in French, but still awesome early footage of the great "hell of the north."
Brooks Paris Brest Paris video
Above is a screenshot of 0:38 second in on the video below. This was taken the day before the start of the ride. We casually rode to Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from Montmartre section Paris, I usually don't ride 1200kms+ wearing Lacoste. Also pictured are my tandem buddies, Pat and Cecily, who were on their honeymoon.
British road race from the 1940s
5th International Bicycle Tourist Trophy Race on Isle of Man.http://www.britishpathe.com/embed.php?archive=26361(Click on picture to go to video, sorry, I couldn't embed)there are a lot of cool British bike videos there. Remember to enlarge to full screen.
Philadelphia Bike Expo video online
2010 Philly Bike Expo from chariandconyc on Vimeo.thanks Jules for the link.
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