Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong - Softcover

Walsh, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471127559 ISBN 13: 9781471127557

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2013

Synopsis

When Lance Armstrong fought back from life-threatening cancer to win the 1999 Tour de France - the so-called 'Tour of Renewal' - it seemed almost too good to be true. It was. Sunday Times journalist David Walsh was one of a small group who was prepared to raise awkward questions about Armstrong's seemingly superhuman feats. And so began a 13-year battle to reveal the truth that finally ended in October 2012 when the cyclist was stripped of his seven Tour victories and banned from the sport for life. Walsh's gripping and moving personal account of his struggles is a revealing insight into the murkier end of professional cycling - a place where having the right doctor can make all the difference and where there existed a conspiracy of silence. As he shows, it never was about the bike. However, spurred on by a few brave people who were prepared to speak out in the hope of saving the sport they loved, Walsh continued to probe, and eventually he was vindicated when Armstrong's reputation was ruined. In this updated edition, covering Armstrong's confession to Oprah, Seven Deadly Sins takes the reader into a world of doping and lies, but shows that there is always hope for a better future.

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Review

'Fascinating...a gripping tale of one man's determination' --Sunday Mirror

'One of the most powerful sports books ever written...a must-read for anyone with an interest in modern sport' --sportsbookofthemonth.com

'The best sports books are not about sport. They are about life, about people... this year's William Hill award underlines the great variety of approaches that modern sports writing can take... [such as] the revelatory investigation of David Walsh's pursuit of Lance Armstrong... the overall calibre of what gets published [in sports writing] has improved immensely' --Sport

'Not so much a valuable as an essential book for anyone interested in Armstrong, bike racing or doping' --New Statesman

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1471127559
• ISBN 13: 9781471127557
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464