Tour De France

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1414A
Date Released
12 Jul 1956
Date submitted
5 Jul 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Lap of the Tour De France Cycle Race. DESCRIPTION: The cycle race from Rheims to Liege won by Andre Darrigade the only British competitor was Brian Robinson. SHOTLIST: The first lap started from Rheims and finished at Liege, Belgium. General views of the start. CU of Hassenfoder, Ockers, Barnkart, Defilippis, Garl. The French team. CU of Geminiani. The Mayor of Rheims opening a bottle of champagne, cutting the ribbon. The cortege of racers in the street. The start. Shot of the racers at Rocroy. Darrigade getting from the pack. Schaer and Robinson. Crossing the Belgian border. At Achene (the 160th kilometre). The sprint before the arrival into Liege - won by Darrigade. Close up of the winner. The yellow jersey. The crowd.
Keywords
Sport; Cycling
Locations
France; Liege; Belgium; Rheims
Footage sources
France
Card file number
67562
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tour De France', British Movietone News Issue No. 1414A, 12 Jul 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21051 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)