{"product_id":"1923-the-mystery-of-lot-212-and-a-tour-de-france-obsession","title":"1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\nA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: SPORT\u003cbr\u003e\nNOMINATED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An absorbing mix of historical sleuthing and travel writing' - The Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'[a] fascinating and often touching book… Wonderful' - The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003eNed 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\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoin him as he explores the history of cycling and France just five years after WWI.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT-BOOK","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":53957982323056,"sku":"978-1399401586","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53957982355824,"sku":"978-1399401586","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/8543\/8576\/files\/81aW5UNASvL._SY522.jpg?v=1782788805","url":"https:\/\/antbook.store\/products\/1923-the-mystery-of-lot-212-and-a-tour-de-france-obsession","provider":"ANTBOOK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}