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British Cycling Federation National Road Race Championship

Blazing saddles on the 140-mile Blaydon route of the 1960 British National Road Race with one of the greatest amateur road cyclists of all time.

Amateur film 1960 11 mins Silent

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Overview

During a great era of British cycling champions, Bill Bradley of Southport RCC blazes to a win on the 140 mile route of the amateur British National Road Race in July 1960. He joins local Tyne Velo cyclist Bill Baty (winner in 1959) at Blaydon on Tyneside for the start of the race. Newcastle United footballer Frank Brennan, on the FA Cup winning team in the 1950s, presents the champion’s trophy. And there’s an odd array of cycling props for all the unlucky competitors.

This record of the race was shot by an amateur filmmaker and cycling fan, Milton Newton, who was also a friend of Bill Baty, a top rider who won the Beaumont Trophy in 1958, the amateur British National Road Race in 1959, and was in the British team for the 1955 Peace Race behind the Iron Curtain. Baty and his younger brother Norman made 4th and 5th place in the 1960 event.

Director
Milton Newton
Genres
Amateur film
Released
1960
Country
United Kingdom
Location
BlaydonRiding MillKiln Pit HillCarterway HeadsShotley Bridge
Language
English

Subjects

Cycling (road racing) Cycling competitions Newcastle United Football Club Cycling clubs