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The last lap of the 14-day Round Britain Cycle Race from Norwich to Hampton Heath, London, in which Ian Steele (cyclist) comes out the winner
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BICYCLING. Ian Steel dons the leaders jersey at Norwich as they set through the country. Shots cycling. Arrival at Hampstead Heath in rain for finish won by Ian Steele. laurels
HAMPSTEAD HEATH. Finish of 1951 Tour of Britain Cycling Marathon. winner Ian Steel. receives laurels. crowd in rain. Speaks
NORWICH Shots of city as Round Britain Cyclists start for London
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Background: The last lap of the 14-day Round Britain Cycle Race from Norwich to Hampton Heath, London, in which Ian Steele (cyclist) comes out the winner
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The 14-day tour of britain’s cycle race reaches norwich with ion steel grimly holding on to that leader’s jersey no wonder he’s scottish champion 33 riders out of the 49 who began the race start the last lap of the 14 day endurance test the 115 miles to london
And on they sweep into the open country now come the final battles to fill one of the first 16 places and so qualify for prize money meanwhile huge crowds gather on hampstead heath ready to welcome the men who made british cycling history and after covering 1 400 miles it’s a finish of inches
As gardenia france sprints home ahead of lennon of ireland and eddy of scotland with only a bicycle length between them ian steele gains fourth place but he becomes the overall winner So ian steele finishing on a pal’s borrowed bike proves himself truly a champion of steel i’m very sorry i had to rain in the last stage or it would’ve been very sensational