Jumping Cyclists (1936)

Jumping Cyclists. Part of issue VIEWS OF VARIETY. Location of events unknown. Various shots of boys and young men on bicycles riding very fast through orchard. We them jump over a ramp. They then go on to jump over people lying in row on the ground. Bicycle stunts with lots of skidding and dust flying - looks like early form of BMX riding. 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.