Cycle Cross Country Race (1926)

Suresnes, France. Title: “Cycle-Cross-Country Race. F. Pelissier wins novel sporting event from big field“. M/S, looking over the heads of a crowd, of cyclists racing along a road. M/S of cyclists carrying their bikes over their shoulders as they clamber down a muddy slope surrounded by woodland, a small group of spectators watch them. M/S of cyclists running down and then up the sides of a ditch, some carry their bikes, others push them. M/S of cyclists climbing a slope with their bikes on their shoulders. M/S of a cyclist whizzing past a small crowd of spectators. M/S of a cyclist racing up a crowd lined street towards the end of the race. C/U of two of the cyclists chatting after the race (one is probably Pelissier), they are surrounded by a crowd of well-wishers. 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