Good book from the greatest bicycle racer ever. One factual inaccuracy in this book - Aluminum is not needed in trace amounts. We do end up getting aluminum and other toxic substances from the environment. That is mostly our fault as humans. You breath in Lead every day but that does not mean it is needed. Otherwise, a very good book. I didn't remember that Greg LeMond was shot with a shotgun and the lead poisoning caused his metabolism to decrease and prevented him from winning more Tour de France races.
Good to hear from someone who spoke out against Lance Gunderson (Fake-Name: "Armstrong"). No wonder Lance's first wife left him. Lance is a loser. I guess cheating is prevalent in every sport. However, Lance really badmouthed other people and threatened people and should be in jail for being such a harasser and making threats to people and trying to blackmail them.
If you want to learn how Greg LeMond did his training and beat everyone this is a great book from the TRUE Champion. I like that he didn't need a high-end bike to start and he still beat a lot of people by training harder than them. Nevada is a nicer place to ride than Philadelphia and New Jersey (NJ is taking your life in your hands unless you go at like 4am). People in NJ don't get out of the car to pump their gas so they don't realize how big and dangerous of a machine the automobile is. Also, NJ is so densely populated that you can expect looks of wonder if you ride in NJ on the road. It is an awesome feeling to be different like that and to get honked at by people who want to keep you safe by telling you that you are riding in "their" roadway (even when you are riding in the shoulder to keep from getting run over).
Side rant done - great book.
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