Every Second Counts

Lance Armstrong, Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia). Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong truly is a global superstar and one of sport's greatest champions. In 1999 Armstrong made the most stunning comeback in sport, winning the Tour de France in the fastest time ever recorded. What was even more extraordinary was that this came after a life-threatening battle with testicular cancer that had spread rapidly to his lungs and brain only eighteen months before. His first book, IT S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE, charted Lance s journey back to life and went on to become an international mega-bestseller. EVERY SECOND COUNTS continues his remarkable story from the celebration of his five-year anniversary of cancer survival to the birth of his twin daughters Grace and Isabelle, from winning an Olympic medal to his astounding succession of triumphs and complete domination of the Tour de France since 1999. His historic win in the 2003 Centenary Tour de France has confirmed that not only is he the greatest cyclist of his generation, but arguably the greatest cyclist to ever race the Tour. EVERY SECOND COUNTS captures the mindset of a man who has beaten incredible odds and who considers each day an opportunity for excellence whether on his bi.…