Boulting commentates on Grand Tours. During Covid he bought a damaged Pathé news reel and had it repaired, discovering it shows part of a stage of the 1923 Tour de France. He obsessively researches the leading rider and the stage. Despite 1934 being between the wars, Boulting describes on-going political unrest and acts of aggression, concluding that the stage marked the end of WW1 hostilities and started the build up to WWII. Interesting and well researched/written.
(Ros Cook - bwl 116 Spring 2025 ) |
