{"product_id":"9781399401548","title":"1923 : The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession by Ned Boulting","description":"A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: SPORTLONGLISTED 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 Path� 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 Path� 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.; 288 pages, Black and white images; 22\/06\/2023\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9781399401548\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43194039107763,"sku":"9781399401548","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/files\/9781399401548.jpg?v=1711038078","url":"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/products\/9781399401548","provider":"Books2Door","version":"1.0","type":"link"}