Parisian Pedallers (1929) | BFI National Archive

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A team of 'crack French cyclists' double up for a tandem race through the Bois de Boulogne, a public park in the western suburbs of Paris. Though based in Britain, the Topical Budget newsreel would occasionally venture further afield in the hunt for news items with a quirky twist; this slice of Gallic sporting life was shown here in September 1929.

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