Manchester to Blackpool Road Race (1903)

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Category:

Sports

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• BFI
• Sports
• Victorian
• Edwardian
• Lifestyle
• speed
• walking
• running
• bicycles
• cycling
• Manchester
• Blackpool

[Wolverhampton1]

Britain was a great and proud country then!

[CamdenBloke]

I was hoping it would be old cars racing. It's still cool, though.

[andygin]

I think this is Bolton to Blackpool race as at 0.42 mins is Bolton Town Hall Square/Victoria square. The start of the race.

[menacinghat]

@hominuslupus

Once turkey gets into EU there will be no europe. I saw my first fully veiled mussy in dublin and met more poles than irish.....

Saw a few mussys in amsterdam and malmo in swedan is getting raped by them.

Uk leading the way to european destruction

[hominuslupus]

A great scene of pre-Islamic Britain. Interesting insight into dhimmi cultural origins.

[whimirsper]

Another gem from the past...

[fannybaba]

@kennethj1956 Yes. Thanks for that.

[256timoteo]

Questa è storia

[MrXtremie]

@Wolverhampton1

It still is.

[Ikn0wmyShit]

good call!!