Racing Through the Dark: The Fall and Rise of David Millar; 1st/1st

David Millar

ISBN 10: 1409114945 / ISBN 13: 9781409114949

Published by Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2011

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A near fine copy of a first edition, first impression hardback in a very good+ unclipped dustjacket. (small nick to corner of dustjacket) All books are swathed in biodegradable bubble wrap and posted in strong, custom made book boxes to ensure undamaged delivery.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Racing Through the Dark: The Fall and Rise of David Millar; 1st/1st
• Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409114945
• ISBN 13: 9781409114949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • ABE

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Synopsis

By his 18th 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 with the Cofidis team, who had one Lance Armstrong on their books. He perhaps lived the high life a little too enthusiastically -- high on a roof after too much drink, he broke his heel in a fall, 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.

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.