{"product_id":"b075vdqd2w","title":"The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreg LeMond was Lance Armstrong before Lance Armstrong . . . the story of a true hero . . . This is a must read if you believe in miracles.―John Feinstein,  New York Times– bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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. In summer 1989, he again won the 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e[A] blend of chaos, kindness and cruelty typifies the scenes that journalist de Visé brings to life in this sympathetic-verging-on-reverential retelling of LeMond's trailblazing career (first American to enter the tour, first to win it) . . . As an author in quest of his protagonist's motivation, [de Visé] subjects it to extreme torque.— The   Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA great book . . . Well written and thoroughly researched . . . Engrossing and hard to put down. If you're a Greg LeMond fan,  The Comeback  is a must read because it's a detailed accounting of his career and―more importantly―his life and person off the bike. It's also an important reminder that American cycling did not begin and end with Lance Armstrong.— PEZ\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52835490660568,"sku":"YSL58388","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/812BvaQaXRL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793263756","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b075vdqd2w","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}