Tag: David Millar
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Roubaix Week: Millar On The Rivet In The Forest
Click or not: Roubaix Week: Millar On The Rivet In The ForestIf you happen to be unfortunate enough to be listening to Phil Liggett calling Sunday’s race, you’re odds on to hear him utter the phrase “You can’t win the race here, but you can lose it here” as the riders tackle the brutal pavé of the Troueé d’Arenberg secteur. And he’s right on this one;… …
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How to Get Away With Doping
Click or not: How to Get Away With DopingLike a supernova of the peloton, David Millar went from hero to zero and back again, riding the doping rollercoaster to the top of the sport before derailling and crashing off the highest part of the track with his positive tests in the early 2000s. Coming clean, confession and contrition saw him not only regain… …
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Millar On Rocacorba
Click or not: Millar On RocacorbaPros tend to gravitate to places where they have all they need to maximise their training opportunities, lead a fairly anonymous public life and be near other Pros. Girona in Catalunya, Spain, is a place you’d want to live even if you never threw a leg over a bike; its perfect climate, medieval cityscape and… …
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Boss Of The Toss
Click or not: Boss Of The TossWhen Chris Horner threw his bike in disgust after a mechanical at this week’s Philadelphia Classic race, memories of bike tossers past resurfaced. While Lance Armstrong is undoubtedly the biggest tosser ever to infiltrate cycling, he refrained from launching his bike in anger, preferring to launch lawsuits instead. What of those others who earned their tosser… …