If you don't know what to watch tonight, here's a suggestion for you. The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson landed on Netflix this month. The documentary tells the story of the career and heartbreaking death of American gravel rider Moriah Wilson, who was killed in Austin on May 11, 2022. Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Marina Zenovich, who has previously made documentaries about Lance Armstrong and Roman Polański, alongside producer Evan Hayes, an Oscar winner for Free Solo, the film is built around the figure of Moriah "Mo" Wilson rather than around the crime of which she was tragically a victim.

Based on an in-depth 2022 article from Bicycling magazine, it retraces a news story that shook the USA and went beyond the cycling world, but above all chronicles Moriah's sporting journey and the impact of her loss on her family (her parents Karen and Eric appear on screen, along with her brother Matt) and on the cycling community she was part of.

Without falling into sensationalism, even though the event and the behavior of the person who killed her in cold blood has repeatedly surreal elements, it reconstructs the life of this rising star of gravel cycling and her tragic murder just months before the historic first world championship in the discipline in Cittadella, where she would have competed as one of the favorites.

We recommend watching it because, even though you'll feel a punch to the gut, it's much more than a simple crime story: it's a powerful reflection on an emerging figure in world cycling and on the fragilities that can hide even behind the most promising stories.

With excerpts from interrogations, interviews with acquaintances and people informed of the facts, including the friend who found Mo lifeless, it tells the story of this 25-year-old girl for what she was: a young woman full of life, full of talent, who loved cycling. It tells the story of a life torn away by jealousy and human madness, far too soon.