1923 : the mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France obsession / Ned Boulting.

Boulting, Ned, author

London : Bloomsbury Sport, 2024.

284 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm

Originally published: 2023.
Includes QR code.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

When cycling commentator Ned Boulting bought a length of Pathé news film featuring a stage of the Tour de France from 1923 he set about learning everything he could about it - taking him on an intriguing journey that encompasses travelogue, history and detective story. 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 it was film from the Tour de France, a long time ago. Once restored it became clear 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.

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