Tour de Lance: The Extraordinary Story of Lance Armstrong's Fight to Reclaim the Tour de France

324 Pages·2010·3.87 MB·English

by  Bill Strickland

T O U R D E L A N C E
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ALSO BY BILL STRICKLAND
We Might as Well Win (coauthored with Johan Bruyneel)
Ten Points
The Quotable Cyclist
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T O U R D E L A N C E
The Extraordinary Story of Lance Armstrong’s Fight
to Reclaim the Tour de France
BILL STRICKLAND
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First published in Australia and New Zealand by Allen & Unwin in 2010
First published in the United States in 2010 by Harmony Books, an imprint of the
Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
Copyright © Bill Strickland 2010
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2009 Tour de France map courtesy of ASO (American Sports Organisation)
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For Beth,
my rhythm
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CONTENTS
TOUR DE FRANCE, STAGE 1 1
July 4, 2009
THE COMEBACK BEGINS 7
September 2008
TOUR DE FRANCE, STAGE 2 38
July 5, 2009
TOUR OF CALIFORNIA 50
February 14– 22, 2009
TOUR DE FRANCE, STAGE 3 83
July 6, 2009
VUELTA CASTILLA Y LEÓN 95
March 23– 27, 2009
TOUR DE FRANCE, STAGE 4 120
July 7, 2009
TOUR OF THE GILA 129
April 29– May 3, 2009
TOUR DE FRANCE, STAGE 5 153
July 8, 2009
GIRO D’ITALIA 160
May 9– 31, 2009
TOUR DE FRANCE, STAGE 6 192
July 9, 2009
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