The Comeback: Greg Lemond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France

by Daniel de Visé

Book Overview

In July 1986, Greg 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802127940
• ISBN13: 9780802127945
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 9.1"