{"product_id":"9781399401548","title":"1923 : The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession","description":"Author(s): Boulting, Ned, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 22\/06\/2023, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 288 pages, Black and white images, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Bloomsbury Sport, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: France\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 234 x 153mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 0g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781399401548\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEARA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: SPORTNOMINATED 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 TimesThe story of an obsession. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin him as he explores the history of cycling and France just five years after WWI.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44137410986221,"sku":"9781399401548","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781399401548_639a6e3a-21bd-444f-8f42-cc0939a11dd8.jpg?v=1739803440","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781399401548","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}