CYCLO-CROSS FROM 25 AND 60 YEARS AGO

Interesting world championship cx video from nearly twenty-five years ago. Note the amount of running, the MUD, the pit area techniques. and the handlebar end controls. To view, go here. Another great video from northern England in the early 1950's. The caption says 1950 but there's a 1953 Rover 60 in the picture. Look for the frame numbers, the single speeds, the guy with the rear light (pessimist?), and the river crossing techniques.  Note the Le Mans-type start (the 2010 COTR event in Errington started this way). Bear in mind that this was by no means one of the toughest courses they rode in those days.