L.A. Confidential

[tobsie]

Hey guys

Do you know where I can find a translated copy of the book - the english version?

 

[workingclasshero]

i've been led to believe that from lance to landis is pretty much the english version just a bit more updated.

and a cracking read it is too

 

[coffeebean2]

I thought Amazon UK might have it, but I couldn't find it. I think you might be out of luck.

 

[workingclasshero]

i am also led to believe some of the lads on here can drop you a pdf or link to a pdf if you drop them a pm

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Hey guys

Do you know where I can find a translated copy of the book - the english version?

The book From Lance to Landis is the English version of LA Confidential. It also has more to it as it was written a couple of years after.

Here is a link to Amazon.

 

[BroDeal]

i am also led to believe some of the lads on here can drop you a pdf or link to a pdf if you drop them a pm

An English translation is floating around the web--not that I would publicly know anything about that.

From Lance to Landis is definitely a better choice.

 

[tubularglue]

http://books.google.com/books?id=zJ9IOdnm5mQC&printsec=frontcover


quite a bit of the book free. just keep hitting the right arrow, some pages not allowed but keep hitting button

 

[tobsie]

Thank you

I'll go ahead and order From Lance to Landis, but if someome inhere has the translated copy of Confidential, send a PM.

 

[Mellow Velo]

It's in 4 PDF files, under the title "Big Tex".
There is a "usable" link on another forum, which I will try to find, later.
Certainly contains some stuff not in FLTL.

 

[sherer]

PM with link sent

 

[zastomito]

I would like that link too, please.

 

[thehog]

I would like that link too, please.

http://www.livestrong.com

 

[Maneblusser25]

Hi everyone,

I have read L.A. Confidentiel (softcover) some years ago. I also purchased From Lance To Landis. Now I must say the latter doesn't come close to being the firstmentioned in a translated version. It is however a fact that Walsh/Ballestre quite often use parts of their books in following publications. I just finished "Le Sale Tour, le Système Armstrong" (I read it in Dutch, my mother tongue) and in this recent book, there are also rechewed chapters from earlier Walsh/Ballestre books. In this one however, they also shed some light on the so-called Livestrong charity, on the behind-the-scenes of Livestrong.com and its questionable operations. A must read for those interested in what is the real intention of Armstrong's comeback. (He aims at the Texan gosvernership as a short term goal while the eventual presidency of the US may be his ultimate ambition "Yes We Can (dope)"...
Because of a court ruling L.A. Confidentiel will probably never get an English translation. But I can wholeheartedly recommend following titles as more than valuable alternatives: Bad Blood - Jeffrey Whittle, Rough Ride - Paul Kimmage, Positiveley False - Floyd Landis, A Dog in a Hat - Joe Parkin, Breaking the Chain: Drugs and Cycling - The True Story by Willy Voet and William Fotheringham and for those with a bit of Dutch under their belt: Memoires van een wielerverzorger (Memories from a Soigneur) - Jef D'Hondt

Hope this has been helpful. Cheers from Flanders!

 

[Jonathan]

...there are also rechewed chapters...

Also known as rehashed headpieces.

Joking aside, thanks for the summaries and the titles! Is Armstrong a democrat or a republican?

 

[Maneblusser25]

Also known as rehashed headpieces.

Joking aside, thanks for the summaries and the titles! Is Armstrong a democrat or a republican?

He is whatever suits him best at that particular moment. He reminds me of that Yogi Berra: "When he came to a fork in the road, he took it"!

 

[Ferminal]

Hi everyone,

I have read L.A. Confidentiel (softcover) some years ago. I also purchased From Lance To Landis. Now I must say the latter doesn't come close to being the firstmentioned in a translated version. It is however a fact that Walsh/Ballestre quite often use parts of their books in following publications. I just finished "Le Sale Tour, le Système Armstrong" (I read it in Dutch, my mother tongue) and in this recent book, there are also rechewed chapters from earlier Walsh/Ballestre books. In this one however, they also shed some light on the so-called Livestrong charity, on the behind-the-scenes of Livestrong.com and its questionable operations. A must read for those interested in what is the real intention of Armstrong's comeback. (He aims at the Texan gosvernership as a short term goal while the eventual presidency of the US may be his ultimate ambition "Yes We Can (dope)"...
Because of a court ruling L.A. Confidentiel will probably never get an English translation. But I can wholeheartedly recommend following titles as more than valuable alternatives: Bad Blood - Jeffrey Whittle, Rough Ride - Paul Kimmage, Positiveley False - Floyd Landis, A Dog in a Hat - Joe Parkin, Breaking the Chain: Drugs and Cycling - The True Story by Willy Voet and William Fotheringham and for those with a bit of Dutch under their belt: Memoires van een wielerverzorger (Memories from a Soigneur) - Jef D'Hondt

Hope this has been helpful. Cheers from Flanders!

Thank you!

 

[Pezlion]

Hi everyone,

I have read L.A. Confidentiel (softcover) some years ago. I also purchased From Lance To Landis. Now I must say the latter doesn't come close to being the firstmentioned in a translated version. It is however a fact that Walsh/Ballestre quite often use parts of their books in following publications. I just finished "Le Sale Tour, le Système Armstrong" (I read it in Dutch, my mother tongue) and in this recent book, there are also rechewed chapters from earlier Walsh/Ballestre books. In this one however, they also shed some light on the so-called Livestrong charity, on the behind-the-scenes of Livestrong.com and its questionable operations. A must read for those interested in what is the real intention of Armstrong's comeback. (He aims at the Texan gosvernership as a short term goal while the eventual presidency of the US may be his ultimate ambition "Yes We Can (dope)"...
Because of a court ruling L.A. Confidentiel will probably never get an English translation. But I can wholeheartedly recommend following titles as more than valuable alternatives: Bad Blood - Jeffrey Whittle, Rough Ride - Paul Kimmage, Positiveley False - Floyd Landis, A Dog in a Hat - Joe Parkin, Breaking the Chain: Drugs and Cycling - The True Story by Willy Voet and William Fotheringham and for those with a bit of Dutch under their belt: Memoires van een wielerverzorger (Memories from a Soigneur) - Jef D'Hondt

Hope this has been helpful. Cheers from Flanders!

Clearly.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Joking aside, thanks for the summaries and the titles! Is Armstrong a democrat or a republican?

I just don't' see him running for President, or ever being elected. I can't even see him in Congress (House or Senate) or even Texas legislature where he would have to work with others who are much slimier and crooked than he is, and he would start at the bottom. Remember, most politicians are lawyers, and part of a club of back slappers and insiders helping their friends, and getting as many kickbacks, favors, and money as possible in return.

I can however see him running for an exec position, such as mayor. But Austin may not fit, as it's a college town, and mostly Democrat. And Lance is rich, lives an opulent lifestyle, and has no college degree. But if he bought another home nearby, in a smaller town, lived there some and got involved in some local issues, he could easily get elected. That could help him springboard to the governor's mansion, maybe.

As to what party. He'd probably make a better Republican, but he has some unsolved issues. Someone mentioned those could be resolved if he became a born-again Christian. That would cement him into the GOP firmly, and get a lot of ground support. The cancer issue is good with both parties, though the Republicans want to spend less on everything. And though bike riding often equals "green" and environmentally conscious, it's a fairly minor issue, and he could come in about as green as John McCain or The Governator, and do fine with the GOP on this issue.

 

[Hugh Januss]

I just don't' see him running for President, or ever being elected. I can't even see him in Congress (House or Senate) or even Texas legislature where he would have to work with others who are much slimier and crooked than he is, and he would start at the bottom. Remember, most politicians are lawyers, and part of a club of back slappers and insiders helping their friends, and getting as many kickbacks, favors, and money as possible in return.

I can however see him running for an exec position, such as mayor. But Austin may not fit, as it's a college town, and mostly Democrat. And Lance is rich, lives an opulent lifestyle, and has no college degree. But if he bought another home nearby, in a smaller town, lived there some and got involved in some local issues, he could easily get elected. That could help him springboard to the governor's mansion, maybe.

As to what party. He'd probably make a better Republican, but he has some unsolved issues. Someone mentioned those could be resolved if he became a born-again Christian. That would cement him into the GOP firmly, and get a lot of ground support. The cancer issue is good with both parties, though the Republicans want to spend less on everything. And though bike riding often equals "green" and environmentally conscious, it's a fairly minor issue, and he could come in about as green as John McCain or The Governator, and do fine with the GOP on this issue.

This analysis, acurate as it may be, makes the slimy underbelly of pro cycling seem strangely wholesome by comparison.