{"product_id":"9781399401586","title":"1923 : The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Boulting, Ned \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFrance\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 July 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Sport) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 288 pages, Black and white images\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 20 | 210g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41731034677383,"sku":"9781399401586","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781399401586.jpg?v=1719928756","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781399401586","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}