine Cyclo Magazine has just published a great interview with two of our heroes, Juanjo and Raquel. Don’t miss it! You can read it here.
David Constantine – Motivation’s co-founder At 21, David Constantine took a few months off from his agricultural studies in the UK to travel round Australia with his camera and surfboard. His holiday ended – and his life as he knew it changed forever – on a trip to Fraser Island one hot Sunday in [...]
We found this video on Youtube and we liked it very much. It might not be linked to the Pirates but it shows really cool stunts you can do on a bike. Shot in various locations in the UK. Some stunts are pretty amazing. Not bad at all, check it here!
