It's Not about the Bike : My Journey Back to Life by Jenkins, Sally, Armstrong, Lance

Hardback. Very Good.

Yellow Jersey Press, 2000-06-29. Hardcover. Good. Book is in good condition. Slight discolouration to the pages. Unclipped dust jacket.

Yellow Jersey Press, 2000-06-29. Hardcover. Good. Book is in good condition. Pages are yellowing. Inscription to the previous owner written on a page at the front of the book. Unclipped dust jacket.

Great Britain: Yellow Jersey Press. Near Fine/Fine. 2000. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0224060864 Hardcover Hardcover The inspiring journey of world-class hero Lance Armstrong, from the dark night of advanced cancer through his dramatic victory in the 1999 Tour de France, and beyond. In 1996, twenty-four-year-old Lance Armstrong was ranked the number-one cyclist in the world. But that October, "The Golden Boy of American Cycling" was sidelined by excruciating pain. Tests revealed advanced testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain. His chance for recovery was as low as twenty percent. Armstrong embarked on the most aggressive form of chemotherapy available and underwent surgery to remove cancer that the treatments couldn't reach. Five months after his diagnosis, he resumed training under a cloud of uncertainty, and the path back to competition wasn't smooth. It took a ride with friends through the mountains of North… Read More

YELLOW JERSEY PRESS, 2000. Hardback. Good/dw good.

Yellow Jersey Press, 2000. Tapa Dura. Bien. Texto en inglés. Tapa dura con sobrecubierta de editorial ilustrada. Sin subrayados ni anotaciones. Perfecto estado de conservación. In October 1996, one of the cycling world's most precocious talents, Lance Armstrong, was diagnosed with stage four testicular cancer. When lesions then appeared on his brain and in his lungs the doctors gave him a 40% chance of survival. The only treatment was huge doses of chemotherapy. It was a cruel and physically crippling medical strategy but one to which his body responded well and, incredibly, in February 1997 Armstrong was discharged. Once out of hospital Lance Armstrong had to rebuild his life. His first instinct was to get back on his bike. But the decision was a tough one. He was dropped by his sponsors, Codifis, and when he finally signed up with the US Postal Team and started racing competitively again he found he was emotionally and physically unable to cope. But encouraged by his friends and wife he slowly… Read More