Six Day Cycle Race (1948)

Unissued / unused material. Paris, France. Six day cycle race held at the Velo-Drome (Velodrome) Paris. CU race starter - French boxer, Marcel Cerdan. Various shots race in progress. LS spectators at ringside supper tables. MS young woman - Miss Matho - firing starting gun. More shots of race in progress. Date on old record is 23/03/1948. 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.