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David Millar Biography

David Millar (born 4 January 1977) is a Scottish former professional road racing cyclist.

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I've been proud to be national champion. I've really enjoyed it. I have very little opportunity to remind people that I'm British and it's a nice way of staying in touch. I'm going to defend it fiercely. I want to keep it.

Nice, Opportunity, People, Champion, Proud

I like my hands. Which is lucky as I have to spend all day looking at them on the handlebars.

Day, Handlebars, Hands, Looking, Lucky

I shave my legs twice a week. It's hard the first time you do it. But I'm very lazy. For a team photo in December I just did the fronts.

Fronts, Lazy, Legs, Shave, Team

I'm an accumulation of every single thing I've done, good and bad.

Accumulation, Done, Good, Good And Bad, Single

Cycling is based so much on form, on aesthetics, on class - the way you carry yourself on the bike, the sort of technique you have.

Bike, Class, Cycling, Sort, Technique, Way

There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport.

Athlete, Cheater, Human, Nature, Sport, Sports

I'll go [racing] until my body won't let me any more. Someone said to me: "The day you stop, you won't be able to get back on the same way as when you did as a pro. " I want to delay that kiss goodbye as long as possible.

Goodbye, Kissing, Let, Long, Pro, Racing

To be brutally honest, it's simple economics. If they want to come into cycling, sponsors need to know the team they are funding is clean, otherwise the risk is just too great.

Clean, Cycling, Honest, Know, Simple, Team

Now there are two or three teams who are very ethical in their outlook who have opened up the economic benefits and that is probably going to be a turning point in the sport.

Economic, Opened, Probably, Sports, Team, Two

It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning but then lose it all, or crash but fight on, break bones but get back on their bikes and try to finish. Just getting to the end was seen as an achievement in itself.

Back, Fight, Fighting, Romantic, Tragic, Winning

I had grown used to getting a pat on the back and being told after a good result: 'Well done, David - you should be happy, you're the first clean rider.

Clean, David, Done, Firsts, Rider, Used

In Italy it's full-on stardom when you're a cyclist - eating in restaurants for free, it's great.

Cyclist, Cyclists, Eating, Restaurants, Stardom

If you're not at the front, you're not in the race.

Front, Fronts, Ifs, Race

The sky was falling down on me and I spent most of the time drunk. It was the only way I could handle it.

Down, Drunk, Fall, Handle, Sky, Way

I might have changed, but that did not mean the sport had.

Changed, Mean, Might, Sport, Sports

People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings.

Chance, Forgiven, Make, Mistake, Opportunity, Second Chance

I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.

Back, Cycling, Dapper, Day, Thinking, Tradition

But human nature dictates that there will always be cheaters. That's inevitable. Where there's money involved and glory, there are going to be people that cheat, and there will always be ways to cheat.

Cheater, Human, Money, People, Way