In 1992, at age 21, Lance Armstrong was a brash neo-professional cyclist from Texas. In October 1996, at the conclusion of the Tour de France, he was diagnosed with cancer, and given a 20 percent chance of survival—not to mention his chances of returning to the sport he loved. A year later, he was recovering from cancer therapy, and joined the Tour de France as a visitor. In 1998, he started a slow and faltering comeback.

In 1999, Lance Armstrong made a comeback as a winner,, becoming the second American (after Greg LeMond) to win the Tour de France, the world’s toughest sporting event.

In Lance Armstrong’s Comeback from Cancer, veteran bicycle racing writer Samuel Abt pieces together, not only the story of Armstrong’s spectacular Tour victory, but also his equally miraculous victory over cancer. Written as a scrapbook of Armstrong’s career, it’s a true story, and an inspirational one, proving that there is hope for cancer survivors.
Softcover; 175 pages; 229mm x 152mm; Colour Photography; Abt, Samuel