Round-Britain Cycle-Race Aka “Daily Express” Tour De Britain (1952)

Daily Express Tour De Britain – Early stages of the cycling race

Battle, Arundel, Lewes (Sussex), Cardiff, Caerphilly Mt. Aberystwyth, Wales.

GV. Towards and pan, mass of cyclists racing through Battle High Street (first 7′ for superimposed title.) SV. Pan, truck carrying spare parts and spare bicycles on roof. BV. Cyclists climbing hill in main Street at Lewes. SV. No. 7. cycling. Pan to No. 29 pan to No .6. A.S. Mass of cyclists coming over hillock towards camera. BV. Cyclists entering Arundel – Castle in background. SV. Last year’s winner, No. 1. Ian Steel, cycling. & CU. SV. Pan, cyclists cycling past food station. No. 7. receives parcel and cycles on. Pan to BV. SV. No. 42. cycling. SV. Banner with wording “Finish” LV. Group of cyclists racing towards finishing line. They cross line. CU. Winner. GV. Cyclists assembling at the Civic Centre at Cardiff. SV. Cyclist having his leg massaged. SV. Ken Russell, who is leading in the race, having yellow jersey put on, standing next to the Mayor. GV. Cyclists starting away from civic Centre. SV. Pan, No. 78, Ken Russell, wearing yellow jersey cycling in the lead. SV. Cyclists climbing Caerphilly Mountain. BV. Top of Mountain, with crowds watching. T.S. Following cyclists downhill. SV. Cyclists rounding bend, coming downhill at speed. BV. Cyclists along road. SV. No. 60. cycling with No. 42. TS. Past crowds sitting on wall waving. LS. Cyclists at speed approaching Cefn-Coed. CU. Sign “Cefn-Coed” BV. Cyclists going through Cefn-Coed and climbing incline. CU. No. 39. cycling. SV. Cyclists CU. No. 42. cycling LV. Cyclists climbing Brecon beacons for the hill climb – won by A.S. Jones, No. 15, who passes flag held by officials T.S. Following cyclists downhill at speed. SV. No. 58. cycling. SV. Towards, No. 7. C. Gregorini in the lead. SV. Towards, followed by three other cyclists. LV. The winner C. Gregorini, crossing the line at Aberystwyth SV. Crowd applauding. CU. Winner, tired.

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Out of Hastings and through battle high street sweep 78 of Europe’s track cyclists on the first leg of the Daily Express tour of Britain looks as if accidents are expected well they’ll probably be a few on the tough towering 1,500 mile course grigory near France is just behind Italy’s piana and another Frenchman

Audemar as they head into the country Harold will castle means they’ve come 66 miles already but Ian steel last year’s winner is still looking fresh as they take a running or rather a cycling snack once Sassy’s just a hit now and that’s as far as they’ll go today 14 are in a tight

Bunch as they come up to the line but it’s London’s Johnny Braxton who gets his tired over first to win the first stage of the race three days later I’m a ready a cloudy for the fourth leg Ken Russell who’s not the best overall time wears the yellow

Jersey today the writers have a hundred and ninety miles to go to a Burris women and Ken Russell’s already back in the lead as they climb carefully Mountain they’re spreading out a bit now say yeah what’s the name of it that’s a place prizes are offered for

The first man up to the top of really big hills Brecon Beacons ahead so the riders are pulling out all the stops but the flag goes out to Jones of Great Britain as he reaches the summit belamis going well but up in front is gregorini number seven he pulls away

From the field as he heads down to Aberystwyth then the finishing line to give France a great victory on the fourth stage of the 16-day marathon