Racing Through the Dark: The Fall and Rise of David Millar

· Hachette UK
4.4
88 reviews
Ebook
288
Pages

About this ebook

By his eighteenth birthday David Millar was living and racing in France, sleeping in rented rooms, tipped to be the next English-speaking Tour winner. A year later he'd realised the dream and signed a professional contract. He perhaps lived the high life a little too enthusiastically - he broke his heel in a fall from a roof after too much drink - and before long the pressure to succeed had tipped over into doping. Here, in a full and frank autobiography, David Millar recounts the story from the inside: he doped because 'cycling's drug culture was like white noise', and because of peer pressure. 'I doped for money and glory in order to guarantee the continuation of my status.' Five years on from his arrest, Millar is clean and reflective, and holds nothing back in this account of his dark years.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
88 reviews
Murray Wason
January 14, 2013
The boldness and clarity with which Millar approaches this book is startling. From his early days on the bike to the twilight of his career he reflects deeply on his decisions and passion for cycling. It allowed me to understand the complexity of the modern sport like no other book i have read and I finished it with a huge level of respect for David Millar. If you like professional cycling but like me you have found it difficult to love, this book will reaffirm the desire to follow the sport and, more importantly, it might make you want to get on your bike.
2 people found this review helpful
A Google user
August 7, 2012
David Millar has a really interesting life story, and it gives a good account of the hidden side of pro cycling. I also love how the book gives insights into other well known people such as Cav, Wiggo, Lance and Dave Brailsford.
A Google user
August 5, 2012
Stunning. Opens your eyes to a world you never wanted to happen. Must read for any one interested in.sport

About the author

David Millar was born in Malta in 1977. He is a British road racing cyclist and the only British rider to have worn all Tour de France jerseys and one of four to have worn the yellow jersey. He is now a part-owner of the Garmin-Chipotle team and a key figure of the World Anti-doping Agency's athletes committee.

Follow David Millar on Twitter at https://twitter.com/millarmind.

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