1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession by Amazonundefined
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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 - meeting characters like Henri Pélissier, who won the Tour that year but who would within the decade be shot dead by his wife's lover. And Theophile Beeckman - the lone rider on the bridge.
Product information
- Długość wersji drukowanej:288 str.
- Język:Angielski
- Wydawca:Bloomsbury Sport
- Data publikacji:22 sierpnia 2023
- Wymiary:16.13 x 2.54 x 24 cm
- ISBN-10:1399401548
- ISBN-13:978-1399401548
- Author:Ned Boulting
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