Ned Boulting 🏳️⚧️
@nedboulting
"We are lived by powers we pretend to understand" W. H. Auden Newest book: 1923 - The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession
So, we can finally reveal the plan for July 2026. The story carries on. I hope you want to be part of it. Please sign up here to be on the journey with us. neverstraysfar.com
Lizzie is going to be terrifyingly good at this next year.
Excited to be annoncing the first ‘life after pro cycling’ plan! In 2026 I’ll be joining Ned & David in a series of Never Strays Far Live in France 🇫🇷 specials covering the Tour de France & Tour de France Femmes. Join us neverstraysfar.com
Hi Hugh, we've been showing it live for well over twenty years! But never mind - so glad you've found us now - please enjoy the last four days ever!🤣
It wasn't until this post that I realised that you had live cover of the Tour. At last, saved me from Discovery.
More stuff on cycling, the Tour de France, the nature of measures and a return to pigeon fancying. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/nev…
Tune de France shouts for today? We’ve had so few opportunities so far, because the racing has been full on. But today is different. Get your requests in! We’re live on ITV4 in just under an hour
The final few million millimetres 😉 @neverstraysfar
Those final few kilometres was edge of the seat stuff yesterday 😳
Absolutely captivated by that football match from my hotel room in France.
In 2013, health and safety wasn't really a thing. This was Gary and Chris's studio, teetering on the stony margins of disaster. Read more about the craziness of that day below...
It's not named after the wind. open.substack.com/pub/nedboultin…
In tonight's @neverstraysfar we discuss the arbitrary nature of measurement. I, for example, am around 490,000 hours old. Plus, there is a fantastic bike rice to elaborate on. God, we love doing this pod. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/nev…
Ventoux didn't disappoint. In fact, it was way better than the last time we finished up there, which is really saying something.
It's not named after the wind. open.substack.com/pub/nedboultin…
It's not named after the wind. open.substack.com/pub/nedboultin…
Thanks MrT This is the plan for 2026
Nice post Ned. He is a legend and he and Paul were great to listen to. Any chance of a collaborative agreement? But, at the end of the day, in a very real way you, Gaza, Millarmind and the team kind of carry that torch. Looking forward to whatever you guys conjure up next year.
It was lovely to be able to sit down and interview Phil a few weeks ago, and sum it all up. Even if we David and I won't be there next year for TV, Phil will. An amazing, amazing career.
"We became attached at the hip, we did everything together, we didn't realise it" Phil Liggett on Paul Sherwen, and David Saunders.
I also read my books out loud, if that's your thing.
"Then there’s Mathieu van der Poel, who could still be a player, but will need to attack from the flag drop every single day, shake off Milan, take the intermediate sprint, and then sit up, or even win a stage like today’s..." open.substack.com/pub/nedboultin…
Thank you, @ridebikmo - it’s taken us two weeks. But we finally got round to cleaning the Bikmobile.