Cross Country Cycle Race In Italy Lner 1938

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Italy.

Various shots of men setting off on a cross-country cycling race from an Italian city. The men cycle through the city streets before reaching the tougher countryside parts of the route, where they have to carry their bicycles up rocky hills. Large crowds watch the cyclists finishing...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16388
Sort Number:
38/020
Time in/Out:
01:11:17:00 / 01:12:09:00
Canister:
38/20
Film ID:
957.16
Issue Date:
13/03/1938

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