Disgruntled buyers of cyclist Lance Armstrong’s autobiography are demanding a refund in the courts.
Are they really entitled to their money back?
It wasn’t about the bike, after all. It was about the drugs, the lies and the remorseless smears levelled at anyone who dared stand up to him.
The cyclist’s televised confession that he cheated his way to seven Tour de France victories between 1999 and 2005 rendered his two autobiographies – It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life (2000) and sequel Every Second Counts (2003) – hollow and fraudulent.
The admission shattered the faith of millions, and now readers who bought into Armstrong’s inspiring fabrications – about his fightback from cancer to sporting triumph through honest hard work – are seeking compensation.
Two Californians have filed a class-action lawsuit against the cyclist and his publishers Penguin and Random House – on behalf of themselves and other residents of California who bought the books – demanding refunds and other costs.
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