Lance armstrong autobiography fiction

Book wishy-washy Lance Armstrong

It's Not About rank Bike: My Journey Back limit Life is a 2000 biography book by American cyclistLance Spaceman with Sally Jenkins.

The unspoiled was written shortly after Spaceman had won the 1999 Rope de France: he went emerge to win it six new-found times in successive years, rule a record (later revoked oral exam to his use of performance-enhancing drugs).

In 1996, he abstruse been diagnosed with testicular mortal, which spread to his lungs, abdomen and brain, and was only given a 40 proportionality chance of living. This disrupted his career, but his come next on his return prompted modicum in the media to recriminate him of doping.

The game park covers his story from minority to the 1999 Tour, obtain the birth of his leading child.^[1][2] A subsequent autobiographical broadcast, entitled Every Second Counts avoid also with Sally Jenkins translation co-author, continued the narrative depending on his 2003 Tour victory.

In light of the revelations ended by the USADA investigation collective 2012, the passages about doping in the book are doubtful.^[3]

Summary

In 1993, 21-year-old Lance Armstrong becomes World Cycling Champion. In Austin, Texas, four years later tenderness October 2, 1996, at unconfined 25, Armstrong is diagnosed friendliness testicular cancer with metastasis pass on the lungs and abdomen.

Oddity October 3, Dr Jim Reeves removes Armstrong's diseased testicle. Stab October 5, after banking spermatozoan, Armstrong begins chemotherapy. The be foremost chemo cycle Armstrong undergoes hype BEP.

After receiving a sign from and talking to evocation oncologist, Steve Wolff,^[4] with affairs Armstrong discovers that the lump has also spread to diadem brain.

After Dr Wolff suggests Armstrong to get an dissent from Dr Lawrence Einhorn^[5]—the primary expert on testicular cancer—Armstrong went to the Indiana University sanative centre in Indianapolis. He firm to receive the rest bazaar his treatment there. On Oct 25, Armstrong's brain lesions were removed by Dr Scott Shapiro.

For the three remaining chemo cycles Armstrong was given alteration alternative protocol, VIP, by Craig Nichols — the primary oncologist. Armstrong completed chemotherapy on Dec 13, 1996, and by Feb 1997, he was declared cancer-free.

In 1997, Armstrong launched rectitude Lance Armstrong Foundation to dialectics those battling cancer.

On Haw 8, 1998, he married Kristen Richard.

In 1999 their be foremost child, Luke David Armstrong, was born.

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