Download or read book Lance Armstrong s War written by Daniel Coyle and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 competes in the toughest sporting event on the planet. The incomparable will to win that famously lifted Armstrong beyond his humble Texas roots, beyond cancer, and to unparalleled heights of success is revealed by acclaimed journalist Daniel Coyle in new and startling dimensions. It is the true story of a superlative sports figure fighting on all fronts -- made newly vulnerable by age, fate, fame, doping allegations, a painful divorce, and an unprecedented army of challengers -- while mastering the exceedingly difficult trick of being Lance Armstrong, a combination of world-class athlete, celebrity, regular guy, and, for many Americans, secular saint. A fascinating journey through the little-known landscape of professional cycling, Lance Armstrong's War provides a hugely insightful look into the often inspiring, always surprising core of a remarkable athlete and the world that shapes him.
Download or read book Seven Deadly Sins written by David Walsh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the author's thirteen-year investigation of allegations that Lance Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles, and looks at the shadowy world of drug use in professional athletics.
Download or read book Sweet Victory written by Mark Stewart and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the bicyclist who, having won the battle against cancer, went on to win the world's most grueling bicycle race, the Tour de France.
Download or read book Cycle of Lies written by Juliet Macur and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive account of Lance Armstrong's spectacular rise and fall. In June 2013, when Lance Armstrong fled his palatial home in Texas, downsizing in the face of multimillion-dollar lawsuits, Juliet Macur was there—talking to his girlfriend and children and listening to Armstrong's version of the truth. 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. But this unfolding narrative is given depth and breadth by the firsthand accounts of more than one hundred witnesses, including family members whom Armstrong had long since turned his back on—the adoptive father who gave him the Armstrong name, a grandmother, an aunt. Perhaps most damning of all is the taped testimony of the late J.T. Neal, the most influential of Armstrong's many father figures, recorded in the final years of Neal's life as he lost his battle with cancer just as Armstrong gained fame for surviving the disease. In the end, it was Armstrong's former friends, those who had once occupied the precious space of his inner circle, who betrayed him. They were the ones who dealt Armstrong his fatal blow by breaking the code of silence that shielded the public from the grim truth about the sport of cycling—and the grim truth about its golden boy, Armstrong. Threading together the vivid and disparate voices of those with intimate knowledge of the private and public Armstrong, Macur weaves a comprehensive and unforgettably rich tapestry of one man's astonishing rise to global fame and fortune and his devastating fall from grace.
Download or read book Lance Armstrong written by Paula Johanson and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Please see the accompanying documentation"--
Download or read book On the Bike With Lance Armstrong written by Matt Christopher and published by Little Brown & Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ance Armstrong has won the Tour de France, the world's most challenging race, four consecutive times. He's been the World Road Cycling Champion three times and claimed a medal at the Sydney Olympics. Yet before these accomplishments, when he was 25 years old, Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer. How he fought back against this life-threatening disease and went on to take the cycling world by storm is a story that continues to amaze and inspire fans worldwide.
Download or read book Lance Armstrong written by David Armentrout and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fantastic Overview Of Lance Armstrong's Cycling Career And Battle With Cancer.
Download or read book Lance Armstrong A Biography written by Anita Tsuchiya and published by Hyperink Inc. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK Lance Edward Armstrong, born in Plano, TX, on September 18, 1971, had a difficult childhood. His mother, Linda Mooneyham, was a high-school student with dreams of joining drill team and going to college. Instead, she found herself a newly married, 16-year-old dropout. Lance’s biological father, Eddie Gunderson, was a reluctant father and abusive husband. When Lance was two years old, Mooneyham divorced Gunderson, and not long after, married salesman Terry Armstrong. The restless and rambunctious boy never bonded with his stern and abusive stepfather, although the elder Armstrong was present for the greater part of his childhood. Biographer John Wilcockson believes Lance Armstrong’s rocky relationship with his stepfather, though in some ways traumatic, was key to his development as a world-class athlete: “I believe that the 14 years he was Lance's dad was a very interesting period. That's when the making of Lance as a champion happened.” MEET THE AUTHOR Anita has been writing for pay for about 15 years now. She’s fluent in a variety of styles--journalistic, academic, scientific, technical; and across a variety of media--print, web, social. She likes to think outside the box, while still keeping track of how far she’s pushed the envelope. In addition to writing and editing, she enjoys designing layouts and graphics. Long ago, she was a sponsored athlete and speed freak. Nowadays, she prefers the pursuit of inner peace through yoga and tai qi. She grew up in the Bay Area of California back when Silicon Valley was prune orchards and garlic fields, graduating from San Leandro High and then U.C. Davis. After a decade of living in the Pacific Northwest, she’s now happily settled in Salt Lake City, UT—although she does miss the seafood. She shares her home with Molly and Linus, a pair of dogs devoted to teaching her about enjoying life to the fullest. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK During his recovery and rehabilitation, Armstrong met the second important woman in his life. Kristin Richard was working for a public relations firm in Austin when she met Armstrong at a charity event. A year later they married, she quit her job, and they moved to the French Riviera. While Armstrong was returning to the rigors of being a professional athlete, Richard stayed home to raise their three children: Luke, born in October 1999, and twin daughters Isabelle and Grace, born in 2001. All three children were conceived via in vitro fertilization, using sperm stored before Armstrong underwent chemotherapy. The marriage between the “picture-perfect couple” ended with divorce in 2003. Underrated, perhaps, in public opinion, is how Armstrong remains actively involved his first three children and on friendly terms with ex-wife Kristin Richard. Buy a copy to keep reading!
Download or read book Lance Armstrong written by Daniel Coyle and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famous for his bravery in conquering cancer to become a champion again, cyclist Lance Armstrong rewrote the record books again in 2004 when he won the Tour de France for a sixth time. This book follows his progress, and those of his rivals, throughout a fascinating season of racing.
Download or read book Quicklet on 60 Minutes Lance Armstrong Part 2 CliffsNotes like Summaries written by Scott Charles and published by Hyperink Inc. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK I've been aware of the various controversies surrounding Lance Armstrong for many years. Friends of mine, and various acquaintances, are cyclists. A couple of them were semi-pro in the eighties. They are all fiercely devoted to the sport. By that I mean they revere the process of cycling – the practice, the technical details, the adventure, the community spirit – and they honor those who take the sport to the next level, Eddy Merckx to site just one example. Watching Tyler Hamilton talk with 60 Minutes reporter Scott Pelley about Lance Armstrong and the issue of doping in professional cycling was difficult. Hamilton had the demeanor of a man with a broken heart. He was calm, direct, thoughtful – and resigned to the fact that whatever pleasure he took in cycling, whatever glory he enjoyed, was not only gone, it was never really there. MEET THE AUTHOR Scott Charles has over a decade’s worth of experience as a research analyst. Scott spent 11 years at a Fortune 500 company providing research and analytical services to marketing teams, product managers, R&D staff, and executives. His specialty is doing comprehensive deep dives to support ideation processes, identifying business opportunities, market analysis and business development. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK Steve Pelley’s opening comment sets the tone for Part II of 60 Minutes interview with Tyler Hamilton. It raises the the essential question: how is it possible that all the riders who were part of Lance Armstrong’s team have admitted the use of illegal substances, have implicated Armstrong directly, and yet he is able to withstand the Grand Jury’s indictment? Pelley goes on to explain that Lance Armstrong’s defense has been that he never tested positive for an illegal substance. In Part II of 60 Minutes’ interview with Tyler Hamiliton, he claims that Armstrong did indeed test positive for illegal drugs. Buy a copy to keep reading!
Download or read book Lance Armstrong written by Daniel Coyle and published by Harpersport. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famous for his bravery in conquering cancer to become a champion again, cyclist Lance Armstrong rewrote the record books again in 2005 when he won the Tour de France for a seventh time. This book follows his progress, and those of his rivals, throughout a fascinating season of racing.
Download or read book Lance Armstrong written by Sandra Donovan and published by First Avenue Editions. This book was released on 2007-01-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the life and career of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong.
Download or read book The Secret Race written by Tyler Hamilton and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The holy grail for disillusioned cycling fans . . . The book’s power is in the collective details, all strung together in a story that is told with such clear-eyed conviction that you never doubt its veracity. . . . The Secret Race isn’t just a game changer for the Lance Armstrong myth. It’s the game ender.”—Outside NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD The Secret Race is the book that rocked the world of professional cycling—and exposed, at long last, the doping culture surrounding the sport and its most iconic rider, Lance Armstrong. Former Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton was once one of the world’s top-ranked cyclists—and a member of Lance Armstrong’s inner circle. Over the course of two years, New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle conducted more than two hundred hours of interviews with Hamilton and spoke with numerous teammates, rivals, and friends. The result is an explosive page-turner of a book that takes us deep inside a shadowy, fascinating, and surreal world of unscrupulous doctors, anything-goes team directors, and athletes so relentlessly driven to win that they would do almost anything to gain an edge. For the first time, Hamilton recounts his own battle with depression and tells the story of his complicated relationship with Lance Armstrong. This edition features a new Afterword, in which the authors reflect on the developments within the sport, and involving Armstrong, over the past year. The Secret Race is a courageous, groundbreaking act of witness from a man who is as determined to reveal the hard truth about his sport as he once was to win the Tour de France. With a new Afterword by the authors. “Loaded with bombshells and revelations.”—VeloNews “[An] often harrowing story . . . the broadest, most accessible look at cycling’s drug problems to date.”—The New York Times “ ‘If I cheated, how did I get away with it?’ That question, posed to SI by Lance Armstrong five years ago, has never been answered more definitively than it is in Tyler Hamilton’s new book.”—Sports Illustrated “Explosive.”—The Daily Telegraph (London)
Download or read book Lance Armstrong written by Ian Young and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Full-color historical photographs- Table of contents, glossary, bibliography, places to write and visit, index- Reinforced library binding- 64 pages, size: 5 1/4" x 8"- Maps- Illustrations- Time lines- Contextual definitions of unfamiliar terms- www.FactHound.com Internet sites
Download or read book Lance Armstrong Crash Landing written by Belmont and Belcourt Biographies and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson) is a former professional road racing cyclist. Armstrong had won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times between 1999 and 2005, before being disqualified from each of those races and banned from cycling for life for doping offenses by the United States Anti-doping agency (USADA) in 2012. He is a survivor of testicular cancer that spread to his brain and lungs and he is the founder of the Livestrong Foundation, originally called the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which provides support for cancer patients. Most fans and critics are aware of Armstrong's many accolades and controversies, but in order to truly understand Lance Armstrong, you must first understand where he came from. This unauthorized biography explores Armstrong's upbringing, his early years, and details his breakthrough into cycling all the way through the fallout of his big Oprah interview in 2013. From family to cycling to the future, all you need to know about Lance Armstrong is right here, right now, in the most up to date coverage of his life. Topics include: Family and personal life Early career Motorola: 1992-96 Cancer US Postal/Discovery: 1998-2005 Comeback Astana: 2009 Team RadioShack: 2010-11 Physical attributes Collaboration of sponsors History of doping allegations Working with Michele Ferrari L.A. Confidential: 2004 Tour de France urine tests: 2005 SCA Promotions case: 2005 Federal inquiry: 2010-2012 USADA Investigation: 2011-2012 The DOJ Did drugs give him cancer? Book Fraud? A Movie? Returning a medal The Oprah Interview Outside of cycling Business and investments
Download or read book Lance Armstrong written by Kristin Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the bicyclist who, having won the battle against cancer, went on to win the world's most grueling bicycle race, the Tour de France.
Download or read book Lance Armstrong written by John F. Grabowski and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the life and career of Lance Armstrong.
