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1923

The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession

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1923

Auteur(s): Ned Boulting
Narrateur(s): Ned Boulting
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 Bloomsbury presents 1923 written and read by Ned Boulting.

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.©2023 Ned Boulting (P)2023 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Cyclisme Essais et commentaires Histoire des sports Sports
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Many people took up baking during COVID; Ned Boulting turned an obsession with a tiny bit of film from the 1923 Tour de France into a sleuthing adventure. The fact that he was able to figure out the town where the film was taken was amazing, but he went much farther than that. No spoilers, so I’ll stop there. Suffice it to say that if you like a good mystery (especially one where no one dies!), and are a professional cycling fan, this book is for you. Highly recommended.

Sleuthing a slice of Tour de France

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