Fine Cycle Racing (1926)

South East London. Title: “Fine cycle racing at Herne Hill attracted big gate. W.J. Bailey scored popular win over E. Kaufmann ... World’s Sprint Champion“. M/S of the start of a cycle race; a row of cyclists on racing bikes line up on a racecourse, the back wheel of each bike is held steady by a kneeling man. A race official fires a starting pistol and all at once the bikes set off, the spectator stands in the background are packed. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All