It's not about the bike: My journey back to life - Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong's story is extraordinary and inspirational. He was one of the most precocious talents the world of cycling had ever seen and was on his way to becoming a cycling legend, when in October 1996, he was diagnosed with stage four testicular cancer. When lesions then appeared  on his brain and his lungs and his doctors gave him a 40% chance of survival. Against all the odds Armstrong responded to the treatment and in February 1997 he was discharged. 

Once out of hospital Lance Armstrong had to rebuild his life. His first instinct was to get back on his bike. Slowly he began training again and setting himself targets - he wanted to complete the Tour de France. Just sixteen months later he entered the 1999 Tour, and cycled 2,500 kms over the highest peaks of the Alps and the Pyrenees. Not only did he complete the race but he won - and in the fastest ever time.

This edition includes a new chapter covering his sensational 2000 Tor de France victory. It completes an awe-inspiring tale of immense courage and will.