Crenna, Italy.
GV start of race. LV towards, start of race. CU man looking at racing. LV towards and pan, racing down hill and round bend. SV towards, climbing up steep hill. They dismount and climb to top. SCU the eventual winner, No 3 picking up bike and running down the hill. LV towards, other riders riding down. Pan, back view No 38 followed by No 16 (Rossi and Van Kerrebroek). SV pan, No3 riding across country, other riders riding across country. SV No 45 Friedrich, dismounts, picks up bike and races across country with other riders. CU No 3 carries bike as he runs up hillside. Reached road at top and puts bike down. SV other riders reach top and mount bikes. CU man. SV No 2 Jodet races down hill across country. LV competitors across country down wooden steps from. Pan with riders as they reach road. SV time keepers. LV towards, winner No 3 crosses line. SV crowd. CU winner, No 3, Frenchman Andre Dufraise.
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FILM ID:146.1
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The starting line was just on the site where my Liceo (secondary school) was later built. Crenna today is a neighbourhood of Gallarate town, most of the places in the video are now totally changed… but the grass route at 0:52–0:55 is still the same, including the stairs used by the crowd