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to David Millar.

Last year he was the whining quitter. Now he becomes one of the few pasty Brits who can do
something other than time trial (and crash).

Yeah, that was a damn good move today!

Mike

I thought that it was a great move and I was happy for him..and Phil! In general I have been really
disappointed in David. The low point for me was the last TT of this years TDF that he won. When
Frankie interviewed him after the race David claimed that he only warmed up for about ten minutes.
If the statement was true it shows that he still has a long way to go to become a real professional.
If he blows off the preparation for a TT in TDF then what else is blowing off? I had hoped that he
had matured a lot after his horrible DNF in last years Veulta.

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to David Millar.

Last year he was the whining quitter. Now he becomes one of the few

pasty

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Brits who can do something other than time trial (and crash).

Yeah, that was a damn good move today!

Mike

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If the statement was true it shows that he still has a long way to go to become a real professional.

Nah, he's biding his time. He's supremely confident in his ability to win the tour, he knows that when he's ready to try, he'll win it. I think it's cool that he has enough perspective to realize racing isn't everything. He makes LANCE look like the robot that he is.

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If the statement was true it shows that he still has a long way to go

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become a real professional.

Nah, he's biding his time. He's supremely confident in his ability to win the tour, he knows that
when he's ready to try, he'll win it. I think it's cool that he has enough perspective to realize
racing isn't everything. He makes LANCE look like the robot that he is.

Are you joking?

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I thought that it was a great move and I was happy for him..and Phil! In general I have been
really disappointed in David. The low point for me was the last TT of this years TDF that he won.
When Frankie interviewed him after the race David claimed that he only warmed up for about ten
minutes. If the statement was true it shows that he still has a long way to go to become a real
professional. If he blows off the preparation for a TT in TDF then what else is blowing off? I had
hoped that he had matured a lot after his horrible DNF in last years Veulta.

"Recently I did my first 100K road race of the year. It was cold and wet, my mind was elsewhere, my
motivation was low, and the race was long enough to count as my training for the day without me
needing to do any extra. So, I got dressed, sat in my warm car doing the crossword puzzle until
people started lining up, got on my bike for the first time all day, and rode to the start line. I
used the first half of the race to sit in and warm up, bridged to the breakaway once things had
settled down, and won the race."

AHM, cycle-smart.comwarmup.htmlOpen ↗

Of course, this doesn't prove that Millar is really a pro. We don't know if he did the day's
crossword puzzle.

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The low point for me was the last TT of this years TDF that he won. When Frankie interviewed him
after the race David claimed that he only warmed up for about ten minutes. If the statement was
true it shows that he still has a long way to go to become a real professional.

I don't think you should take the "ten minutes" comment literally. It was Millar's way of saying
"not very long."

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AHM, cycle-smart.comwarmup.htmlOpen ↗

Of course, this doesn't prove that Millar is really a pro. We don't know if he did the day's
crossword puzzle.

I've seen guys get the bike out of the car, go into the change rooms, put the hot oil on their legs,
wheel the bike to the start line and race (and do well). Come to think of it, I remember Johan
Verhagen doing that a lot, and he probably didn't need to warm up :-)

Jeff