The story of Lance Armstrong - the cyclist who recovered from testicular cancer and went on to win the Tour de France a record seven tmes, the man who wrote a bestselling and inspirational account of his life, the charitable benefactor - seemed almost too good to be true. And it was. As early as Armstrong's first victory on the Tour in 1999, Sunday Times journalist David Walsh had reason to think that the incredible performances we were seeing from Armstrong were literally too good to be true. Based on insider information and dogged research, he began to unmask the truth. Cycling's biggest star used every weapon in his armoury to protect his name. But he could not keep everyone silent. In the autumn of 2012, the USADA published a damning report on Armstrong that resulted in the American being stripped of his seven Tour victories and left his reputation in shreds. Walsh's long fight to reveal the truth had been vindicated. This book tells the compelling story of one man's struggle to bring that truth to light against all the odds.
Review
"An essential book for anyone interested in Armstrong, bike racing or doping." (
The New Statesman )
"Part memoir, part detective story, this is a fascinating account of how Irish sports journalist David Walsh spent 13 years attempting to expose the truth about now-disgraced cyclist Armstrong’s doping... A gripping tale of one man’s determination." (
Sunday Mirror )
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.About the Author
David Walsh is chief sportswriter for the Sunday Times and has won the UK Sportswriter of the Year title three times. For more than 13 years, he has been pursuing the Lance Armstrong story, and has written two previous books on the subject, LA Confidential and From Lance to Landis. Married with seven children, he lives in Cambridge.
