{"product_id":"the-comeback-greg-lemond-the-true-king-of-american-cycling-and-a-legendary-tour-de-france-paperback","title":"The Comeback: Greg Lemond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel de Vise\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA true American hero, Greg LeMond's career was punctuated by dramatic fame, devastation, and ultimately redemption.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July 1986, LeMond stunned the sporting world by becoming the first American to win the Tour de France, the world's pre-eminent bicycle race, defeating French cycling legend Bernard Hinault. Nine months later, LeMond lay in a hospital bed, his life in peril after a hunting accident, his career as a bicycle racer seemingly over. And yet, barely two years after this crisis, LeMond mounted a comeback almost without parallel in professional sports, again winning the 1989 Tour-arguably the world's most grueling athletic contest--by the almost impossibly narrow margin of 8 seconds over another French legend, Laurent Fignon. It remains the closest Tour de France in history. From the heights of global fame, LeMond would then crash during a calamitous confrontation with Lance Armstrong over allegations the latter was doping. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Daniel de Viséeacute; reveals the dramatic, ultra-competitive inner world of a sport rarely glimpsed up close, and builds a compelling case for LeMond as its great American hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel de Visé\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and journalist. A graduate of Wesleyan and Northwestern universities, he has worked at the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, among other newspapers. He shared a 2001 Pulitzer Prize and has garnered more than two dozen national and regional journalism awards. He is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAndy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eI Forgot To Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Maryland with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457766940979,"sku":"9780802147189","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/5vd_r9FOz9780802147189.webp?v=1783106426","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-comeback-greg-lemond-the-true-king-of-american-cycling-and-a-legendary-tour-de-france-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}