Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Cycling, Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, Performance enhancing drugs, Ethics
Subjects
Tour de France (Bicycle race); Anabolic steroids; Drugs; Ethics; Armstrong, Lance
Introduction
Lance Armstrong once called the Tour de France "a contest in purposeless suffering." In a different mood Armstrong dubbed the Tour as "the most gallant athletic endeavor in the world." He may well have been right on both occasions.
Publication Date
7-28-2003
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "The Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, and the rumors of drugs" (2003). On Sport and Society. 546.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/546
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