The compelling story of Britain s best-ever cyclist one of the
most enigmatic, complex and contradictory athletes in any sport and
the unravelling of the puzzle surrounding his sudden and dramatic
disappearance. Fully updated with new material on the enigmatic
Millar.
Cyclist Robert Millar came from one of Europe s most
industrialised cities, Glasgow, to excel in the most unlikely
terrain over the high mountain passes of the Pyrenees and the Alps.
He was crowned King of the Mountains during the 1984 Tour de France
and remains the only ever Briton to finish on the podium of the
world s toughest race.
In attitude and appearance he was unconventional the
malnourished-looking young Scot with the tiny stud in his ear who
could be prickly, irascible and unapproachable but to many
followers he was the epitome of cool. Flying the flag for British
cycling, this one-off original became a cult hero.
In Search of Robert Millar will follow the career of this
other-worldly character, from his tough childhood on the streets of
Glasgow in the 1960s to his move to France and success in the world
s most brutal and unforgiving races, including the controversy
surrounding his positive drugs test and his enforced retirement
from the sport at the age of 36.
It examines what set Millar apart from all other British
cyclists who tried, and failed, to make an impact in this most
European of sports, describing his single-mindedness, his
eccentricity and the humour and intelligence that emerged only
towards the end of his career.
It also proffers explanations for his subsequent disappearance,
which repeated a familiar pattern: he vanished from Glasgow and
never returned; he left his wife and son and his adopted country,
France. Now, it appears, he has turned his back on cycling (amid
rumours that he had undergone a sex-change operation).
Through interviews with Millar s friends, acquaintances, cycling
colleagues and ex-classmates, author Richard Moore helps to unravel
the mystery of this maverick Scotsman, arguably one of the greatest
enigmas in a sport full of remarkable characters."
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