It certainly has been a year of ups and downs for sport. For English fans far more downs than ups many would say. Whilst attention has perhaps been focused on the Euros and the tennis, the big question on the Tour de France 2016 is whether Team Sky can successfully defend Chris Froome’s Yellow Jersey.
Taking cycling’s fans through every stage on ITV is of course one of the voices of the Tour de France, Ned Boulting.
The good news is that in the Autumn Ned is going on his own Tour and one of his stops is the town of Eastbourne! Where there is nothing more controversial locally than cycling!
Journalist, television presenter and best-selling author Ned Boulting presents for the first time an honest, self-effacing ride through the world of Bikeology.
What drives the cyclist (apart from a sturdy, well-oiled chain) to such ecstasies of endurance? What curious, deep-rooted passions are aroused by the sight of a simple pair of padded shorts? And what on earth is a derailleur?
From the humble commuter to the winner of the Tour de France, Boulting takes an off-centre look at what it means to ride a bike, drawing on his own underwhelming adventures in the saddle to his fourteen summers spent hurtling around France in pursuit of the sport’s biggest name including no less than Cavendish, Wiggins, Froome and of course Armstrong.
A breakneck descent through the history of the sport followed by a lung-bursting climb into the present day – all two-wheeled life is here. Keep your wits about you, as you could be up on stage to compete in the ultimate test of bicycle maintenance against some of the biggest names in the sport!
*Ned Boulting has never tested positive for performance enhancing substances
Ned arrives at the ROYAL HIPPODROME THEATRE, EASTBOURNE on Sunday 13th November at 7.30pm
Why not buy tickets now for that future birthday present?
Tickets cost £22
Box Office: 01323 80 20 20
www.royalhippodrome.com
