With a new Afterword. Lance Armstrong won a record-smashing seven
Tour de France yellow jerseys after staring down cancer, and in the
process became an international symbol of resilience and courage.
In a sport constantly dogged by blood doping scandals, Armstrong
seemed above the fray. Never had cycling - or any sport-boasted
such a charismatic and accomplished champion. Then, in the summer
of 2012, the legend imploded. The rumors that had long dogged
Armstrong began to solidify. Buried evidence surfaced. Hushed-up
witnesses came forth. Armstrong's Tour victories were stripped from
him. His sponsors abandoned him. In January 2013, Armstrong finally
admitted doping during the Tours, and in an interview with Oprah,
described his "mythic, perfect story" as "one big lie." But his
admission raised more questions than it answered. With over three
years of extensive reporting, deep sourcing, and interviews with
nearly every key player, including Armstrong, Reed Albergotti and
Vanessa O'Connell have established themselves as the undisputed
authorities on this story. Wheelmen reveals the broader tale of how
Armstrong and his supporters used money, power, and cutting-edge
science to conquer the world's most difficult race. It offers a
riveting look at what happens when enigmatic genius breaks loose
from the strictures of morality. It reveals the competitiveness and
ingenuity that sparked blood doping as an accepted practice, and
shows how Americans methodically constructed an international
operation of spies and breakthrough technology to reach the top.
Lance Armstrong survived and thrived against nigh-insurmountable
odds and built a team of unprecedented accomplishment. But in the
end, his own outsized ambition destroyed it. At last exposing the
truth about Armstrong and American cycling, Wheelmen paints a
living portrait of what is, without question, the greatest
conspiracy in the history of sports.
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