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Wheelmen

Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever is a non-fiction book about American cycling and Lance Armstrong, as well as his teammates, including Floyd Landis. The book was released in the United States and Canada by Gotham Books on October 15, 2013, and in the United Kingdom by Headline Publishing. Wheelmen was co-authored by American journalists Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell who worked for The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal ran a pre-release excerpt of the book on October 7, 2013, with the headline "Lance Armstrong: The Downfall of a Champion". In its review of Wheelmen, The Economist described it as "a level-headed view of the culture and business of cycling".

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Article summary

Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever is a non-fiction book about American cycling and Lance Armstrong, as well as his teammates, including Floyd Landis. The book was released in the United States and Canada by Gotham Books on October 15, 2013, and in the United Kingdom by Headline Publishing. Wheelmen was co-authored by American journalists Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell who worked for The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal ran a pre-release excerpt of the book on October 7, 2013, with the headline "Lance Armstrong: The Downfall of a Champion". In its review of Wheelmen, The Economist described it as "a level-headed view of the culture and business of cycling".

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  1. release date: 2013-10-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2013-10-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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