by Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins · Penguin Group (USA) Inc. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780425179611
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«It's Not About the Bike» is the sports autobiography by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins, published by Penguin Group in paperback (304 pages, in English).
Lance Armstrong recalls his childhood and his early days in triathlon before turning professional, focusing above all on the testicular cancer he was diagnosed with in 1996. He recounts the treatments, his recovery, his return to cycling, his victory in the 1999 Tour de France, and the shift in priorities brought about by the illness.
The edition includes an additional chapter on the 2000 Tour de France and the Olympic Games. Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2000.
For cycling fans and readers of memoirs that address illness and recovery.
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He achieved international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his titles in 2012 after an investigation into doping allegations found that Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs over his career. Armstrong is banned from all sanctioned bicycling events.
