The Secret Race, Tyler Hamilton

291 unmarked pages, Paperback.
Tyler Hamilton was once one of the world's best-liked and top-ranked cyclists - a fierce competitor renowned among his peers for his uncanny endurance and epic tolerance for pain. In the 2003 Tour de France, he finished fourth despite breaking his collarbone in the early stages - and grinding eleven of his teeth down to the nerves along the way.

He quickly rose to become Lance Armstrong's most trusted lieutenant with the U.S. Postal Service team, and a member of his inner circle. For the first three of Armstrong's record seven Tour de France victories, Hamilton was by Armstrong's side, clearing his way. But just weeks after Hamilton reached his own personal pinnacle, winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, his career came to a sudden, ignominious end. He was found guilty of doping.
In the mid-1990s, the advent of a powerful new blood-boosting EPO reshaped the world of cycling, and a relentless, win-at-any- cost ethos took root. Its psychological toll would drive some of the sport's top performers to substance abuse, depression, even suicide.. Hamilton recounts his own battle with clinical depression, speaks frankly about the agonizing choices that go along with the decision to compete at a world-class level, and tells the story of his complicated relationship with Armstrong.

A journey into the heart of a never-before-seen world, The Secret Race is a riveting, courageous act of witness from a man determined to reveal the hard truth about his sport.
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