Cyclo-Cross Championships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2174A
Date Released
4 Feb 1971
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Cyclo-Cross Championships
  2. 2Rugby Union Centenary
  3. 3Ireland V France Rugby
  4. 4Monte Carlo Rally

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cyclo Cross. DESCRIPTION: Only seven professionals in a big field for the National Cyclo-Cross Championships. But with 94 amateurs there’s plenty of action as they pedal and push over a tough 16 mile course. Top professional John Atkins justifies favouritism to win the championship for the third time. He crosses the line with Daryl Brassington who came out top of the amateur category. SHOTLIST: GV mass start of cyclists pan to GV man cyclists up hill. LV single file cyclists through gate. SV ditto. BV going up hill. LV cyclists carrying bikes. SV pan cyclists carry bikes jump fence. GV ditto jumping fence & carry bikes up hill. LV cycling through woods, GV ditto. SV pan 2 cyclists cross bridge & about to go up steps. LV bikes carried up steps. SV pan No 1 carrying bike up steps nearly trips. SV cyclists carry bikes up hill. LV cyclists down and track in weeds. CU pan cyclists past camera. GV No 84 falls off. SV crowd watching. CU pan 2 cyclists (including No 1) near finish. GV line of cyclists past camera. CU timekeeper. CU pan No 1 and No 32 race to finish. CU cyclist past camera. CU pan another ditto. GV winners No 1 and 32 come in pan to back view. SV crowd. GV winners on rostrum.
Keywords
Sport; Cycling
Locations
Manchester; United Kingdom
Card file number
96782
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:

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