Ned Boulting

1923

The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession

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Produktbeschreibung

* LONGLISTED 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 The 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. 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. 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 153mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9781399401548
• ISBN-10: 1399401548
• Artikelnr.: 65602885

Autorenporträt

Ned Boulting

Inhaltsangabe

1. Looking
2. Falling
3. Moving
Postscript
Further Reading
Index