The Sporting Scene: Cycling - Tour of Britain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1305A
Date Released
10 Jun 1954
Date submitted
Jun 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Sporting Scene: Athletics - British Games
  2. 2The Sporting Scene: Donkey Derby
  3. 3The Sporting Scene: Cycling - Tour of Britain
  4. 4A New Arrival
  5. 5News Briefs: British Legion Parade
  6. 6News Briefs: General Templer Leaves Malaya
  7. 7News Briefs: Tensing in Geneva
  8. 8News Briefs: Shot Up by MIG
  9. 9News Briefs: Convair Plane
  10. 10Ten Years After

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 10
Section Title
The Sporting Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Express Cycle Race. DESCRIPTION: The 1954 Tour of Britain was started at Great Yarmouth for the first stage of 1,461 mile journey round Britain. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Competitors seeing their cycles. Having muscles rubbed. Start of race. Various scenes of the race. On man has an accident. Man lying in road taken to grass verge, Arthur Bronckaert. Various shots of race. Finish. CU winner. Germain Mercier of France.
Keywords
Sport; Health and medicine; Cycling; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Lincoln; Great Yarmouth
Card file number
61162
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
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