{"id":1369,"date":"2014-01-07T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/new\/uk\/news\/tour-de-farce-the-ugly-truth-behind-lance-armstrong\/"},"modified":"2016-12-21T16:23:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T16:23:33","slug":"tour-de-farce-the-ugly-truth-behind-lance-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/tour-de-farce-the-ugly-truth-behind-lance-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de Farce: The ugly truth behind Lance Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tuesday April 1st<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He was one of the world\u2019s most famous sports superstars. His story of recovery from cancer to even greater triumphs on his bike captured the public\u2019s imagination.<\/p>\n<p>But Lance Armstrong\u2019s 7 Tour De France wins were based on a lie&#8230; Now meet the man who unmasked Lance and knocked him off his bike.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday April 1st at Kings Place London (near Kings Cross), Sunday Times Multi Award Winning journalist David Walsh explains his pursuit of Armstrong.<\/p>\n<p>The event is being organised as a fundraising benefit for Self Help Africa. Doors open from 6:45. Kick off 7:30, Tickets \u00a320 (to include glass of wine or bottle of beer).<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenandfortune.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Green and Fortune<\/a><\/b>\u2026 who are offering a fixed price dinner in the Rotunda restaurant, from 9pm.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tickets to this event are no longer available.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He was one of the world\u2019s most famous sports superstars. 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