Milk Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2295A
Date Released
31 May 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Milk Race. DESCRIPTION: The start of the 1973 Milk Race - top cyclists from all over the world gather for this round Britain Marathon. SHOTLIST: GV Plymouth Hoe. LV milk coaches & cyclists preparing. CU sign Czechoslovakia. CU pan to Czech cyclists preparing. AS sign Netherlands. CU Netherlands cyclists signing autographs. CU sign Rumania. CU Rumanian cyclist. CU sign Switzerland. CU Swiss cyclists being massed. CU Irish team on bikes approaching the starting line. CU crowd watching. CU mass of cyclists moving up to the starting line. CU two stop watches being set. CU pan GB A team at starting line. AS VIP lowers flag for start of race. CU pan mass of cyclists away. LV ditto up hill. CU track back cyclists along road.
Keywords
Sport; Cycling
Locations
Plymouth
Card file number
99117
Credits:
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Camera
Keith Pettinger
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Milk Race', British Movietone News Issue No. 2295A, 31 May 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29910 (Accessed 06 Mar 2025)