Lance Armstrong - Tour de Force

viens no lielākajiem un populārākajiem ikgadējiem sporta notikumiem pasaulē. 2005. gada sacensībās teksasietis Lances Armstrongs izcīnīja savu septīto Tour de France uzvaru – ko neviens cits braucējs nav sasniedzis šī pasākuma 100 gadu ilgajā vēsturē.

Šī grāmata aplūko nepieredzēto sagatavošanos Tour, koncentrējoties uz Armstronga sezonu un fiziskajām un garīgajām izturības robežām, kuras viņš sev uzspieda. Sākot ar februāri, kad viņš devās uz Gironu Spānijā, kur sagatavošanās Tour kļūst visaptveroša, tiks atklāti visi viņa hipermasohistiskā treniņu režīma sīkumi, sākot no gulēšanas augstuma teltī līdz kilometriem garām, nogurdinošām braucienām, pārvarot sāpju barjeru.

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ISBN: 9780007195282

Translation of the book annotation:
Lance Armstrong rewrote the record books in 2005 when he won the Tour de France for the seventh time, an unprecedented achievement. Daniel Coyle followed his progress throughout the season, exploring what drove him to reach his endurance limits to write his bestseller Tour de Force, now fully updated to include his famous comeback in the Tour races in 2009.

The world's toughest sporting event is also one of the largest and most popular annual sporting events globally. In the 2005 race, Texan Lance Armstrong claimed his seventh Tour de France victory – a feat no other rider has achieved in the event's 100-year history.

This book examines the unprecedented preparation for the Tour, focusing on Armstrong's season and the physical and mental endurance limits he imposed on himself. Starting in February when he went to Girona, Spain, where preparation for the Tour becomes comprehensive, all details of his hyper-masochistic training regime will be revealed, from sleeping in an altitude tent to long, exhausting rides, overcoming the pain barrier.