60 cycles

Duration: 0:17:00

Year Published: 1965

Creator: Jean-Claude Labrecque; National Film Board of Canada

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Follows the participants in the 11th Tour de St. Laurent bicycle race across Quebec, Canada. Shows accidents, transfers of food and water, and the finish. Depicts pain and pleasure through varying visual effects., Follows the participants in the 11th Tour de St. Laurent bicycle race across Quebec, Canada. Shows accidents, transfers of food and water, and the finish. Depicts pain and pleasure through varying visual effects.

Complete Record: The 11th St. Laurent long-distance cycle race; with participants from thirteen countries; and fifteen hundred miles of Quebec countryside to cover in twelve days. From a distance the cyclists are a moving colourful frieze against the picturesque landscape; closer, we see the taut faces and straining limbs of the competitors above the bright circles of their machines. (Awards: Moscow, London, Prague, New York, Cork)

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KotsGmYl8A

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