Book description
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 in Boulder, Colorado. The two had met five years before while
Coyle was writing his bestselling 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, 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 eighteen 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
truth would set Tyler free, but would also be the most damning
indictment yet of Tour winners such as Armstrong.
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. 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.
Tyler Hamilton is a former professional bike racer, Olympic gold
medalist, and NCAA champion. He raced professionally from 1995 to 2008
and now runs his own company, Tyler Hamilton Training, in Boulder, Colorado.
Daniel Coyle is the Sunday Times bestselling author of
Lance Armstrong: Tour de Force and The Talent Code. He
lives with his wife and four children in Homer, Alaska, and Cleveland
Heights, Ohio.
