{"product_id":"9781473546455","title":"Boulting's Velosaurus: A Linguistic Tour de France","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe language of cycling is vibrant, sophisticated, often impenetrable and extremely French. Find yourself confused, nodding along when a \u003ci\u003erouleur\u003c\/i\u003e relates how \u003ci\u003ele biscuit\u003c\/i\u003e was \u003ci\u003eeffrité\u003c\/i\u003e (crumbled)? How today they’re feeling \u003ci\u003eAngers\u003c\/i\u003e (past caring)? Fear no more, for \u003ci\u003eBoulting's Velosaurus\u003c\/i\u003e will illuminate,  enlighten and, frankly, mislead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003ci\u003eVelosaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, ITV Tour de France commentator and cycling writer Ned Boulting provides the ultimate lexicon of nonsense terminology surrounding the esteemed Tour de France. Featuring essential vocabulary like \u003ci\u003eAlpe\u003c\/i\u003e (an Alp), \u003ci\u003epanache\u003c\/i\u003e (riding with doomed flamboyance, conscious of the need to renew one’s contract), \u003ci\u003emoutarde\u003c\/i\u003e (any race that ends, begins or passes through the city of Dijon) and \u003ci\u003emaillot\u003c\/i\u003e (a jumper, obviously), \u003ci\u003eBoulting’s Velosaurus\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal companion to all things \u003ci\u003epeloton\u003c\/i\u003e for linguistically-challenged fans of non-automotive two-wheeled sport.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183345352944,"sku":"9781473546455","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473546455_p0.jpg?v=1763602311","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473546455","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}