Readings

The Ride of His Life

Congratulations to the incredible Lance Armstrong on his fifth consecutive win of the Tour de France. Beating the odds has become something of a habit for this American cyclist who was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer in 1996.

Through a combination of operations, chemotherapy and Lance's determination to remain positive he survived the cancer, which had spread to his lungs and brain. Even now his work continues through the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which seeks to support those affected by cancer and fund projects that "promote the optimal physical, psychological, and social recovery and care of cancer survivors and their loved ones." One area in which the foundation is particularly interested is the use of exercise as part of treatment, a programme that Lance himself followed during his own battle. His road to recovery must be one of the great motivational stories and you can read all about it in his book, It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins.