MFL:
Muy recomendable
Mexico on Dec 19, 2021
Cliente Amazon:
The best book, together with the Juliet Macur's one, regarding the story of Lance Armstrong and the sophisticated doping program inside the US Postal Service. Wonderful!
Italy on Jul 25, 2021
Trevor J Ludeman:
Great book - although I knew nothing about road racing, that did not matter. With the authors preparing a very comprehensive book outlining Armstong's development from child to road racer along with the interview of team members throughout his career.
Australia on Feb 13, 2018
Richard Eloin Liebano:
Excelente livro! Atendeu às minhas expectativas. A qualidade do livro é muito boa e a capa dura aumenta a durabilidade.
Brazil on Aug 10, 2015
Immer:
Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell's "Wheelmen" is a well-written, documented, organized book, and an easy read. One needs not be a cyclist to follow most of the book, but one who has cycled will perhaps receive a more visceral appreciation for this work. As a former mountain bike and cyclo-cross racer, who has put a lot of time on the roads, I am neither an antagonist of, nor an apologist for Lance Armstrong. I remember a conversation among racing friends during the early 2000's about Armstrong and the professional peloton. While most defended Lance, one, with perhaps more insight than the rest of us commented, "they are all dirty".
I will use a somewhat different tact with my review. My review will be more about feelings I had during the reading of "Wheelmen". If Albergotti and O'Connell's Wheelmen has any weakness at all, it falls short in categorizing the participants of the professional peloton as the cream of the crop, the best of the best, the elite, of the elite. You cannot take an average Joe off the street, allow him to blood dope, take PED's and put him on a bicycle and expect to get Armstrong's results. Both mental and physical toughness...
United States on Jun 14, 2014
aniruddha marathe:
An excellent book which details the deceit of Lance Armstrong. I was in awe when I first read "It's not about bike!". Then I bought a book by Daniel Coyle "Lance Armstrong's War". I now remember how mesmerized I was when Daniel Coyle "reported" Armstrong's wattages. It felt so good and inspiring and hopeful to actually have this person in reality, a man who fought off cancer and through hard work proved to be the strongest and most enduring athlete!
And then came the revelation...
What this book does is that it takes you to the beginning just like "In the Beginning... Heavens and Earth". And I would dare to say that this is the most comprehensive yet concise history of the Cycling and Lance Armstrong's more reliable biography than "It's not about..."
What you will find in this book is the history and evolution of doping in cycling and how the "Gang Armstrong" turned it into perfection with "surgical precision". Today Armstrong might be wondering what if he had adhered to Michele Ferrari's advice of not injecting EPO just below the skin (according to this book). He may never had a positive drug test.
You will also see the border...
United States on Jan 05, 2014
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| Total Reviews | 5 reviews | 27 reviews | 35 reviews |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #62 in Bike Repair #127 in Mountain Biking #1,606 in Sports History | #3 in Bike Repair #23 in Cycling Travel Guides #30 in Triathlons | |
| Item Weight | 15 ounces | 1.96 pounds | 3 pounds |
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| Language | English | English | English |
| Publisher | Avery; Illustrated edition | Park Tool Company; 4th edition | VeloPress; 5th edition |
| Dimensions | 5.99 x 0.85 x 9 inches | 8.5 x 1.1 x 11 inches | |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1592408887 | 978-0976553069 | 978-1937715373 |
| ISBN-10 | 1592408885 | 0976553066 | 193771537X |
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