Lance Armstrong Knihy

In 'Door de pijngrens' beschrijft de Amerikaanse wielrenner Lance Armstrong hoe hij in 1996 werd geconfronteerd met een agressieve vorm van kanker. Tegen alle verwachtingen in bleef hij leven en bracht hij in 1999 zelfs de Tour de France op zijn naam. Lance Armstrong behaalde in 1993 zijn eerste internationale succes door als volstrekt outsider het wereldkampioenschap wielrennen op de weg te winnen. In 1996 leek er aan zijn sportieve carrière een eind te komen toen bij hem teelbalkanker werd ontdekt. Vanwege de uitzaaiingen leken zijn kansen om te overleven bijzonder klein te zijn. Armstrong besloot echter te overleven met de doelgerichtheid van de ware topsporter. 'Door de pijngrens' is het aangrijpende verslag van iemand die door een onverwoestbaar optimisme en met ongelooflijk doorzettingsvermogen zijn levensbedreigende ziekte overwint. En daarna ook nog de Tour de France op zijn naam brengt. Lance Armstrong won in 1993 het wereldkampioenschap wielrennen op de weg en in 1999 de Tour de France. Zijn belangrijkste overwinning behaalde hij in de strijd tegen kanker.

Johan Bruyneel, původně profesionální belgický cyklista mluvící plynně pěti jazyky, později šéf stáje "Americká pošta" (U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, dnes Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team), s níž americký tým dovedl během devíti let k osmi vítězstvím (sedm za sebou s Lancem Armstrongem). Stal se tak nejúspěšnějším šéfem cyklistické stáje v dějinách cyklistiky vůbec. Dnes žije se ženou a dcerou ve Španělsku a dosud se zabývá cyklistikou. Když se setkal s Lancem Armstrongem, podíval se mu do očí a řekl mu: "Podívej, když už pojedeme Tour de France, mohli bychom také vyhrát!" Kniha "Mohli bychom také vyhrát" dává čtenáři možnost do zákulisí oné slavné devítileté cyklistické anabáze (1999-2007) přes Alpy a Pyreneje blíže nahlédnout.

In 1999, Lance Armstrong made world headlines with the most stunning comeback in the history of sport after battling against life-threatening testicular cancer just eighteen months before returning to professional cycling. His first book, It's Not About the Bike, charted his journey back to life and went on to become an international bestseller.Now, in his much-anticipated follow-up, Armstrong shares more details of his extraordinary life story, including the births of his twin daughters Grace and Isabel. Never shy of controversy, Armstrong offers, with typical frankness, his thoughts on training, competing, winning and failure. He also tells of the work he did for the foundation he created following his dramatic recovery, addresses the daunting challenge of living in the aftermath of cancer and treatment, and shares further inspirational tales of survival.A fresh outlook on the spirit of survivors everywhere, Every Second Counts is an account of a man who strives every day to meet life's challenges - whether on his bike or off. Every Second Counts was first published in October 2003. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in January 2013, Lance Armstrong admitted to having taken performance enhancing drugs in all seven of the Tours de France in which he competed between 1999 and 2005. He was officially stripped of these wins by the UCI, the world governing body for cycling, in 2012.

Kniha volně navazuje na Armstrongovy životopisy, které v nedávných letech rovněž vydalo nakladatelství Triton. V obraze zprostředkovává zákulisí jeho návratu a „skutečný život zevnitř“: trénování, závodění, poflakování, vychovávání dětí, práci s lidmi zápasícími s rakovinou.

Tato kniha je plná vtipu a osobních rad od Lance i jeho špičkového trenéra. Dává návod, jakým způsobem dosáhnete optimální formy v pouhých sedmi týdnech. Ať jste nováček nebo profesionál, můžete se vydat stejnou dráhou jako Lance a vytěžit maximum ze svých skrytých schopností.

Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer-survivor Lance Armstrong offers a first-person photo-journal of his 2009 comeback season, during which he helped promote a global cancer-awareness campaign, in a book with behind-the-scenes photos and stunning four-color shots of racing action.

If you read just one sports book this year, this is the one' Express on SundayLance Armstrong was one of the most precocious talents the world of cycling had ever seen. Within a year of turning professional in 1992 he was World Champion. In 1994 he won tw

Lance Armstrong is a seven-time winner of the Tour de France and fulltime cancer fighter. He oversees the Lance Armstrong Foundation, a nonprofit organization that assists cancer patients around the world with managing and surviving the disease. He won the first of his record-setting seven Tour de France wins after surviving a nearly fatal bout with testicular cancer. In 2008, he was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Updated with new photos and a new chapter on the record-setting 6th-straight Tour de France victory--an intimate portrait of the man who has become the most admired athlete in the world Lance Armstrong inspires millions the world over, not just as a sports champion, but as a champion at life. His heroic survival from deadly cancer and his hard-fought triumphs in the bicycle race that is thought to be the most grueling endurance test in sports are a tribute to the strength of the human spirit. Filled with never-before-seen pictures and revealing insights by the people who know him best, this treasured keepsake celebrates in words and photographs Armstrong's indomitable will and champion's heart. Some highlights include: o Intimate pictures of Armstrong in competition and off the bike, as well as stunning full-color views capturing the grandeur of the sport, by cycling's top photographer, Graham Watson o A new tribute from teammate George Hincapie to the 2002 Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year" who inspires us all to face life's challenges with courage, perseverance, and hope