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Ned Boulting

1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession

1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession

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  • More about 1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession

The book is a fascinating mix of historical sleuthing and travel writing, exploring the history of cycling and France just five years after WWI. It was awarded the Sports Book Awards 2024 Cycling Book of the Year and was nominated for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2023.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 04 July 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC


WINNER OF THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: SPORT NOMINATED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 An absorbing mix of historical sleuthing and travel writing The Telegraph [a] fascinating and often touching book… Wonderful The Times In the autumn of 2020, Ned Boulting (ITV head cycling commentator and Tour de France obsessive) bought a length of Pathé news film from a London auction house. All he knew was that it was film from the Tour de France, a long time ago. Once restored, it became clear that it was a short sequence of shots from stage 4 of the 1923 Tour de France. No longer than 2.5 minutes long, it featured half a dozen sequences, including a lone rider crossing a bridge. Ned set about learning everything he could about the sequence – studying each frame, face, and building – until he had squeezed the meaning from it. It sets him off in fascinating directions, encompassing travelogue, history, mystery story – to explain, to go deeper into this moment in time, captured on his little film. Join him as he explores the history of cycling and France just five years after WWI.

Weight: 210g
Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399401586

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