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

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Wheelmen : Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the greatest sports conspiracy ever / Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell.
Author
Albergotti, Reed
Publication
  • New York : Gotham Books, [2013]
  • ©2013

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Additional Authors
  • O'Connell, Vanessa
  • O'Connell, Vanessa.
Description
xvii, 364 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
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"--
  • 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.
Alternative Title
Wheel men : Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the greatest sports conspiracy ever
Subject
  • Armstrong, Lance
  • Armstrong, Lance > Drug use
  • Tour de France (Bicycle race)
  • Cyclists > United States > Biography
  • Doping in sports
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Cycling
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics
  • Doping in Sports
Genre/Form
Biographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-350) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
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.
ISBN
  • 9781592408481 (hbk.)
  • 1592408486 (hbk.)
LCCN
^^2013037176
OCLC
  • 834431743
  • SCSB-12661541
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library