It's a well-written and well-researched autobiography / confessional. Overall, this is a great read in the vein of a gossipy tell-all. If you wear a Livestrong bracelet on your wrist, will this book force you to rethink your opinion of Armstrong and his accomplishments? Probably. Unfortunately, according to his new book, The Secret Race - Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups and Winning at All Costs, so is everyone else in the cycling world, even cycling legend Lance Armstrong. Some facts and stories that don't necessarily belong to Hamilton are used to bolster Hamilton's assertions. Weaknesses: Hamilton may not be the most reliable narrator/witness and the endless descriptions of injections and blood bag use gets tiresome. A guilty pleasure that reads like a good gossip magazine story. Strengths: An entertaining ride through the dark side of professional cycling with the added bonus view of some interesting racing stories and a window into the life of a professional racer during the mid-90s to 2000s. What it is: The rise and fall of Tyler Hamilton: cyclist, doper, reluctant whistle-blower. Title: The Secret Race - Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups and Winning at All Costs Eric Chouinard reviews the book of the moment, Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle's The Secret Race.
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