Breaking Away Page #5

Well, your mom-

[ Sighs ]

Your mom will be expecting us home.

Come on.

Am I supposed to ride

this thing?

Well, that's the official issue.

You can't add or change anything.

Well,

it's a piece of junk!

Hey, it's got a lot of personality to it.

It doesn't

look that bad to me.

That's 'cause you

don't have to ride it.

You don't have to ride it either, Dave.

We're not going to beg you.

We may plead,

but we would never beg.

Aw, the hell with it!

Get off, Cyril.

At least we got invited.

I'm just gonna take it back.

You seem relieved,

Mike.

What's the matter? Don't you

think we can win anymore?

Why not?

Maybe those guys

are better than us.

Maybe they are, but that's the first

time I heard you say anything like that.

That's the first time I ever felt that.

All right.

[ Sighs ]

Hello.

What are you doing here?

I'm leaving soon.

Where are you going?

I got a job in Chicago.

Moocher's dad's in Chicago.

He got a job there. He's, uh-

And I'm going to Italy after all

with my parents.

Great, Kath.

I wish you a nice trip.

You too.

I'm not going anywhere.

I don't know about that.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

If you eat so much, Moocher,

how come you're so damn small?

Oh, it's my metabolism,

Mr. Stohler.

I eat three times a day. My

metabolism eats five times a day.

Well,

I go back to work tomorrow.

You're not gonna come see us race? He

thought he might bring you bad luck.

Well, I just have work to do.

That's all.

Besides, there might be another

metabolism to feed around here.

You mean,

we might be a father?

No, I might be a father.

Your mom might be a mother.

You might be a brother.

That way, I keep it all in the family.

Wow.

I didn't think people your age-

The next word may be your last, kid.

You must be very happy,

Mr. Stohler.

'Course I must.

Do I have any choice?

You said you were going to

give them a little pep talk.

They don't need pep. I need pep.

Go on. Give it to them.

Uh, we thought-

As long as you're goin' out there,

you might as well tell 'em who you are.

Right.

[Laughs]

Oh, wow!

[Woman ]

Oh, say, can you see

By the dawn's early light

What so proudly we hailed

At the twilight's last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes

and bright stars

Through the perilous fight

O'er the ramparts we watched

Were so gallantly streaming

And the rocket's red glare

The bombs bursting in air

Gave proof through the night

That our flag was still there

Oh, say, does that

star-spangled banner

Yet wave

O'er the land of the free

And the home oi the brave N

[ Man ]

Gentlemen, thank you very much.

I want to take a second to point out

two or three flags you'll have to obey.

The first, and most important is the

green flag. That means the race is on.

When the green flag is out,

you are racing.

If you see the yellow flag,

that means there's been an accident...

or someone has a problem

that will force the track to slow down.

Please follow your leader.

The third flag

is the checkered flag.

This needs no explanation.

[ Man Continues On P. A . ,

indistinct ' ] We can do it!

This is a 200-lap,

50-mile bicycle race...

ridden on a one-quarter mile track.

It consists of 33 four-man teams.

However, this year,

President Ryan has invited

an out in town team to participate.

Although they're newcomers, I'm sure

they'II give it their best effort.

The Cutters,

ladies and gentlemen.

Any of the team members during the

race may exchange to another member...

whenever they feel exhausted

or in need of help.

[ Man In Red Jacket]

Gentlemen,

mount your Roadmaster bicycle.

[ Cheering, Applause ]

[Man]

Go!

J' [ Organ ] [ Chorus, Audience

] Indiana, our Indiana

Indiana, we're all for you

We will fight for

the cream and crimson

And the glory of old l.U.

I.U.!

Never daunted

We'll never falter

In the battle,

we're tried and true

Oh, Indiana, our Indiana

Indiana, we're all for you

I.U.!

Indiana, our Indiana

Indiana, we're all for you

We will fight for

the cream and crimson

And the glory of old l.U.

I.U.!

Never daunted,

we'll never falter

In the battle,

we're tried and true

Oh, Indiana, our Indiana

Indiana, we're all for you

L.U.!

Indiana, we're all for you If

I.U.!

[ Man Over P.A. ]

They're on the starting line.

They're coming down now!

The green flag is up!

The Little 500 is under way!

[ Man ]

Hey, move it! Get out of my way!

- Go, faster!

- Hey, hey. Come on, man. Let's go.

- Move it!

- Hey, watch it.

[Announcer] Ana' here they

come, rounding the corner...

for the completion of

the first of this 200 lap event.

[ Man ]

Watch it, man.

[Cheering ]

[ Man ]

Look out.

[Announcer] The perennial favorite teams

are up in the lead group of this race.

[ Cyril ]

Come on!

All right!

He's movin' up! Look at him go!

[ Hollers]

[ Announcer On Radio ]

So after 25 laps,

two of the perennial favorites

are up front-

The Sigma Tau Omega team

and the Acacia team.

I should point out what a remarkable

job the Cutter team is doing.

They started in 34th position,

and they're doing a beautiful job

moving up through the field.

Oh.

The Acacia team has just' given a signal on the

last' lap that they wanted to make an exchange.

We see the rider from the Acacia

team accelerating away...

giving himself a lead so the receiving

rider can get on the bike...

and not be behind

when the pack comes by.

Beautiful exchange!

Another team is exchanging

right behind.

Here are our leaders coming in

for an exchange.

Sigma Tau Omega team.

One of the teams is moving up

very quickly on the outside.

It appears to be team number 34,

the Cutter team.

Here he is, fighting nip and tuck

to take the lead.

He's done it!

He's taken the lead!

Team 34 has assumed the lead,

coming from last position.

What an incredible effort

on the part of the leader of this race.

[ Man ]

Come on! You got him!

- Let's go!

- Come on!

The leading teams at this point' in the race

are the Curlers, the Sigma Tau Omega team,

the Phi Psi's, the Delta Chi's

and the Acacia team.

The rider for the Cutters team-

Dave Stohler-

That's my boy!

Is pulling ahead e even further a we y.

Pulling ahead!

It' is incredible, the job he is doing.

[ Honking Horn ]

Come on, Dave!

He is really bearing down and is turning

in some terrific lap times here.

! don't happen to have

a stopwatch, but-

[Tires Squeal ]

He won't last.

This is utterly amazing. After 25

miles- That's 100 laps, folks-

the rider for the Cutter team

is still out front.

We've learned he has yet to

come in for an exchange.

We're number one!

Someone's down.

There's an accident in the second corner.

I can't see who it is.

Just a second. It's Dave Stohler

from the Cutter team...

who's taken a bad spill.

He had a 3/4 of a lap lead.

I can't see if he's hurt.

He is up,

and he's getting on the bike,

but he's obviously in agony.

Come on, Dave!

No way. He wants off, man.

That's the signal.

He's coming in.

Here you go.

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