Cyclo-Cross (1969)

No titles. Amateur National Cyclo-Cross Championships. Allesley Park, near Coventry, West Midlands. Various shots of competitors preparing for the start of the Amateur National Cyclo-Cross Championship. M/S of a man taking off jumper. C/U of No. 77. Low angle shot of bike wheels. L/S of the start of the race. Various shots of contestants in the race, riding their bikes across the grass and carrying them on their shoulders as they run up hills. Riders approach an obstacle hurdle (looks like a horizontal ladder) across the course and carry their bikes over it. Riders cycle through a town, over another obstacle and on towards finish. M/S of winner Barry Moss of Solihull cycling over the finishing line. Spectators applaud. Moss is presented with his sash by the Mayor of Coventry. M/S of Moss on dais with his trophies, flanked by second and third place winners - one could be Roger Page (Paige?). FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S