Happy Birthday Robert Millar
TdF King of the Mountains 1984
Until the arrival of Sky, Wiggins and Froome, Robert Millar’s 1984 King of the Mountains title and 4th place overall was Britain’s best Tour de France finish. Cruelly robbed of a win in the 1985 Vuelta and often over-raced by his teams, Millar never flew so high again.
An enigmatic character on and off the bike Millar ploughed a lonely furrow through his early life and disappeared into relative obscurity once his career ended, prompting a book by Richard Moore to go “In Search Of Rober Millar”. He now writes a column for cycling news and is seen at occasional events.
In honour of his birthday I’ll be riding in full Peugeot kit today.
I knew u would have a photo of him in that top , love your work x
Don’t suppose you still have your old cotton version do you? Would love to see that again. Probably stretched to be about 8feet long though now.