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Cycle of Lies
- The Fall of Lance Armstrong
- Narrated by: Carrington Macduffie
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
A fly-on-the-wall account of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal – the greatest drama in modern sporting history by the New York Times cycling correspondent.
As Lance Armstrong’s precipitous fall from grace continues, New York Times sports reporter Juliet Macur takes the reader behind the scenes to bring you the astonishing twists and turns of an outrage that has rocked the world of cycling. With unprecedented access to the key players in the drama – from Armstrong’s fellow cyclists and top cycling officials to doctors, trainers and wives – Cycle of Lies reveals how Armstrong built a fortress of people around him to protect his image and upend the lives of anybody who stood in his way.
As America’s fallen idol faces potential perjury charges, Cycle of Lies widens the focus to expose corruption at all levels of the sport in a thrilling work of contemporary narrative history.
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- M3
- 18-04-14
As you'd expect
There's little that's new here - much of Lance Armstrong's 'antics' have been well documented and what this book does is put everything together into a relatively cohesive structure.
Sometimes the order seems a bit off, jumping back and forth in the other cyclist's chapters, for instance Floyd Landis, but it generally holds together well.
It's not as personal as David Walsh's book, which leaves it up to the reader/listener to decide if that's a good or bad thing. For me, at times, it felt as if Juliet was listing things that happened, as opposed to explaining how she was involved in asking certain questions. David Walsh's version perhaps veers too far the other way but each book has its own merits (though I suspect Walsh himself would be surprised to hear himself called an "English" journalist - he's most definitely Irish).
All in all, if you've decided to buy this, you likely already know what you're getting - a dossier chronicling Lance Armstrong's years of cheating. Everything publicly known is there and, for that, it does what it should do.
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- li-jou
- 30-05-14
Excellent
Engaging read, well narrated. Evidence is presented in a credible manner and the narration is fresh.
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- Mark Doran
- 19-12-22
Gripping
Great account of the Armstrong years! Very well put together. I would highly recommend this book
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- Paul
- 28-07-15
good wrap up to the tdf saga
not as insightful as Hamilton's book but ties up quite a few loose ends. well narrated
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- Ben
- 28-01-15
Interesting
An interesting look into Lance Armstrong and the whole scandal. Maybe a little too biased against Armstrong but definitely interesting tale
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- MB
- 29-07-22
Interesting yet one-sided
I vaguely remember seeing Armstrong's story unfold as a child so was curious to hear it in greater detail. The book does just that and the story indeed was captivating. It was clear that the author had personal "beef" with Armstrong and this book was her revenge. This lead to one-sided view this I might look for another book for a more balances perspective.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-03-21
Excellent book for anyone interested in cycling
This was a forensically researched, brilliantly incisive, compulsive story. I’m going to listen to it again. It’s goes further than most books about sports and cheating, delving into the backstories and psychology of the protagonists. It’s balanced - which makes the ultimate conclusions so much more dark and impactful. Very well done to the author and the reader. Thank you. Cannot recommend highly enough.
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- Amy O
- 22-04-21
Excellent
What a read. A fascinating insight into one of the most dramatic periods in sports history. Armstrong fascinates, delights and disgusts in truly equal measures
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- O'
- 18-01-15
A greatly researched and compelling account.
Having read some of the previous reviews, I put off getting this audiobook; I regret having waited so long. This is a great postscript and at times a counterbalance to 'The Secret Race'. I recommend this to anybody that wants to hear the conclusion to the doping scandal in cycling.
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- john wrieden
- 05-07-19
Gripping and insightful
The book is responsible, it is clear that the author is trying to be balanced, and objective.
Opening up the secrets of a bad era in cycling.
The question is how many sports are suffering from the same problems.
Trying to think of a something I dislike, but can’t of anything, only that lance was the biggest cheater, could have been a bit wider in focus
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