“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.”
“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.”
David Millar
“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.”
David Millar, Racing Through the Dark“I was awarded 'Most Aggressive Rider of the Day', generally given to the most spectacular loser of the day.”
David Millar, Racing Through the Dark“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.”
David Millar“The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car.”
David Millar“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.”
David Millar“One group of riders doped, the others alongside them racing clean. You can work out for yourselves which group was fastest.”
David Millar, Racing Through the Dark“I didn't care about goals or expectations any more, I was just determined to race my heart out.”
David Millar, Racing Through the Dark“If you're not at the front, you're not in the race.”
David Millar, Racing Through the Dark“I might have changed, but that did not mean the sport had.”
David Millar, Racing Through the Dark“This place has been my home. They liked me here. Not any more. Now they will look the other way. Now I don't belong.”
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