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23 Days in July: Inside The Tour De France and Lance Armstrong's Record-Breaking VictoryJohn Wilcockson
Rating: 5.0/5 Stars Rank: 5698 The author, whose work has appeared in the New York Times, draws on conversations with Armstrong, his race team and his challengers before, during and after the race for an intimate glimpse of this particular world's friendships, rivalries and scandals. The resulting portrait of Armstrong, from his recovery from cancer to his exhausting training methods, unmatched physical strength and mental toughness, is that of a newly single dad, with no memories of his own father, and a sporting "legend." The book's structure, with its day-by-day account of the Tour, allows readers to appreciate what an arduous undertaking the race is. As the race revisits stages and locations from previous Tours, Wilcockson smartly looks back at some of the Tour's great moments and explores how it has changed because of its recent "Lance-ification." While Wilcockson mostly celebrates Armstrong and the Tour, he doesn't shy away from the doping scandals and accusations that have haunted both Armstrong and the race over the years, and he does give Armstrong a chance to answer his critics. A thorough appendix further explaining cycling's subtle intricacies ends this well-crafted book. Map, photos. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. About the AuthorJohn Wilcockson has reported on thirty-six Tours de France, starting in 1968. He has written for Outside and Men's Journal and reported on major cycling events for NPR, OLN, The Times of London, and the New York Times.He is currently the Editorial Director of VeloNews, the world's leading competitive cycling publication. His many books include John Wilcockson's World of Cycling. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. Graham Watson has been covering the Tour de France
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