Kostenlos im Probemonat
-
Wheelmen
- Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever
- Gesprochen von: Santino Fontana
- Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 22 Min.
- Ungekürztes Hörbuch
- Kategorien: Biografien & Erinnerungen, Sport
Der Titel konnte nicht zum Warenkorb hinzugefügt werden.
Der Titel konnte nicht zum Merkzettel hinzugefügt werden.
„Von Wunschzettel entfernen“ fehlgeschlagen.
„Podcast folgen“ fehlgeschlagen
„Podcast nicht mehr folgen“ fehlgeschlagen
Kostenlos im Probemonat
Für 24,95 € kaufen
Sie haben kein Standardzahlungsmittel hinterlegt
Es tut uns leid, das von Ihnen gewählte Produkt kann leider nicht mit dem gewählten Zahlungsmittel bestellt werden.

Bist du Amazon Prime-Mitglied?
Audible 60 Tage kostenlos testenInhaltsangabe
The first in-depth look at Lance Armstrong's doping scandal, the phenomenal business success built on the back of fraud, and the greatest conspiracy in the history of sports.
Lance Armstrong won a record-smashing seven Tours de France after staring down cancer, and in the process became an international symbol of resilience and courage. In a sport constantly dogged by blood-doping scandals, he seemed above the fray. Then, in January 2013, the legend imploded. He admitted doping during the Tours and, in an interview with Oprah, described his "mythic, perfect story" as "one big lie". But his admission raised more questions than it answered - because he didn't say who had helped him dope or how he skillfully avoided getting caught.
Wall Street Journal reporters Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell broke the news at every turn. In Wheelmen they reveal the broader story of how Armstrong and his supporters used money, power, and cutting-edge science to conquer the world's most difficult race. Wheelmen introduces U.S. Postal Service Team owner Thom Weisel, who in a brazen power play ousted USA Cycling's top leadership and gained control of the sport in the United States, ensuring Armstrong's dominance. Meanwhile, sponsors fought over contracts with Armstrong as the entire sport of cycling began to benefit from the "Lance effect". What had been a quirky, working-class hobby became the pastime of the Masters of the Universe set.
Wheelmen offers a riveting look at what happens when enigmatic genius breaks loose from the strictures of morality. It reveals the competitiveness and ingenuity that sparked blood-doping as an accepted practice, and shows how the Americans methodically constructed an international operation of spies and revolutionary technology to reach the top. At last exposing the truth about Armstrong and American cycling, Wheelmen paints a living portrait of what is, without question, the greatest conspiracy in the history of sports.
Kritikerstimmen
"Authoritative and overflows with forceful details.... Albergotti and O'Connell write like insiders looking out." (Los Angeles Times)
"A chilling tale, and many of the anecdotes Albergotti and O’Connell collected sound like they were actually crafted in a TV-drama writers’ room." (The Atlantic)
"Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O’Connell uncovered plenty more shocking details about the full extent of Armstrong’s drug use as well as the many people and institutions that helped him." (The Daily Beast)
Hörer, die diesen Titel gekauft haben, kauften auch…
-
Jan Ullrich
- The Best There Never Was
- Von: Daniel Friebe
- Gesprochen von: Mark Meadows
- Spieldauer: 18 Std. und 39 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
In 1997, Jan Ullrich announced himself to the world by obliterating his rivals in the first mountain stage of the Tour de France. So awesome was his display that it sent shockwaves throughout the world of cycling and invited headlines such as L’Équipe’s ‘The New Giant’. He went on to become Germany’s first ever Tour winner, storming to victory in that edition by almost 10 minutes, a result that was greeted as an era-defining changing of the guard. Everyone agreed: Jan Ullrich was the future of cycling.
-
-
In depth masterpiece
- Von Berichter Am hilfreichsten 12.08.2022
-
The Secret Race
- Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
- Von: Tyler Hamilton, Daniel Coyle
- Gesprochen von: Sean Runnette
- Spieldauer: 11 Std. und 23 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Here is an explosive book that takes us, for the first time, deep inside a shadowy, fascinating, and surreal world of unscrupulous doctors, anything-goes team directors, and athletes so relentlessly driven to succeed that they would do anything—and take any risk, physical, mental, or moral—to gain the edge they needed to win. The Secret Race is a riveting, courageous act of witness from a man who is as determined to reveal the hard truth about his sport as he once was to win the Tour de France.
-
-
Impressive and deep...
- Von Toni Am hilfreichsten 30.09.2021
-
The Climb
- The Autobiography
- Von: Chris Froome
- Gesprochen von: Patrick Doherty
- Spieldauer: 14 Std. und 33 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of the revealing, inspirational memoir from the British winner of the Tour de France. The Climb tells the extraordinary story of Chris Froome's journey from a young boy in Kenya, riding through townships and past wild animals, and with few opportunities for an aspiring cyclist, to his unforgettable yellow jersey victory in the 2013 Tour de France.
-
-
Nicht was ich erwartete. Im besten Sinne.
- Von w4 Am hilfreichsten 04.09.2020
-
Tour de France
- Von: Graeme Fife
- Gesprochen von: Peter Wickham
- Spieldauer: 23 Std. und 5 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
In this updated edition of the highly acclaimed Tour de France, Graeme Fife sets the 2012 race in the context of the event's remarkable history, stretching back to July 1903. Combining meticulous research with a pacy narrative style, he penetrates the mystique of the race and paints a colourful picture of the men whose exploits have given the Tour an enduring universal appeal. Moreover, the book now celebrates a truly historic event: The 99th edition of the race was won, for the first time, by a Briton.
-
-
Very poor audio recording.
- Von Amazon Customer Am hilfreichsten 08.07.2021
-
Pro Cycling on $10 a Day
- From Fat Kid to Euro Pro
- Von: Phil Gaimon
- Gesprochen von: Sean Runnette
- Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 29 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Plump, grumpy, slumped on the couch, and going nowhere fast at age 16, Phil Gaimon began riding a bicycle with the grand ambition of shedding a few pounds before going off to college. He soon fell into racing and discovered he was a natural, riding his way into a pro contract after just one season despite utter ignorance of a century of cycling etiquette. Now, in his book Pro Cycling on $10 a Day, Phil brings the full powers of his wit to tell his story.
-
-
Ausflug in den amerikanischen Rennradzirkus
- Von Amazon Kunde Am hilfreichsten 05.08.2020
-
Nichts als die Wahrheit
- Bekenntnisse eines Radsport-Insiders
- Von: Rudy Pevenage, John van Ierland
- Gesprochen von: Martin Wilbers
- Spieldauer: 6 Std. und 47 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Absprachen, Lügen und kuriose Methoden: so kam es zu den Skandalen im Rennradsport. Blutdoping, verbotene Leistungssteigerungen und geheime Abmachungen für den Sieg des Team-Favoriten - ab den 1990er-Jahren taumelte der Radsport und mit ihm die Tour de France von einem Skandal zum nächsten. Vom Glanz des gelben Trikots blieb in jenen Tagen nicht mehr viel. Wie organisiert lief das Doping in der TdF ab, wer war beteiligt und wie konnten berühmte Dopingfälle so lange unbemerkt bleiben?
-
-
Schlechte Story, eigenwilliger Aufbau, mäßiger Sprecher
- Von scjr Am hilfreichsten 11.10.2021
-
Jan Ullrich
- The Best There Never Was
- Von: Daniel Friebe
- Gesprochen von: Mark Meadows
- Spieldauer: 18 Std. und 39 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
In 1997, Jan Ullrich announced himself to the world by obliterating his rivals in the first mountain stage of the Tour de France. So awesome was his display that it sent shockwaves throughout the world of cycling and invited headlines such as L’Équipe’s ‘The New Giant’. He went on to become Germany’s first ever Tour winner, storming to victory in that edition by almost 10 minutes, a result that was greeted as an era-defining changing of the guard. Everyone agreed: Jan Ullrich was the future of cycling.
-
-
In depth masterpiece
- Von Berichter Am hilfreichsten 12.08.2022
-
The Secret Race
- Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
- Von: Tyler Hamilton, Daniel Coyle
- Gesprochen von: Sean Runnette
- Spieldauer: 11 Std. und 23 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Here is an explosive book that takes us, for the first time, deep inside a shadowy, fascinating, and surreal world of unscrupulous doctors, anything-goes team directors, and athletes so relentlessly driven to succeed that they would do anything—and take any risk, physical, mental, or moral—to gain the edge they needed to win. The Secret Race is a riveting, courageous act of witness from a man who is as determined to reveal the hard truth about his sport as he once was to win the Tour de France.
-
-
Impressive and deep...
- Von Toni Am hilfreichsten 30.09.2021
-
The Climb
- The Autobiography
- Von: Chris Froome
- Gesprochen von: Patrick Doherty
- Spieldauer: 14 Std. und 33 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of the revealing, inspirational memoir from the British winner of the Tour de France. The Climb tells the extraordinary story of Chris Froome's journey from a young boy in Kenya, riding through townships and past wild animals, and with few opportunities for an aspiring cyclist, to his unforgettable yellow jersey victory in the 2013 Tour de France.
-
-
Nicht was ich erwartete. Im besten Sinne.
- Von w4 Am hilfreichsten 04.09.2020
-
Tour de France
- Von: Graeme Fife
- Gesprochen von: Peter Wickham
- Spieldauer: 23 Std. und 5 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
In this updated edition of the highly acclaimed Tour de France, Graeme Fife sets the 2012 race in the context of the event's remarkable history, stretching back to July 1903. Combining meticulous research with a pacy narrative style, he penetrates the mystique of the race and paints a colourful picture of the men whose exploits have given the Tour an enduring universal appeal. Moreover, the book now celebrates a truly historic event: The 99th edition of the race was won, for the first time, by a Briton.
-
-
Very poor audio recording.
- Von Amazon Customer Am hilfreichsten 08.07.2021
-
Pro Cycling on $10 a Day
- From Fat Kid to Euro Pro
- Von: Phil Gaimon
- Gesprochen von: Sean Runnette
- Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 29 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Plump, grumpy, slumped on the couch, and going nowhere fast at age 16, Phil Gaimon began riding a bicycle with the grand ambition of shedding a few pounds before going off to college. He soon fell into racing and discovered he was a natural, riding his way into a pro contract after just one season despite utter ignorance of a century of cycling etiquette. Now, in his book Pro Cycling on $10 a Day, Phil brings the full powers of his wit to tell his story.
-
-
Ausflug in den amerikanischen Rennradzirkus
- Von Amazon Kunde Am hilfreichsten 05.08.2020
-
Nichts als die Wahrheit
- Bekenntnisse eines Radsport-Insiders
- Von: Rudy Pevenage, John van Ierland
- Gesprochen von: Martin Wilbers
- Spieldauer: 6 Std. und 47 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
Absprachen, Lügen und kuriose Methoden: so kam es zu den Skandalen im Rennradsport. Blutdoping, verbotene Leistungssteigerungen und geheime Abmachungen für den Sieg des Team-Favoriten - ab den 1990er-Jahren taumelte der Radsport und mit ihm die Tour de France von einem Skandal zum nächsten. Vom Glanz des gelben Trikots blieb in jenen Tagen nicht mehr viel. Wie organisiert lief das Doping in der TdF ab, wer war beteiligt und wie konnten berühmte Dopingfälle so lange unbemerkt bleiben?
-
-
Schlechte Story, eigenwilliger Aufbau, mäßiger Sprecher
- Von scjr Am hilfreichsten 11.10.2021
-
My World
- Von: Peter Sagan
- Gesprochen von: Sy Thomas
- Spieldauer: 5 Std. und 59 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
From 2015 to 2017, Peter Sagan achieved the seemingly impossible: he won three road race World Championships in a row, ensuring his entry into the history books as one of the greatest riders of all time. But to look at Peter’s record in isolation is to tell only a fraction of his story, because Peter doesn’t just win: he entertains. Every moment in the saddle is an opportunity to express his personality, and nobody else has succeeded in making elite cycling look so much fun.
-
-
great book about cycling life.
- Von Amazon Kunde Am hilfreichsten 28.02.2019
-
The Racer
- Life on the Road as a Pro Cyclist
- Von: David Millar
- Gesprochen von: John Sackville
- Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 45 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
What is it really like to be a racer? What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? How does it feel to be reeled in from a solo breakaway metres from the line? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? How does a domestique keep going to the end of a stage once his job is done and his body exhausted?
-
The Smartest Guys in the Room
- The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
- Von: Bethany McLean
- Gesprochen von: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Spieldauer: 22 Std. und 30 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
The definitive volume on Enron's amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an award-winning team of Fortune investigative reporters.
-
Racing Through the Dark
- The Fall and Rise of David Millar
- Von: David Millar
- Gesprochen von: John Sackville
- Spieldauer: 10 Std. und 57 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
By his 18th birthday David Millar was living and racing in France, sleeping in rented rooms, tipped to be the next English-speaking Tour winner. A year later he'd realised the dream and signed a professional contract. He perhaps lived the high life a little too enthusiastically - he broke his heel in a fall from a roof after too much drink and before long the pressure to succeed had tipped over into doping.
-
-
Intimate, Dark, Honest
- Von Amazon Kunde Am hilfreichsten 17.05.2022
-
The Art of Cycling
- Von: Cadel Evans
- Gesprochen von: Alan King
- Spieldauer: 15 Std. und 1 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
The autobiography of a cycling legend that will become a much-loved classic. The much-anticipated autobiography of the greatest Australian cyclist of all time. Famous in the sport for his meticulous preparation and an athlete who prided himself on his ability to leave it all on the road, Evans writes about the triumphs, the frustrations, the training, the preparation, the psychology of the sport, his contemporaries, the legends and his enduring love of cycling. A riveting and forensic account of his life on the bike....
-
-
Basic overview of cycling but lacking passion
- Von Anonymer Hörer Am hilfreichsten 17.04.2022
-
The End of the Road
- The Festina Affair and the Tour That Almost Wrecked Cycling
- Von: Alasdair Fotheringham
- Gesprochen von: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 30 Min.
- Ungekürztes
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
The Tour de France is always one of the most spectacular and dramatic events in sports. But the 1998 Tour provided drama like no other. As the opening stages in Ireland unfolded, the Festina team's soigneur, Willy Voet, was arrested at the French-Belgian border with a carload of drugs. Raid upon police raid followed, with arrest after arrest hammering the Tour.
Das könnte dir auch gefallen
Weitere Titel des Sprechers
Das sagen andere Hörer zu Wheelmen
Nur Nutzer, die den Titel gehört haben, können Rezensionen abgeben.Rezensionen - mit Klick auf einen der beiden Reiter können Sie die Quelle der Rezensionen bestimmen.
-
Gesamt
-
Sprecher
-
Geschichte
- Volker
- 13.03.2014
Absolut Genial! Spannend und erschreckend
Das Hörbuch gibt wirklich das Leben von Lance wieder, wohl mit allen Schlüsselpersonen, welche den Hype bewusst oder unbewusst erzeugt oder gefördert haben. Es ist erschreckend, wie rücksichtslos LA seinen Weg beschritten hat.
Auch für nicht Sportler spannend zu hören.
2 Leute fanden das hilfreich
Enthalten im Abo
Streame eine vielfältige Auswahl an beliebten Hörbüchern, fantasievollen Kinderhörspielen und Original Podcasts.
Top 10
Nervenzerreißende Spannung, romantische Träumereien, epische Fantasy: beliebte Titel aller Genres.
SPIEGEL Bestseller
Welche Titel haben es in die SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Liste für Belletristik und Sachbuch geschafft?