How I Won the Yellow Jumper by Ned Boulting

How I Won the Yellow Jumper by Ned Boulting

'Paris, 4 July 2003: My first Tour de France. I had never seen a bike race. I had only vaguely heard of Lance Armstrong. I had no idea what I was doing there. Yet, that day I was broadcasting live on television. I fumbled my way through a few platitudes, before summing up with the words, "...Dave Millar just missing out on the Yellow Jumper." Yes, the Yellow Jumper.' Follow Ned Boulting's (occasionally excruciating) experiences covering the world's most famous cycling race. His story offers an insider's view of what really goes on behind the scenes of the Tour. From up-close-and-personal encounters with Lance Armstrong to bewildered mishaps with the local cuisine, Ned's been there, done that and got the crumpled-looking t-shirt. Eight Tours on from Ned's humbling debut, he has grown to respect, mock, adore and crave the race in equal measure. What's more, he has even started to understand it. Includes How Cav Won the Green Jersey: Short Dispatches from the 2011 Tour de France

"Hugely enjoyable..The only real problem with this book is that it's making me wish away the start of the summer and fast-forward to 2 July and le grand départ" -- Helen Pidd * Guardian *
"His journey from self confessed 'football hack winging it in a sport beyond his ken' to his initiation into the Tour's nuances and eccentric characters delivers an amusing, warm and easy read" * London Cyclist *
"A candid, insightful and often hilarious account" -- Alastair Campbell
"I thought Ned was an old hand at the Tour. Evidently he was clueless... Told with panache" -- David Millar
"Hugely enjoyable... Brilliant" -- Ben East * Metro *

Ned Boulting started his broadcasting career at Sky in 1997, working as a reporter alongside Jeff Stelling on the now legendary show Soccer Saturday. In 2006 he was given the Royal Television Society’s Sports Reporter of the Year Award. In addition to his work as a football reporter for ITV, he has now presented seven Tours of Britain, the Vuelta España, the Tour of California as well as the Tour Series and the inaugural Women’s Tour. He has contributed features and live reports on twelve Tours de France. He is the author of the much-loved books How I Won the Yellow Jumper and On the Road Bike.

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ISBN 13	9780224092401
ISBN 10	0224092405
Title	How I Won the Yellow Jumper
Author	Ned Boulting
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2014-05-01
Number of pages	432
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