Elizabeth Kreutz

From Lance Armstorng's Comeback 2.0: As I watched Carlos Sastre make his move on the Alpe d'Huez, a move that went essentially unchallenged, I felt a pang: I want back in. It was te first time I'd even considered a return to the Tour de France. I can't say that I decided right then and there to mount a comeback, but the seed was planted. In the days and weeks that followed, it was on my mind....

After three years in retirement following his record-setting seventh Tour de France win-which he accomplished after successfully battling the testicular cancer that almost killed him-Lance Armstrong announced his return to professional cycleing to help promote a Global Cancer Campaign. Comeback 2.0 is Lance Armstrong's frist-person photo-journal of his 2009 comeback season with the goal to take the LIVESTRONG message around the world.

Heavily illustrated with color photos and text, Comeback 2.0 includes an introduction by Lance that frames his decision to return to competitive cycling followed by journal-like entries written through the course of his comeback season beginning with the Tour Down Under, followed by the Tour of California, his spectacular crash in the first stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon race in Spain that resulted in a broken collar bone, the Giro d'Italia, and finally the Tour deFrance. The journal entries will accompany spectacular four-color photos, that offer breath-taking views of the race stages as well as intimate, behind-the-scenes shots. Renowned sports photographer and photojournalist Elizabeth Kreutz has been ganted unparalled access to Lance's day-to-day world in this, his most triumphant season.

About the author: Lance Armstong is a seven-time winner of the Tour de France and full-time cancer fighter. He oversees the Lance Armstrong Foundation, a nonprofit organization that assists cancer patients around the world with managing and surviving the disease. He won the first of his record-setting seven Tour de France wins after surviving a nearly fatal bout with testicular cancer. In 2008, he was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Photographs by Elizabeth Kreutz

Contents

Introduction
1 Decision made, telling the world, preparing for the comeback
2 First races, spreading the cancer message
3 Travels, campaigns, and a setback
4 The Giro, Baby Max, and tour prep
5 Le Tour and beyond: From Monaco to Ireland… (altro)