David Millar
David Millar
David Millaris a Scottish former professional road racing cyclist...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionCyclist
Date of Birth4 January 1977
I sat there with everything - and I had nothing.
crash element fact love races ten within
Everything that's going on within the peloton - there's about ten different races going on. There is also a survival element to it - I love the fact that it's so epic. You crash on a bike, the first thing you do is try and get back up on it. No whinging!
equipment result spot state
I think if I get the training spot on, the equipment perfect and I'm in the right state of mind, I can get a result there from no competitive action.
controls cycling fact harsh judicial sports truth
In fact cycling has always been 'saved' by judicial investigations and not by the anti-doping controls we put in place. That's the harsh truth. We have relied on them to clean the sport up.
blamed bother came cycling epiphany hate lie lose police realised
My epiphany came in that police cell: I realised I was about to lose everything and it didn't bother me, not in the slightest. I'd come to hate cycling because I blamed it for the lie I was living.
across believe cover customs duties includes range security south tobacco west
We believe there is insufficient Customs cover in the South West - that's across the whole range of duties that Customs and Excise are responsible for. That includes drugs, tobacco and the new security responsibilities. We would like to see more cover in the South West.