aude_hofleitner 's review for:

The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton
5.0

Memoir from pro-cyclist and former Armstrong team mate Tyler Hamilton, co-written with NYT Bestselling author Daniel Coyle. I assume there is a lot behind the decision of Tyler Hamilton to open up about doping beyond what he talks about in the book, but whatever the motives, if only 10% of what he talks about is true, this paints a mind boggling story about professional cycling in the 90s and early 2000s. This is the first book I read about the topic and while I knew about the scandals (living in France at the time!), it is mind opening to see it so directly and openly described. The book does end with a light of hope for the future of the sport... And it's early July and the tour is just starting