The Race to Truth: Blowing the whistle on Lance Armstrong and cycling's doping culture

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Emma O'Reilly

The Race to Truth

Blowing the whistle on Lance Armstrong and cycling's doping culture

Emma O'Reilly

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Corgi Books
15 July 2015

Autobiography: sport; Drug abuse in sport; Cycling

A stunning memoir by the first person to expose Lance Armstrong's doping, her betrayal by the sport of cycling, and her ultimate redemption - with a Foreword by Lance Armstrong himself.

When Emma O'Reilly joined the US Postal cycling team in 1996, she could have had no idea how she would become a central figure in the biggest doping scandal in sporting history. Yet when Lance Armstrong, starting his comeback from cancer, signed for US Postal, it was Emma, the only woman on the team, who became his personal soigneur. This is the definitive inside story of that time, and of the enormous repercussions that resonate to this day for Emma, Lance and the whole sport.

Emma had the strength to break cycling's omerta by speaking out against the culture of doping. She thought she would be one of many whistleblowers, doing what she believed was right. Isolated and shunned by the sport she loved, however, her reputation was systematically destroyed. And yet she had the courage to bounce back, and remarkably, to forgive those who made her existence a living hell. This is the ultimate memoir of truth and its many consequences.

By: Emma O'Reilly
Imprint: Corgi Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 230g
ISBN: 9780552171076
ISBN 10: 0552171077
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 15 July 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Emma O'Reilly was born in 1970 in the working-class Dublin suburb of Tallaght. She trained to be an electrician before becoming interested in sports massage and therapy. Emma worked for the Irish national cycling team for three years and then for professional teams in the United States, joining US Postal in 1996. Confronted by a doping culture she despised, she resigned her position in 2000 and began to speak out about what was happening in the sport. She now runs The Body Clinic in Hale, Cheshire, treating Olympic athletes and professional sportspeople, as well as members of the general public.

Reviews for The Race to Truth: Blowing the whistle on Lance Armstrong and cycling's doping culture

Impartial, honest, brave... the definitive account of those years. Irish Examiner, Books of the Year Fascinating. Irish Times, Books of the Year Of all the depictions of Armstrong over the years, this is the most empathetic, unrelenting in its depiction of the doping monster, yet ultimately it is also forgiving. The Guardian Balanced and inspiring... Emma O'Reilly writes with great courage and honesty. Julie Knowles, Waterstones