France - Britain’s Two-Wheeled Wonder

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1773A
Date Released
30 May 1963
Date submitted
27 May 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: France - Britain’s Two-Wheeled Wonder. DESCRIPTION: The longest non-stop cycling event in the world - the Bordeaux - Paris Race. Tommy Simpson, the British rider now living in Belgium, has been trying for some time to establish himself among the top-line Continental cycling-stars. Pedalling into Paris well in the lead, Tommy becomes the first Englishman to win the Cycling Derby since 1891! SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS car off followed by cyclist. LS cyclist to camera. BS cyclist. MS pan - cyclist down road. MLS pan - cyclists. MCU cyclist No 15 (Tommy Simpson - GB). MCU feet turning pedals. TS cyclist along road. MS cyclists into camera. TS people by roadside. CU Tommy Simpson cycling. BS trucking cyclists. MS same past camera. GV crowd. MS cyclists past camera. GV crowd. MS No 15 - Tommy Simpson - the winner. Tour de France.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
France; Paris; Bordeaux
Footage sources
France
Card file number
86646
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'France - Britain’s Two-Wheeled Wonder', British Movietone News Issue No. 1773A, 30 May 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25117 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)