Lance Armstrong's War: One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France
by Daniel Coyle
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Author: Daniel CoyleEdition: Hardcover
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Published: 2005-06-01
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Number of pages: 336
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Book Review: Educating and entertaining for even the non-cyclist
Summary: 4 Stars
I am not a cyclist enthusiast, but became kind of a fan of Armstrong after reading "It's Not About the Bike". This is a different type of book. Where that one focused on his upbringing, his passion for the sport and ofcourse his battle with cancer, this book focuses on one tour year. Mr. Coyle was the embedded and welcomed author travelling around with Armstrong's team, which gave him access to much of his life during the tour. A lot of the book focused on the competition Lance faced and it was very interesting how each rider's style was broken down, what his strengths and weaknesses were and most interesting, what their "tells" were (the small, sometimes imperceivable hints that show others that he is starting to break down in a race). This ultimately is when he is "attacked". The best part of the book was the physiology part regarding Lance, his body type and the attributes he has that has allowed him to repeatedly win the Tour. It was this scientific look at the kilowatts he generates per stroke of the pedal, the fact that his body does not produce lactic acid on the scale of the normal person, how his lungs are more efficient as well as his heart, etc, that I personally found to me the most interesting. The author also deals with the steroid controversy, it's authors and how Lance deals with it and the repeated testing he is subjected too.
Again, even if you have a minor interest in what it takes to win the Tour, or life on the Tour, or Lance himself, you will most likely enjoy this book. It is not as moving as "Not About the Bike", or as strong of a story, but it is a different story that is both entertaining and educational.
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