Wheelmen : Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the greatest sports conspiracy ever / Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Albergotti, Reed, author.

O'Connell, Vanessa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armstrong, Lance.

Armstrong, Lance--Drug use.

Cyclists--United States--Biography.

Cyclists.

United States.

Tour de France (Bicycle race).

Doping in sports.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 364 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Wheel men : Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the greatest sports conspiracy ever

Place of Publication:

New York : Gotham Books, [2013]

Summary:

"The first in-depth look at Lance Armstrong's doping scandal, the phenomenal business success built on the back of fraud, and the greatest conspiracy in the history of sports"-- Provided by publisher.

Lance Armstrong won a record-smashing seven Tours de France after staring down cancer, and in the process became an international symbol of resilience and courage. Then, in January 2013, the legend imploded. He admitted doping during the Tours-- but didn't say who had helped him dope or how he skillfully avoided getting caught. The authors take an in-depth look at the doping scandal, the phenomenal business success built on the back of fraud, and the greatest conspiracy in the history of sports.

Contents:

True blue

A new beginning for American cycling

A rage to win

The first million

Teamwork

Sit-ins and saddle sores

Lance Armstrong Incorporated

Hematocrits and hypocrites

Domestic discord and the domestique

A new gear

Adieu and fuck you

The comeback (again)

Betrayals

The chase

Scorched earth

Not a snitch.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-350) and index.

ISBN:

9781592408481

1592408486

OCLC:

834431743

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