1923

* 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 Pathe 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 Pathe 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.>

Product details

• Authors: Ned Boulting, Boulting Ned
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.07.2024
• EAN: 9781399401586
• ISBN: 978-1-399-40158-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Motorsport, motorcycle sport, bicycle sport, aviation sport; France, HISTORY / Europe / France, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, TRAVEL / Europe / France, Travel writing, history of sport, c 1920 to c 1929, Sporting events and management, Sporting events & management, Cycle racing, Cycling: general and touring