Falcon Publishing

The Evolution Of American Bicycle Racing

Discover America s first bicycle racing superstars
Follow the action at key U.S. and international races that paved the way for sponsorship dollars, American pro teams, and dominating American cyclists like Andy Hampsten, Greg LeMond, Lance Armstrong, Tyler Hamilton, and George Hincapie
Witness nearly a century of drugs, doping, and scandals, from cocaine use during the six-day races in the late 1890s, to blood boosting at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, to the scandal-plagued 2006 Tour de France victory by American Floyd Landis
Look to the future as new U.S. stage races form, Under 23 development teams thrive, and new heroes of American cycling begin to emerge
256 pages

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