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Copyright © 2011 by David Millar

Originally published in Great Britain in 2011 by Orion Books

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First Touchstone hardcover edition June 2012

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Millar, David

Racing through the dark : crash. burn. coming clean. coming back. / David Millar.

p. cm.

1. Millar, David, 1977– 2. Cyclist—Great Britain—Biography. 3. Bicycle racing—Great Britain—History. 4. Cyclists—Drug use—Great Britain. I. Title.

GV1051.W66M55 2012

796.62092—dc23

[B]

2012001091

ISBN 978-1-4516-8268-7

ISBN 978-1-4516-8270-0 (ebook)