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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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SKU 9781399401586 Categories Cycling, Products Tag promotional

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An intriguing journey that encompasses travelogue, history and detective story.

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 <b...

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Product ID:	9781399401586
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	1923
Subtitle:	The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession
Authors:	Author: Ned Boulting
Page Count:	288
Subjects:	Sporting events and management, Sporting events & management, History of sport, Cycle racing, Travel writing, History of sport, Cycling, Travel writing, France, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period)
Description:	Select Guide Rating An intriguing journey that encompasses travelogue, history and detective story. 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* 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.
Imprint Name:	Bloomsbury Sport
Publisher Name:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2024-07-04

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Weight	210 g
Dimensions	197 × 130 × 20 mm