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Racing Through the Dark

David Millar

Hardcover | Pages: 354 pages

Rating: 4.18 | 3850 Users | 216 Reviews

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Title	:	Racing Through the Dark
Author	:	David Millar
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 354 pages
Published	:	June 16th 2011 by Orion (first published June 1st 2011)
Categories	:	Sports. Cycling. Nonfiction. Biography. Autobiography

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As a keen fan of cycling and the big Tours in particular I was looking forward to reading this book, and it didn't disappoint.
David Millar raced through an era when other Brits came and went ( Chris Boardman etc), survived and is still there putting in great performances as a Domestique.
Having always been a keen supporter of any Brits who dared to challenge the might of European cycling ( or Lance Armstrong) I followed David's performances in the big tours with interest and pride. I was therefore saddened to learn along with many others he had been doping. This book gives the details and truth behind the scenes that led to his downfall from grace, and is an "addictive" and compelling read.
Although a flawed hero he is a hero still in my eyes given his current vocal anti doping stance and his genuine ability to still surprise some of the younger riders (see highlights of TDF 2012 for his wonderful stage win or his aggressive tactics and willingness to bury himself in 2013 TDF ) I am delighted he continues to ride.
A great book with true insight that could do with an extra couple of chapters when he finally retires ( about Lance and also David's last few years as a clean rider and vocal anti doping campaigner)

PS added in 2018 - David has now written the follow up and if anything it is even better, so look out for "The Racer" (it won't let me add a link ??)

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Original Title:	Racing Through the Dark
ISBN:	1409114945 (ISBN13: 9781409114949)
Edition Language:	English

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Because of all the Lance Armstrong related hubbub I have not reviewed this because I thought I should do something more than just review this one book, but better to do something than nothing. Many people who are not cycling enthusiasts will not know who David Millar is - there is a Wikipedia article that provides a lengthy overview. (Arguably it is a wiser time investment to read what is in Wikipedia than the book.)Millar rode for several teams and was someone from whom success was expected not

Over the past few years professional cycling events have slowly been growing on me. Like most things, the more you learn the intricacies, the more interesting it becomes. I was a little hesitant about the sport at first as I really disliked Lance Armstrong for repeatedly lying and making people's lives difficult. And of course, because the sport was soaking in performance drugs.But since my boyfriend had it on in the background, I started to recognise some of the riders and found myself rooting

When reflecting on a book that Ive recently read, I often ask myself how I feel. With this book, the answer is simple: connected. David opens up and takes you on a journey that charts his rise, fall, and rise again. He provides an insight into the world of doping that would make the harshest critic think twice before berating those that have doped. There seems, to me at least, genuine honesty and conviction in what he writes. Its as if this story has been burning inside, and that he had to write

A well written and honest look inside elite cyclingAs a newcomer to the joy of cycling later in life and a fan of road racing I am now lapping up a wealth of information about the last 20 years in cycling. David has obviously suffered for his art but with that suffering has come the gift of communication that now serves him well opening up the world of elite cycling through his writing and broadcasting to a public that only recently became aware of Grand Tour and Classics through the wonder of

The tale follows David Millar's rise to pro cycling hero, through his fall because of doping and subsequent redemption as a clean cyclist and campaigner. I have an interest in cycling and love the excitement and aura of the Tour, if you don't share this love you may struggle to maintain interest. The passages with insight into cycling's dark days when doping was widespread are fascinating but this is also the story of one young man's struggle to find their way in life. For me it is the latter

David Millar has grown on me. Whilst his endless preaching over the perils of doping in professional cycling can come across as sanctimonious and insufferably self-righteous, he's an articulate figure in the sport and a real beacon for its potential drug-free future. Certainly, recent Tours have been all the better for not worrying about cheering someone on, only for them to get banned and their heroics exposed as the result of performance enhancing substances, and Millar has played a role in

As a keen fan of cycling and the big Tours in particular I was looking forward to reading this book, and it didn't disappoint. David Millar raced through an era when other Brits came and went ( Chris Boardman etc), survived and is still there putting in great performances as a Domestique. Having always been a keen supporter of any Brits who dared to challenge the might of European cycling ( or Lance Armstrong) I followed David's performances in the big tours with interest and pride. I was