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It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life is a 2000 autobiographical book by American cyclist Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins. The book was written shortly after Armstrong had won the 1999 Tour de France: he went on to win it six further times in successive years, establishing a record (later revoked due to his use of performance-enhancing drugs). In 1996, he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer, which spread to his lungs, abdomen and brain, and was only given a 40 percent chance of living. This disrupted his career, but his success on his return prompted elements in the media to accuse him of doping.

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  • It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life is a 2000 autobiographical book by American cyclist Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins. The book was written shortly after Armstrong had won the 1999 Tour de France: he went on to win it six further times in successive years, establishing a record (later revoked due to his use of performance-enhancing drugs). In 1996, he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer, which spread to his lungs, abdomen and brain, and was only given a 40 percent chance of living. This disrupted his career, but his success on his return prompted elements in the media to accuse him of doping. The book covers his story from childhood to the 1999 Tour, and the birth of his first child. A subsequent autobiographical installment, entitled Every Second Counts and also with Sally Jenkins as co-author, continued the narrative until his 2003 Tour victory. Following investigations into doping allegations against him, Armstrong was stripped of all his seven Tour titles on October 22, 2012. In Jan 2013, he confessed that some of the allegations were true. In light of Armstrong's confession, the passages about doping in the book are doubtful. (en)
  • Mi vuelta a la vida (It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life) es un libro autobiográfico publicado en el año 2000 por el ciclista Lance Armstrong con . El libro fue escrito poco después de que Armstrong había ganado el Tour de Francia 1999: pasó a ganar seis veces más en años sucesivos, realizando un récord que finalmente sería anulado por dopaje. En 1996, había sido diagnosticado con cáncer testicular, que se extendió a sus pulmones, el abdomen y el cerebro, y se le dio sólo un 40 por ciento de probabilidades de sobrevivir. El libro cubre la historia desde la infancia hasta el Tour de 1999, y el posterior nacimiento de su primer hijo.​​​ Una entrega autobiográfica posterior, titulado Vivir cada segundo (Every Second Counts), y también con Sally Jenkins como coautora, sigue el relato hasta su victoria en el Tour de 2003. (es)
  • Door de pijngrens (origineel It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life) is het schrijfdebuut van wielrenner Lance Armstrong waarin hij zijn gevecht beschrijft tegen kanker. Het boek verscheen in mei 2000. (nl)
  • Mój powrót do życia. Nie tylko o kolarstwie (ang. It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life) – autobiografia Lance'a Armstronga napisana wspólnie z , wydana w 2000 roku. Książka zdobyła , brytyjską nagrodę w dziedzinie literatury sportowej. Mój powrót do życia... opisuje dzieciństwo Armstronga, jego pierwsze sukcesy sportowe, zmagania z chorobą nowotworową i powrót do kariery sportowej, a także życie prywatne kolarza. Książka ukazała się w Polsce w tłumaczeniu Aldony i Witolda Matuszyńskich. (pl)
  • It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life é uma autobiografia de 2000 lançada pelo ciclista estadunidense Lance Armstrong com a colunista esportiva conterrânea . O livro foi escrito logo após Lance vencer a Tour de France 1999, a primeira de uma série de sete conquistas consecutivas. Em 1996, ele foi diagnosticado com câncer testicular, o qual se espalhou para seus pulmões, abdômen e cérebro, deixando-o com apenas 40% de chances de sobrevivência. A doença interrompeu sua carreira, mas seu sucesso após a cura levou parte da imprensa a acusá-lo de doping. Considerando o escândalo de doping no qual Lance se viu envolvido anos após a publicação do livro, as passagens sobre o assunto na obra são duvidosas. O liro aborda desde a sua infância até o torneio de 1999 e o nascimento de seu primeiro filho. Uma segunda autobiografia, intitulada e novamente escrita com Sally Jenkins, prossegue a narrativa até a sua vitória no Tour de France 2003. (pt)
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  • Door de pijngrens (origineel It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life) is het schrijfdebuut van wielrenner Lance Armstrong waarin hij zijn gevecht beschrijft tegen kanker. Het boek verscheen in mei 2000. (nl)
  • Mój powrót do życia. Nie tylko o kolarstwie (ang. It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life) – autobiografia Lance'a Armstronga napisana wspólnie z , wydana w 2000 roku. Książka zdobyła , brytyjską nagrodę w dziedzinie literatury sportowej. Mój powrót do życia... opisuje dzieciństwo Armstronga, jego pierwsze sukcesy sportowe, zmagania z chorobą nowotworową i powrót do kariery sportowej, a także życie prywatne kolarza. Książka ukazała się w Polsce w tłumaczeniu Aldony i Witolda Matuszyńskich. (pl)
  • Mi vuelta a la vida (It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life) es un libro autobiográfico publicado en el año 2000 por el ciclista Lance Armstrong con . El libro fue escrito poco después de que Armstrong había ganado el Tour de Francia 1999: pasó a ganar seis veces más en años sucesivos, realizando un récord que finalmente sería anulado por dopaje. En 1996, había sido diagnosticado con cáncer testicular, que se extendió a sus pulmones, el abdomen y el cerebro, y se le dio sólo un 40 por ciento de probabilidades de sobrevivir. (es)
  • It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life is a 2000 autobiographical book by American cyclist Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins. The book was written shortly after Armstrong had won the 1999 Tour de France: he went on to win it six further times in successive years, establishing a record (later revoked due to his use of performance-enhancing drugs). In 1996, he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer, which spread to his lungs, abdomen and brain, and was only given a 40 percent chance of living. This disrupted his career, but his success on his return prompted elements in the media to accuse him of doping. (en)
  • It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life é uma autobiografia de 2000 lançada pelo ciclista estadunidense Lance Armstrong com a colunista esportiva conterrânea . O livro foi escrito logo após Lance vencer a Tour de France 1999, a primeira de uma série de sete conquistas consecutivas. Em 1996, ele foi diagnosticado com câncer testicular, o qual se espalhou para seus pulmões, abdômen e cérebro, deixando-o com apenas 40% de chances de sobrevivência. A doença interrompeu sua carreira, mas seu sucesso após a cura levou parte da imprensa a acusá-lo de doping. Considerando o escândalo de doping no qual Lance se viu envolvido anos após a publicação do livro, as passagens sobre o assunto na obra são duvidosas. (pt)
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  • Mi vuelta a la vida (es)
  • It's Not About the Bike (en)
  • Door de pijngrens (nl)
  • Mój powrót do życia (pl)
  • It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life (pt)
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