Tour de France’s Tour de Force Ned Boulting is back with his Marginal Mystery Tour

Sports journalist, author and television presenter, Ned Boulting (pictured above) returns to The Apex, in Bury St Edmunds, with his latest celebration of the greatest race on earth – “The Tour de France”.

Ned delves into the hidden mysteries of a roll of film from the 1923 Tour de France, that fell into his possession during the Covid pandemic and inspired his latest book, ‘‘1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession”.

Part detective story, part murder mystery, part costume drama, part French farce, Ned weaves his own typically ridiculous story into the astonishing discoveries he makes about the hidden world of the 1923 Tour de France.

Ned says: “I think that it will appeal to an even wider audience. In the past, you might have had to have followed the Tour quite closely to have got the most out of the evening.

“This time, because the story spends a lot of time in 1923, I assume no knowledge. I want to bring everyone, regardless of whether you’ve read the book or not, with me on the same wonderful, fascinated journey. But, and I can’t stress this enough, there will be jokes about David Millar, Mark Cavendish and Chris Boardman. I can’t not do that!”

Ned Boulting is at The Apex on Monday, November 18. See www.theapex.co.uk or ring 01284 758000 for tickets or visit The Apex box office in Charter Square Bury St Edmunds.