Six Day Cycle Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2364A
Date Released
26 Sep 1974
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Six Day Cycle Race. DESCRIPTION: On Wembley’s special banked track, two wheelers battle it out at a furious pace. SHOTLIST: CU bike wheels on car roof rack. SCU rider checking wheels of his bike pan up to his face Tony Gowland GB. LS British camp. SV British rider pan to Barry Hoban GB. SCU man tightening back wheel of bike. SCU man pumping up tyre. CU man cleaning up tyre. CU Alberto Della Torre (Italy) putting on safety headgear. CU Patrick Sercu of Belgium, putting on headgear, he moves off on bike to track, SV pan Tony Gowland and Sigi Renz (West Germany) cycling slowly on track before official start. CU young boy watching. SV pan start of race. GV pan bikes on track coming off bend. SV pan bikes flashing past pan to BV. GV pan bikes racing on track coming off bend. LV pan bikes racing round bend.
Keywords
Sport; Cycling
Locations
London; England; Wembley
Card file number
74/189
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Six Day Cycle Race', British Movietone News Issue No. 2364A, 26 Sep 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30485 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)