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Woman Bikes Ho Chi Minh Trail to Find Her Father’s Plane Crash Site

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Red Bull Media House's Blood Road documents the tale of ultra endurance mountain bike athlete Rebecca Rusch, as she chronicles her search for clues about her father's death in Vietnam War. Rusch and Vietnamese riding partner Huyen Nguyen, pedal 1,200 miles of the Ho Chi Minh Trail through the dense jungles of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Loas. Their goal, to reach the crash site, and final resting site of Rusch's father, a U.S. Air Force pilot shot down over 40 years ago. 

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During their journey, the two women push their bodies to the limits and learn more about the historic "Blood Road" and how the Vietnam War shaped both their lives in different ways.  

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I love this journey, great views.

1200 miles?! It’s unreal. I am amazed!

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