The Program: Seven Deadly Sins - My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong by David Walsh
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.
The book was shortlisted for the 2013 William Hill Sports Book of theYear prize.
About the Author
David Walsh is chief sportswriter for the Sunday Times and has won the UK Sportswriter of the Year title four times. For many years, he was one of the few journalists prepared to question Lance Armstrong's record, and his account of that struggle was published in Seven Deadly Sins, which won the British Sports Book Awards Biography of the Year prize and was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize.
Paperback | 464 pages
130 x 198 x 33mm | 330g
08 Oct 2015
Simon & Schuster Ltd
London, United Kingdom
English
Film Tie-In
8pp colour plates; 8pp colour plates
1471152588
9781471152580
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover, including minor scuff marks and creasing, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged, with no creasing or tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.