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Reed Albergotti
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Reed Albergotti is an American journalist from Minneapolis and co-author of Wheelmen, known for reporting on law, sports, and the American cycling doping scandal.
Biography
Reed Albergotti, born in Minneapolis, is an American journalist and the co-author (with Vanessa O'Connell) of Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever, published by Gotham Books on October 15, 2013. He has written about law and sports, including the doping scandal in American cycling, and his reporting helped chronicle the broader story behind Lance Armstrong's fall from grace.
In 2008 Albergotti was among a small group of journalists who helped found The Wall Street Journal's sports page. In 2010 he created the ongoing Wall Street Journal video series The Olympics: How Hard Can it Be?, in which he tried Olympic sports such as hockey and figure skating with athletes including goalie Martin Brodeur and Olympic champion Sarah Hughes.
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Books by Reed Albergotti
Wheelmen
Wheelmen is an in-depth account of Lance Armstrong's doping scandal and the business and institutional dynamics that supported his success, tracing how money, power, and science helped Armstrong and his allies dominate cycling.