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PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-100802127940
ISBN-139780802127945
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Book TitleComeback : Greg Lemond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour De France
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCycling, Sports
Publication Year2018
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDaniel De Vise
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight21.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-061342
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SynopsisIn July 1986, Greg LeMond stunned the sporting world by becoming the first American to win the Tour de France, the world's pre-eminent bicycle race, defeating French cycling legend Bernard Hinault. Nine months later, LeMond lay in a hospital bed, his life in peril after a hunting accident, his career as a bicycle racer seemingly over. And yet, barely two years after this crisis, LeMond mounted a comeback almost without parallel in professional sports. In summer 1989, he again won the Tour--arguably the world's most grueling athletic contest--by the almost impossibly narrow margin of 8 seconds over another French legend, Laurent Fignon. It remains the closest Tour de France in history. The Comeback chronicles the life of one of America's greatest athletes, from his roots in Nevada and California to the heights of global fame, to a falling out with his own family and a calamitous confrontation with Lance Armstrong over allegations the latter was doping--a campaign LeMond would wage on principle for more than a decade before Armstrong was finally stripped of his own Tour titles. With the kind of narrative drive that propels books like Moneyball , and a fierce attention to detail, Daniel de Visé reveals the dramatic, ultra-competitive inner world of a sport rarely glimpsed up close, and builds a compelling case for LeMond as its great American hero., Fame. Fall. Redemption. The dramatic life story of America's greatest cyclist, three-time winner of the Tour de France, In July 1986, Greg LeMond stunned the sporting world by becoming the first American to win the Tour de France, the world's pre-eminent bicycle race, defeating French cycling legend Bernard Hinault. Nine months later, LeMond lay in a hospital bed, his life in peril after a hunting accident, his career as a bicycle racer seemingly over. And yet, barely two years after this crisis, LeMond mounted a comeback almost without parallel in professional sports. In summer 1989, he again won the Tour--arguably the world's most grueling athletic contest--by the almost impossibly narrow margin of 8 seconds over another French legend, Laurent Fignon. It remains the closest Tour de France in history. The Comeback chronicles the life of one of America's greatest athletes, from his roots in Nevada and California to the heights of global fame, to a falling out with his own family and a calamitous confrontation with Lance Armstrong over allegations the latter was doping--a campaign LeMond would wage on principle for more than a decade before Armstrong was finally stripped of his own Tour titles. With the kind of narrative drive that propels books like Moneyball , and a fierce attention to detail, Daniel de Vis reveals the dramatic, ultra-competitive inner world of a sport rarely glimpsed up close, and builds a compelling case for LeMond as its great American hero.
LC Classification NumberGV1051.L45D48 2018
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- 20. Okt. 2020
Good title!
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- 05. Sep. 2018
LeMond's Comeback
Great easy readBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 11. Jun. 2024
Way sooner than expected
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