Reed Albergotti (born in

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) is an American journalist and the co-author of '' Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever''. This non-fiction book co-written with Vanessa O'Connell was published by

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on October 15, 2013. He has written about law and sports, including the doping scandal in American cycling. In 2008, Albergotti was one of a small group of journalists who helped found ''

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'' sports page. In 2010, Albergotti created the ongoing ''Wall Street Journal'' video series called ''The Olympics: How Hard Can it Be?'' In the series, Albergotti tried out

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including hockey and figure skating with American athletes like hockey goalie

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and gold medal-winning figure skater Sarah Hughes.

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