Nearly finished In Search Of Robert Millar. I really didn't follow his career until he was a part of Fagor and always thought of him as a one stage mtn specialist. I always liked him and loved seeing him interviewed but I'd failed completely to understand how successful and good a cyclist he was. Now I can't decide if him or Simpson was the greatest British rider. I'm tending towards Millar now, having read both biographies. What do you think?
Robert Millar or Tom Simpson
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Dave5N
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Millar
Dave5N
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Actually, Sir Chris Hoy is the greatest British rider 
Keith Oates
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Both were good but for me Millar get's the vote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aint Skeered
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According to the rigged SPOTY pollDave5N said:Actually, Sir Chris Hoy is the greatest British rider
Has to be Tom, or maybe Millar
Chrisz
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Can't be Simpson - how can a sport idolize someone who died whilst competing under the influence of drugs??
Oooooh, now that's a can of worms. I've just finished reading Paul Kimmage's 'Rough Ride'. It's not one for the cycling fan boys and he's someone who seems to have made a lot of enemies over the years. However, its difficult to read it and believe anyone was clean in either Millar's or Simpson's eras.Chrisz said:
Bollo said:
There's more than a hint of bitternes in Kimmage. He couldn't quite believe that anyone could be better than him without drugs, plus a lot of the drugs were not on the level of EPO of latter years.
Despite Millar testing positive, I find it hard to believe he was a drug user, given his attitude to what he would and wouldn't eat but undoubtedly others were. It was a different era where the sport generally thought doping of some sort was necessary to compete through the season.
girofan
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Dave5N said:Actually, Sir Chris Hoy is the greatest British rider
Good joke!!!!
You were joking, of course?
Smokin Joe
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I would put Simpson ahead be a tyre width.
Chris Hoy?
A couple of rungs below Alf Engers.
Chris Hoy?
A couple of rungs below Alf Engers.
coco2
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got to be millar, i raced against him in his early years...fantastic cyclist
Tough tough call, different eras so difficult to compare. Simpson probably had the better palmarès (I'm pretty sure he did but stuck in a "probably" I case I was wrong!) but that's not all there is I guess.
So, on paper - Simpson. On all factors really - Simpson... by a nose (ho ho).
But, I dunno, there's just something about Millar that makes me really really want to say 'Robert Millar'!
So, on paper - Simpson. On all factors really - Simpson... by a nose (ho ho).
But, I dunno, there's just something about Millar that makes me really really want to say 'Robert Millar'!
Dave5N
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steve23 said:
Kimmage is an arse and Millar was very classy indeed.
Based on your post above, which are you?
mondobongo
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Millar for me, yes as Yello says Simpson had the better palmares but Millar was something else when you watch him just ride away.
