David Millar - Olympic Selection

Pross

Rodrego Hernandez wrote:

This will be the second games where Millar has taken the place of a clean rider who has worked hard and got to the level of selection only to be overlooked in favour of a cheat.

As opposed to most countries where it happens at every Olympics. Not much you can do if CAS has determined convicted dopers are eligible and have to be considered for selection.

lostboysaint

Rodrego Hernandez wrote:

This will be the second games where Millar has taken the place of a clean rider who has worked hard and got to the level of selection only to be overlooked in favour of a cheat.

No it won't, there will only be one of them and that was a while ago.

rick_chasey

If Millar puts in a stonking performance to allow Cavendish to beat, say, Vinokurov, all will be forgiven.

dougzz

Rodrego Hernandez wrote:

This will be the second games where Millar has taken the place of a clean rider who has worked hard and got to the level of selection only to be overlooked in favour of a cheat.

Cheats at the Olympics, whatever next...........

southdownswolf

Personally I would not allow any drug cheat to be allowed to compete in any professional sport again, whether that be cycling, rugby or even tiddlywinks.

However I do not make up the rules. So, if we are to compete against other nations, then we should utilise the best people and equipment that we have at our disposal.

tailwindhome

Any chance of this opening the door to him signing to Sky?

cycling5280

TailWindHome wrote:

Any chance of this opening the door to him signing to Sky?

Why? He's nothing special without EPO. I wonder what he's getting paid? I'm sure there's a few dozen guys who can easily do the domestique workload at half the salary.

Jez mon

cycling5280 wrote:

TailWindHome wrote:

Any chance of this opening the door to him signing to Sky?

Why? He's nothing special without EPO. I wonder what he's getting paid? I'm sure there's a few dozen guys who can easily do the domestique workload at half the salary.

Really?

A few dozen guys that finish regularly in the top 10 of TTs who would do it at half the salary. Well, they're chumps for underselling their services.

Fact is, if you're looking for an experienced rider who can be your captain on the road, who put in a good TT and play a vital part in winning TTTs, then Millar seems a good bet.

specialgueststar

Rick Chasey wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

Team GB long list for men’s road race (five to be selected):

Mark Cavendish
Steve Cummings
Chris Froome
Jeremy Hunt
David Millar
Ian Stannard
Ben Swift
Bradley Wiggins

Team GB long list for women’s road race (four to be selected):

Lizzie Armitstead
Nicole Cooke
Katie Colclough
Sharon Laws
Lucy Martin
Emma Pooley

The TT has to be picked from someone participating in the RR right?

I'd have: Cav, Wiggins, Millar, Cummings, Swift.

No idea about the women unfortunately.

Wiggins is doing the tt so why Millar? just based on selection I would pick Stannard or Froome to support in the rr

Turfle

mroli wrote:

Speaking of nice guys - I wonder what Dowsett is thinking right now. I know that he was working hard to try and get himself into a position where he could ride the TT and in doing so, he needed to be in a position where he could ride a long road race and help out Cav.

He has been unlucky with injuries, but so has Cummings - and Millar too for that matter. I guess it shows pedigree counts for something on selection.

(I am not criticising the selection process btw, just giving a thought to AD).

Dowsett has had so little racing that it's difficult to tell how much of a step forward he has made this year, while the likes of Cummings and Millar have proven track records. Very tough break for Dowsett, but he's got plenty of years ahead of him. In a couple years time he'll be option 1 at the TT in Worlds and Olympics.

Tusher

I applaud British Olympics for trying to keep former dopers out, but I love Holy David, and he's gonna leave his guts on the road for Cavendish in the RR, so I'm chuffed to bits. I have no doubt he's a reformed character.

But I just wanted to give Dowsett a cuddle when I heard he's been left out- he'd stated the Olympics was one of his goals this year. Still, he'll have his chances in Rio.

mroli

cycling5280 wrote:

Why? He's nothing special without EPO.

You're joking right - a regular top 10 rider in Time Trials, a captain on the road, a poster boy against doping (for some), a pink jumper wearer last year who marshalled things after the WW tragedy, a rider capable of exciting breaks (Vuellta Barcelona ride), a good leadout man and the Richmond Park lap record holder...

He'll never ride for Sky - he acknowledges as much in Riding Through the Dark which people should read...

Daz555

None of the ex dopers in any sport should be at the Olympics ever again, but as he is now eligible then of course he should be picked on merit as it stands today.