German Cycle Race (1930-1939)

Full title reads: “German Cycle Race. International Contest at Leipzig“. Leipzig, Germany. Various shots of international cycling competition at outdoor velodrome / banked cycle track. May be some kind of time trial or pursuit race a the cyclists have motorcycles ridden in front of them as pacemakers. Intercut with shots of crowd. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. 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 British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.