Titles read: “THE NORTH – CYCLE TOUR OF BRITAIN”.
Buxton, Derbyshire.
Various shots of cyclists taking part in the Tour of Britain Cycle Race 8th stage – between Aberystwyth and Buxton. Among the participants seen are R Addy of the Southern Region team and Peter Ward of the Northern Region.
Keith Butler of the Southern team comes over the line. Mayor of Buxton (?) applauds. Cyclists mill around the milk stall (event is sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board). Butler drinks milk.
Elevated shot as the group start off on the 9th stage of the race, from Buxton to Skegness. Several shots of the cyclists riding through the town and off along main roads. We see A Perkins of the English team as he puts on a bit of a spurt.
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When you’re on a 1500 mile cycle run you’re grateful for a downhill bit even these chats who are 100 or more of the toughest peddlers in britain not to mention poland spain denmark and czechoslovakia they’re just finishing one of the stages in the tour of britain cycle race
Today’s stint the eighth is from aberystwyth to buxton a long long climb and first home in the derbyshire resort is keith butler of southern region who clocks 5 hours 43 and a half minutes not bad for 142 miles and just to make the point quite clear the event is sponsored by the milk
Marketing board stage nine is from buxton to skegness a mere 115 miles this with an overall drop of a thousand feet should be easy hey perkins of the england team puts on a spurt in this game you don’t just have to be tough though it helps you need a good
Tactical sense too knowing when to save your energy when to go flat out and when to let the other fellas set the pace providing he doesn’t decide that for you of course can this really be done on just a pint of milk a day