A Season in Turmoil [Paperback]

Samuel Abt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1995

Traces the widely differing fortunes of American road racers Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong through the 1994 season.

Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Velopress (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884737099
• ISBN-13: 978-1884737091
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,486,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and telling view of life in the peloton, June 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Season in Turmoil (Paperback)

Abt's writing comes from the heart of a true cycling fan. I read this book again recently and it has gotten more interesting with the recent developments in pro cycling. Armstrong hints that there's doping in the peloton (in 1994), there's a chapter on Julich's early career, and other personal stories you don't hear about in the magazines.

Recommended to all cyclists. It would be an interesting intro to the world of pro road racing.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Look at the Past and a Window of the Future, July 20, 2000

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Chris Newell (Reisterstown, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Season in Turmoil (Paperback)

There are not many boooks dedicated to the sport of cycling that give a real picture of the professional cycling world. Samuel Abt has crafted an excellent account of the end of an incredible career, and the beginning of another. This book was written before Lance Armstrong's battle with cancer and his triumphant return to dominate the Tour De France. That makes reading the book all the more satisfying and answers many questions about Lance's potential. Perhaps the greatest achievement of the book is that Abt's love of the sport and admiration for the riders is conveyed through every page. The prologue is a poetic and moving passage that should be read by every competitive cyclist. It is the perfect introduction to the story that now can be seen as a prophecy. For the cyclist, or the new fan of America's greatest cyclist; A Season in Turmoil is an excellent introduction to the world of competitive cycling.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Expert insights into the peloton marred by poor editing., August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: A Season in Turmoil (Paperback)

Samuel Abt writes with great insight about the twilight of Greg LeMond's career and the early successes of Lance Armstrong's. His access to first-hand sources and knowledge of the sport is excellent.

Unfortunately, awful editing, including repeated sentences and paragraphs, detract significantly from the reading of a book that is short enough to have been easily cleaned up. These errors make the book difficult to read without wondering if the pages were printed in the proper order.