Allegro Con Brio
Overview:
In this nonnarrated presentation, set to the music of Beethoven, two cyclists are shown racing through the countryside in the spring. When one cyclist maliciously delays the other, the opponent repairs his bicycle and triumphantly regains the lead, winning the race
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