Tragedy hit cycling yesterday, with the death of Wouter Weylandt at the Giro d’Italia. The sport, to its credit, dealt with the terrible events with maturity and respect, symbolised by the race leader David Millar.
David Millar and Michael Barry are two of the most articulate and reflective professional cyclists. Both are unashamed racing traditionalists, and both are racing aesthetes, with strong opinions on how cycling should be. Cycle Sport followed them out for a spin, then listened as they stopped for a coffee and a chat.
After a promising early career, David Millar reached his lowest ebb in 2004 when he was slapped with a doping ban. Six years on, the Garmin rider explains how all that was part of the process that has made him the rider — and the man — he is today.
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