An inspirational story of the 1999 and 2000 Tour de France champion from Austin, Texas, who overcame cancer to become the number one cyclist in the world, tells of his childhood triathlon successes and how he did not let cancer stop him from achieving his dream. Simultaneous.
And he hasn't stopped winning since that sweet victory. Here's the story of Lance Armstrong, from his first ride, to his most recent race, and all the twists and turns in between!
She was one of the few media members aside from Oprah Winfrey to be granted extended one-on-one access to the most famous pariah in sports. At the center of Cycle of Lies is Armstrong himself, revealed through face-to-face interviews.
Lance Armstrong's War is the extraordinary story of greatness pushed to its limits; a vivid, behind-the-scenes portrait of perhaps the most accomplished athlete of our time as he vies for a historic sixth straight victory in the toughest ...
If you read just one sports book this year, this is the one' Express on SundayLance Armstrong was one of the most precocious talents the world of cycling had ever seen.
The book portrays him both as a champion athlete and a family man, and gives a candid assessment of his career, including Armstrong's less successful periods.
With this remarkable book, Walsh has produced both the definitive account of the Armstrong scandal, and a testament to the importance of journalists who are willing to report a difficult truth over a popular fantasy.
In Wheelmen they reveal the broader story of how Armstrong and his supporters used money, power, and cutting-edge science to conquer the world’s most difficult race.
ABOUT THE BOOK Lance Edward Armstrong, born in Plano, TX, on September 18, 1971, had a difficult childhood.
Lance Armstrong rewrote the record books in 2005 when he won the Tour de France for an unprecedented seventh time.