Pierre Ballester
{{Short description|French sports journalist (born 1959)}}
Pierre Ballester (1959) is a French sports journalist. He has written extensively about doping in cycling.
Career
He was a correspondent in London for Agence France-Presse, Sport, and L'Equipe.
Ballester co-wrote L.A. Confidentiel with David Walsh. It was published in 2004 by La Martinière. The book resulted in a number of lawsuits by Lance Armstrong's lawyers in France and England.
He also co-wrote Le Sale Tour (a pun in French : literally « the dirty tour », for Tour de France, double entending « dirty trick [also 'tour' in french] » ) with Walsh, about Armstrong's "comeback" in the 2009-2010 period.
Bibliography
- Le sale Tour, with David Walsh - Seuil - 2009 - {{ISBN|978-2-02-099480-4}}
- Tempêtes sur le Tour - Éditions du Rocher - 2008 - {{ISBN|978-2-268-06598-4}}
- L.A. Officiel' co-écrit avec David Walsh - Éditions de La Martinière - 2006 - {{ISBN|978-2-84675-204-6}}
- La France du rugby - Éditions Panama - 2006 - {{ISBN|978-2-7557-0290-3}}
- L.A. Confidentiel - Les secrets de Lance Armstrong co-écrit avec David Walsh - Points - 2004 - {{ISBN|978-2-7578-0027-0}}
References
{{reflist| refs =
Please see the L.A. Confidentiel article for more info
[http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/l-affaire-de-dopage-lance-armstrong-est-loin-d-etre-terminee_1152568.html L'affaire de dopage Lance Armstrong est loin d'être terminée], Anthony Fillet, L'Express, publié le 24/08/2012, retr 2012 10 22
[http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/armstrong-comeback-a-masquerade Armstrong comeback "a masquerade"?], Cyclingnews, June 4, 2009, retr 2012 10 22
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Category:French sports journalists
Category:French male non-fiction writers
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