
The Secret Race
Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
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Sean Runnette
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Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2012.
On a fateful night in 2009, Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle met for dinner at a restaurant in Boulder, Colorado. The two had met five years before while Coyle was writing his best-selling book Lance Armstrong: Tour de Force. But this time, Tyler had something else on his mind. He finally wanted to come clean, about everything: the doping, the lying, his years as Lance Armstrong's teammate on U.S. Postal,, and his decade spent running from the truth. "I'm sorry," he told Coyle. "It just feels so good to be able to talk about this. I've been quiet for so many years."
Over the next 18 months, Hamilton would tell his story - and his sport's story - in explosive detail, never sparing himself in the process. In a way, he became as obsessed with telling the truth as he had been with winning the Tour de France just a few years before.
The result of this determination is The Secret Race, a book that pulls back the curtain and takes us into the secret world of professional cycling like never before. It's a world populated by unbelievably driven - and some flawed - characters. A world where the competition used every means to get an edge, and the options were stark. A world where it often felt like there was no choice.
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- Wendy Ross
- 19-10-2019
Quite an eye opener
I really enjoyed this book. Learnt quite a lot of the background to Armstrong's power in the racing world.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-06-2020
MUST READ!
Couldn't get enough of this audio book! my mind has been blown! You will not be disappointed with this audio book!
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- 0433980934
- 05-09-2016
Fascinating!
Really well read. Great story. Fascinating insight. I really enjoyed listening to this audio book.
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- Simon
- 08-12-2016
best book
I now own 50 books in my library and this is the best one. Just so good in every way..
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- Anonymous User
- 06-09-2020
Mindblowing
An incredible insight into the world of 'Le Tour'. Cudos to Tyler Hamilton for shedding light on cycling's worst chapter and in a well-constructed, brilliantly narrated audio.
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- Mick Rose
- 03-01-2018
Great Read .
Absolutely great Book. Tyler and the Author make this a great easy read, straight to the point of what the book is about. They both explain in detail how the drugs work in detail and the methods used to make this book great and easy to understand. Very Big Fan of Tyler 👍👍
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- Shane
- 01-07-2018
Really enjoyed it, great story.
One of the best audio books I have listened to so far. Great narration, and good insight into the cycling world. Everyone knows they were and are doping, but hearing it from the inside gives a different perspective.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-07-2016
A totally immersive enlightening experience.
Loved it, was horrified by some of it and totally enjoyed it. I understand so much more of what happened and why.
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- Darryl
- 02-04-2017
great book - good insight to the Lance story.
Excellent insight to the Lance story from someone on the inside. excellent audio quality and tone.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-06-2020
Still brilliant in 2020
Reading this in 2020, post all the confessions from Lance, has not dulled the story at all. If anything, it has added to it. It's a well written, factual, not overly self indulgent tale. I would highly recommend it
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