Lance Armstrong, who has now finally admitted that he used
performance-enhancing drugs to win a record seven Tour de France titles, is
being sued by two California book buyers, over claims that he sold fiction as
autobiography.
The plaintiffs, Rob Stutzman and Jonathan Wheeler, say that they
wouldn’t have bought It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life if they had known the truth about Armstrong’s
misconduct and involvement with doping.
In the 2000 book and the 2003 follow-up, Every Second
Counts, Armstrong strongly denied ever
using banned substances, and attributed his successes to superior physical
training, good diet, an extraordinary spirit and the drive to succeed.
Armstrong finally admitted to cheating, in an interview with
Oprah Winfrey broadcast last week. He now admits that, without his use of
banned performance enhancing drugs, he would not have won and continued to win
cycling races, including seven consecutive Tour de France races.
At the end of the day, who believes biographies anyway! And he has hardly injured these two idiots, has he?
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you Louise. They have obviously sniffed a payout! It is something to keep in mind when writing a biography though! What a world we live in!
DeleteNot a big fan of LA, but it has always been clear to me that due to his medical condition he needed to be on Testosterone. So lots of people knew he was doing something. Do I think he cheated, well no he still pedalled all the way. The book was inspirational and maybe did nothing but good, will he produce a new book, well yes he will, who will publish it, they will be knocking his door down. These book buyers are idiots, but will still by his book.
ReplyDeleteIve still got some Livestrong in original packing.