Summary of Tyler Hamilton & Daniel Coyle 's The Secret Race

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#1 I have a gift of being able to keep going no matter what. I am not masochistic about it, because I have a method. I can’t block out the pain, so I have to embrace it. My family is tough, and we always have been.

#2 I had a close relationship with my mother, who was a great athlete in her own right. I always wanted to be like her, and when I was injured, she would be there to help me.

#3 I was a skier and bike racer, and I was always able to keep up with the bigger and stronger guys because I loved to suffer. When I went all out, putting 100 percent of my energy into something, I felt good.

#4 I met Lance in 1994, when I was entered in the Tour DuPont race in Wilmington, Delaware. I was fascinated by his energy and his in-your-face style. I admired how he celebrated at the finish line with a touchdown dance.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Aug 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822582040

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I have a gift of being able to keep going no matter what. I am not masochistic about it, because I have a method. I can’t block out the pain, so I have to embrace it. My family is tough, and we always have been.

#2

I had a close relationship with my mother, who was a great athlete in her own right. I always wanted to be like her, and when I was injured, she would be there to help me.

#3

I was a skier and bike racer, and I was always able to keep up with the bigger and stronger guys because I loved to suffer. When I went all out, putting 100 percent of my energy into something, I felt good.

#4

I met Lance in 1994, when I was entered in the Tour DuPont race in Wilmington, Delaware. I was fascinated by his energy and his in-your-face style. I admired how he celebrated at the finish line with a touchdown dance.

#5

I was a work pony compared to the other riders in the Tour DuPont. I had no business being there. I didn’t have the power or experience of the European pros, and I didn’t even belong in the U. S. national team. But I had one chance: the prologue time trial, where I would race against the clock alone.

#6

The next day, as the peloton rolled out of Wilmington for stage 1, I wondered if some of the pros would talk to me. But not one of them did. I was disappointed, but also relieved. I didn’t mind being anonymous.

#7

I had always heard the Tour de France was hard,