{"product_id":"1923","title":"1923","description":"WINNER OF THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: SPORT\u003cbr\u003eNOMINATED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An absorbing mix of historical sleuthing and travel writing'' -The Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''[A] fascinating and often touching book… Wonderful'' -The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin him as he explores the history of cycling and France just five years after WWI.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56724639514959,"sku":"9781399401586","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781399401586_1-1923.jpg?v=1767172964","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/1923","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}