How I Won the Yellow Jumper: Dispatches from the Tour de France
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
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Reviews for How I Won the Yellow Jumper: Dispatches from the Tour de France
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
Very funny
Reader's Digest
This is, I'd say, the most enjoyable book of its kind since Tim Moore's French Revolutions, and is ideal for filling in the gaps between transmissions from this year's race
Guardian Sports
Quirky, warped, enthusiastic and funny
Chris Boardman Tour history is blended with anecdotes revealing the personalities and quirks of professional cycling
Times Higher Educational Supplement
Genuinely funny
Richard Williams