Old Bike Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2266
Date Released
6 Nov 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Orcades - Last Voyage
  2. 2Middle Sea Race
  3. 3'Pieta’ Restored
  4. 4Jewellery Exhibition
  5. 5Old Bike Race
  6. 6Colour: Indian Festival

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Old Bike Race. DESCRIPTION: The Paris to Rouen Old Bike Race - commemorating a similar race in 1869. SHOTLIST: GV interior Musee de Velocipede at Maule. SV cycling poster. SV pan old wooden bike hanging on wall. GV old bikes on wall pan to Penny Farthing. SV pan down old woman riding Penny Farthing along street. GV towards cyclists on old bike riding along street in race from Paris to Rouen. SV tracking shot, No 2 passes hitch hiker. SLV two riders. SCU sign Danger. SV cyclist and bike on ground, another rider comes up and dismounts. SV towards cyclists riding up hill. CU bearded cyclist pan down to feet, on pedals on front wheel of bike. BV another cyclist. CU woman rider wearing bowler hat. CU rider wearing Scots beret. LV pan another cyclist riding through open country. CU 60 KP 11 sign. SCU front wheel of bike as cyclist free wheels with feet off pedals, pan up to cyclist. LV pan cyclist pedalling madly along (fast motion) street followed by car carrying another bike. SV pan to BV, car carrying other bike. LV (fast motion) cyclists along road, pan with one as he dismounts and another rider takes over LV pan (fast motion) girl rider. LV pan (fast motion) another rider along road.
Keywords
Sport; Cycling; History and archaeology
Locations
Paris; Rouen; Maule
Footage sources
France
Card file number
98590
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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