{"product_id":"9781407075211","title":"We Were Young and Carefree: The Autobiography of Laurent Fignon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe international bestselling autobiography of  twice-Tour-de-France-winner Laurent Fignon, one of the greatest and most  charismatic cyclists of all time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'One of the most charismatic and flamboyant cyclists in recent history' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurent  Fignon is one of the giants of modern cycling. Twice-winner of the Tour  de France in the early eighties, Fignon became the star for a new  generation. In 1989 he took part in one of the most fiercely-contested  Tours of all time. Over the course of 3,285 kilometres he lost out to  his American arch-rival, Greg LeMond, by an agonising eight seconds on  the final Parisian time trial. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this forthright and  unflinching account the former champion spares neither friends nor  opponents, nor even himself. In doing so he gives cycling fans a  tantalising glimpse of what really went on behind the scenes of this  epic sport - the friendships, the rivalries, the betrayals, the  scheming, the parties, the girls, and, of course, the  performance-enhancing drugs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurent Fignon lived cycling at its  peak. He enjoyed a truly exceptional career, winning over eighty titles  from 1982 to 1993. The highs were matched by lows of serious injury,  periods of self-doubt, and accusations of cheating. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFignon's  story bestrides a golden age in cycling: a time when the headlines spoke  of heroes, not doping, and a time when cyclists were afraid of nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurent Fignon\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Paris in 1960. He won the Tour de France in  1983 and 1984 and the Giro d'Italia in 1989. In June 2009, Fignon  revealed that he was being treated for advanced intestinal cancer and he  died in August 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166244290800,"sku":"9781407075211","price":18.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781407075211_p0.jpg?v=1763717896","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781407075211","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}