David Millar 2014 - The last miles as a pro

Sjaak
Sjaak Posts: 99
edited April 2014 in Pro race
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  • Graham James Le Maitre
    Graham James Le Maitre Posts: 6
    What has he got stuck to his forehead?
    Graham Le Maitre
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    I'm assuming he's just removed his helmet after finishing Paris-Roubaix. It's dust.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Is he moving on to be a DS?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Pross wrote:
    I'm assuming he's just removed his helmet after finishing Paris-Roubaix. It's dust.
    I'm not so sure. His face is remarkably clean and no helmet hair.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Seems to be on his forehead (just below where the helmet would be) and around his nose and eye sockets too.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    cc48d0d3-c438-4087-84bc-f7092f4eced7_zps3f4b6318.jpg

    Photo from a different angle. Its just POC-shaped dust patches.
  • Moontrane
    Moontrane Posts: 233
    Graham James Le Maitre wrote:
    What has he got stuck to his forehead?

    It's Kinesio Tape - he had a headache. :P
    Infinite diversity, infinte variations
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Crampeur wrote:
    cc48d0d3-c438-4087-84bc-f7092f4eced7_zps3f4b6318.jpg

    Photo from a different angle. Its just POC-shaped dust patches.

    Do I get a prize for beating Rich at the Internet? :wink:
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Pross wrote:
    Do I get a prize for beating Rich at the Internet? :wink:
    I think there's an eccentric billionaire that was offering a million pound prize for such event. He might use the defence that I only said I wasn't sure though.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ha nice photos Crampeur.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • pomtarr
    pomtarr Posts: 318
    @sjmclean

    Millar rules out becoming a DS in this interview:
    http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/04/news/qa-one-final-roubaix-millar-swansong-season_323979
    "Difficult, difficult, lemon difficult"
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Pross wrote:
    Do I get a prize for beating Rich at the Internet? :wink:

    All that stats wizardry looks fine on the threads, but like most competitors, he's yet to deliver when it matters: PTP GC.

    In other news, it took 257 hellish km to strip away the veneer of Euro sophistication and reveal Millar's inner rubber-faced Jock: David Jocky Millar. (Doubt it will catch on)
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Macaloon wrote:
    All that stats wizardry looks fine on the threads, but like most competitors, he's yet to deliver on PTP GC.
    I just don't have the self-discipline to repeatedly pick the favourites, I'm afraid. (Although I'm doing OK so far this year, so the leftfield picks are at a minimum).
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • LutherB
    LutherB Posts: 544
    This made me smile:
    UK Cycling Expert ‏@ukcyclingexpert Apr 15
    After Amstel Gold comes Flesh Balloon. No idea where the name comes from!! Sorry!!!

    Dave Miller ‏@dustymil59 Apr 15
    @ukcyclingexpert play on names becoming a bit tired, maybe time for something different?

    UK Cycling Expert ‏@ukcyclingexpert Apr 15
    @dustymil59 Great to hear from one of Britain's best cyclers but shouldn't you concentrate on your next sportive & selling your shoes?
  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    He's had his pants down there.
    eating parmos since 1981

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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Oooh scorching! I would love to know who UK cycling expert is...
    Road
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    NEW Cross
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    POC helmets are so ugly that even after you've taken them off you still look like a.. yeah.. I don't even..
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    The shoe project: http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/dav ... oe-project
  • fat_cat
    fat_cat Posts: 566
    skylla wrote:
    The shoe project: http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/dav ... oe-project

    Yeah he's tweeting pictures of his shoes at every race. Think I like the Ronde ones best so far.
  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    For some reason I just can't warm to Miller think he's a bit of a pillock.

    He's a bit to Armstrong Holier than you sometimes, he just needs to take himself a bit less serious sometimes.
    eating parmos since 1981

    Canyon Ultimate CF SLX Aero 09
    Cervelo P5 EPS
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Not sure that's necessarily the case.

    David Millar ‏@millarmind Apr 13
    Happy I finished, especially as I nearly didn't, I stopped after one lap of the velodrome and hung out for 5mins. 18yrs pro, still a moron.
    _
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    I think it's spelled 'pilloque'

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    Am I right in saying it was his first (and last) Roubaix this year? Very surprised if that's the case.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    skylla wrote:
    Am I right in saying it was his first (and last) Roubaix this year? Very surprised if that's the case.

    Nope, his first ride was in 2000.

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