I followed cycling closely during the Armstrong years. I defended vociferously and was shocked when he finally came out. I had been looking for a lot of answers. This book pretty much gives all of them. An amazing journey inside the world of top end bike racing as well a detailed account of how t...
I was sitting in a lawn chair looking out over the hills of Tuscany. Olive trees, golden light, full-on Michelangelo stuff. It was August 31, 2001, a month after the Tour ended. A few feet away from me sat the tall, bald, still muscular form of my new director, Bjarne Riis of Team CSC–Tiscali. We...