Milk Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2140A
Date Released
11 Jun 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Peru ‘Quake
  2. 2Milk Race
  3. 3Fio Conference
  4. 4Anniversary of the Cinema
  5. 5Aldeburgh Festival
  6. 6Oak Apple Day
  7. 7Custard Pie Throwing Contest
  8. 8Cliff Jumping

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Milk Race. DESCRIPTION: Competitors in the Tour of Britain Milk Race struggle with gradients between Great Malvern and Porthcawl. Then we watch the final stage at Brighton and Czechoslovakian Jiri Mainus hailed as overall winner. SHOTLIST: GV massed cyclists through Cotswold countryside. SV to CU cyclists into camera. CU No 55 up hill. LV cyclists up hill. GV ditto. CU mass cyclists over brow of hill at speed. LAS cyclists past. CU tracking cyclists past at speed. SV ditto. SV pan 53 in lead along main road. SV pan cyclists along. CU feet pedalling. CU cyclists 21, 103 included. F/V cyclists at speed. CU No 53 in lead pan down to feet. B/V cyclists into Brighton, woman hoses them. SV pan cyclists up hill. GV racing downhill pan to B/V. AS crowds watch from esplanade. SV cyclists over finishing line. SV cyclists winner garlanded (Jiri Mainus of Czechoslovakia). GV people watch. SCU winner holding cup.
Keywords
Sport; Environment; Ceremonies; Cycling
Locations
Brighton; Cotswolds
Card file number
96030
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
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