is Millar Arrogant ??

he does at least speak openly and honestly

I think he realises that he s not in a fine posistion to talk...but nobody else will

I think it often gets left out of magazine reports etc that he does start many interviews/press conferences with - "i know i'm not the best person to talk..."

I'm still not a full supporter but the is making the right noises in my opinion (often vastly opposed by everyone else on here!!!! )

Ever heard the saying dont judge a book by its cover. Sometimes on the face of it, people arent as bad as you would like to make them out to be.

Just my 2 pence worth...

I rode with him in his first ever race years ago. 10 mile TT. Fresh from Hong Kong he was. He's done so much since then..... good and bad.... but this year I personally found him really smug and smarmy on the tour coverage....

Q: Is David Millar arrogant?

A: Absolutely.








that's all.

his tour diary was brilliant. He should write a book. His tv needs a little work, he always seems to be looking away from the camera. Can look a bit arrogant but could just be shyness.

I stuck a mic under his nose after 200km racing several times on this year's Tour and he was always very giving of his time, and he wore his heart on his sleeve. What would you rather have? Someone who has no personality and ducks the tough questions that the sport needs answered?
He has every right to be a spokesman against doping. Ask him if he regrets the negative impact his actions had on cycling and he'll say yes every time. Ask him if he has the balls to do something now to make it better and he'll say yes every time.
Great man. Made a mistake. Has learned to live with it and do something about it.

No he is not. He just says it as he sees it.

I like David Millar´s views now and consider him clean
Based on what facts? Can you be 100% certain?

Basically he may or may not be a nice bloke but in my opinion should not be currently racing.
How is it possible he is racing having taken drugs but Rasmusson been squeezed out with no proof of drugs (OK he lied and missed tests and probably was guilty but not proven.
Contador also stopped form participating recently without proof of drug taking.
They have to be consisitent.
If they want to sort it out give all current riders amnesty now (as most of the riders have been on something in past) then any future offence a life ban to follow.

oldwelshman wrote:

Basically he may or may not be a nice bloke but in my opinion should not be currently racing.

He has served his ban though. Contador and Rasmussen were most likely cheating and circumnavigating the system.

Chris_Who wrote:

I'm pretty sure he started his post stage 1 tour interview by saying

"..yeah, a one-man race demolition"


which wasn't quite how I saw it but I like the guy, and his diaries were excellent.

He has been known to employ just a touch of irony and self-depreciation at times. :roll:

Millar was often interviewed on the French coverage. His French is superb, very street. Wiggins also speaks excellent French. Millar is interviewed becasue he speaks French, but also because he is good (but not a real star, so available), and also because he says far more interesting things than almost any other rider. After a few interviews about "how the legs felt today", you really do want someone who has a sense of humour, says something you didn't already know and knows what is happening around him. I have always liked him. Often people who know what is going on and give honest answers seem to be arrogant, when in fact they just know what they are talking about and say it directly. He also has a bit more experience of the world than many riders, and seems quite a bit brighter than many as well. This can lead to a perception of arrogance. His doping has always seemed to me to be a little bit like a lad playing around than a comprehensive systemic thing. He certainly does some across as a "hip lad", which also can be seen as arrogant. In fact, he is a bit hip and he is a a bit of a lad, which has always niggled a bit with me. But then they are all a bit laddish. He dresses pretty well too. I find people who can't forgive someone making a mistake or doing something stupid, in whatever line of work, worthy of some serious examination in their own life. People make mistakes. Some people pay for them. Some don't.

He does dress well, apart from those yellow Crocs that I saw him in at the Smithfield Nocturne...

I don't care how comfortable they are they look wak....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LVXVn0LaoU

I think here he comes across very genuinely, and strikes me as a nice guy but a bit shy and quiet.

I think he's a good example to the tour TBH.

Yes he made a mistake which he feels very bad about. But now he's clean and he's winning races and speaking out very strongly against doping.

GO MILLAR!! WOOO!

Garry71 wrote:

This isn't someone who saw the light and found God. He got caught out, and is making the right noises to mend his reputation, Anyone believe he'd be clean now if he hadn't been caught?

No,but then again,he's the best we've got at the moment,& if it's ok for the french to idolise Virenque....... :roll:

Titanium wrote:

Who idolizes Virenque?

Well I guess the French think he's alright. From Wikipedia:

On September 24, 2004, Richard Virenque announced his retirement from competitive cycling, but has stayed in the public eye, appearing on and winning Je suis une célébrité, sortez-moi de là! (the French version of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!)