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Accidental Tour-ist: (Final) Dispatches from the Road THE FOLLOW UP TO HOW I WON THE YELLOW JUMPER [Kõva köide]

  • Formaat: Hardback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 242x166x38 mm, kaal: 480 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 19-Jun-2025
  • Kirjastus: Bloomsbury Sport
  • ISBN-10: 139941982X
  • ISBN-13: 9781399419826
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 288 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 242x166x38 mm, kaal: 480 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 19-Jun-2025
  • Kirjastus: Bloomsbury Sport
  • ISBN-10: 139941982X
  • ISBN-13: 9781399419826
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Ned Boulting's highly anticipated follow up to How I Won the Yellow Jumper

Picking up where his bestselling memoir left off 15 years ago, Ned Boulting's love for the greatest cycling race on earth has deepened, his fascination has been sporadically rewarded, his fitness has slowly declined and his hairline has receded…

Bringing the story up to the present day, Ned reflects on how the sport has somehow shrugged off the ghosts of its tainted past to reinvent itself. But his latest dispatches from the front line of road racing don't stop at the finish line in Paris. Now graduated from reporting to commentating, his new role has seen him expand his horizons far beyond the reach of the Tour de France.

The Accidental Tour-ist takes us behind the scenes to bike races across the continent of Europe, to the Middle East, to China, Malaysia and around Italy six or seven times with a deep dive into life on the road of the Giro d'Italia.

Along the way, there is an unhealthy dose of confused encounters with surly waiters, mutual incomprehension in a variety of languages, sudden uplifting and bizarre encounters with strangers, wild dogs, Sicilian police officers, nonagenarian Presidents and lots and lots of professional cyclists. And there are stories born from the absurd rigours of weeks and weeks on the road surrounded by ex-racers who have become close friends, none of whom could be described as 'straightforward'. Quite the opposite.



Ned Boulting's highly anticipated follow up to How I Won the Yellow Jumper

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A very unique, insightful, mostly amusing and often hilarious perspective from a point of view that very few see and even fewer have the capacity to divulge to us all * Cadel Evans * A fascinating and inspiring book ... An excellent read * Phil Liggett MBE * The insight of a reporter and the passion of a fan, but still clear-eyed enough to take joy in pro-racings absurdities and contradictions * Michael Hutchinson, author of Faster * A joyride of a journey * David Millar * Elegiac * Alexei Sayle * A mature, reflective affair... [ Ned] is one of the most prolific writers of books in the cycling business * BikeRadar * An elegy for not just the career [ Ned's] fashioned from cycling, but also the way we view sport, its personalities and their often short-lived careers. * The Observer * Memorable * Cyclist Magazine * Exciting * The Bookseller * It invites us to gear up for the ride of our lives * The Sunday Post * Mature, reflective impeccably timed * Cycling Plus *

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Ned Boultings highly anticipated follow up to How I Won the Yellow Jumper
Ned Boulting is the UKs best known voice of cycling he has worked for ITV on every Tour de France since 2003. Ned is the author of seven books, including the bestselling 1923, How I Won the Yellow Jumper and On the Road Bike. He lives in London with his wife and three cats. @nedboulting