It's Millar Time?

[Andrew G]

Having seen the new (and excellent - congrats Sean) digest and its pic of the day what do the ACCers think now Mr. Millar is back on a bike in his best canary outfit.

Good:
-He admitted his crime straight away when the police turned up even without ever testing positive, unlike so many others who still protested their innocence even when testing positive and having a suitcase full of needles.
-He took his punishment without a lot of moaning.
-He says he'll tell the UCI how he didn't fail a test so they can improve the testing.
-Another Brit in the Tour.
-A cyclist with a bit of colour unlike some of the "hide behind my manager and bodyguards" types.

Bad:
-He took drugs, no excuses.
-Cycling was in the mainstream press for once, but as usual only for something bad.
-His somewhat flaky personalilty means can he be trusted to do as he says, namely stay clean and spill the beans to the UCI.

I can't stand drugs in sport but he's done his time, and with a suprising level of grace, so I say give him another chance.

Any other thoughts?

[-Adam-]

Fair Play to him i say, its the first time ive seen cycling coverage in a daily national newspaper outside of july!

Plus like you say he's done his time, so i say let him ride again. He'll probably be more tested than Mr Armstrong ever was, so let him ride.

If he wins, they'll doubtless to say be sceptics, but i think we should pay respect to the best british cyclist of a gneration.

If he loses, they'll say 'look, he can't win without the drugs'. But thats not true, he obviously showed the talent to become a pro, before becoming enticed into the darker side of the pro world.

And of course, Millar v Wiggins v McGee for this years prologue, and more importantly next years, on our doorstep. So if my maths is right that just about doubles British hopes for a maillot jaune for the next few years!

So roll on July first, i just hope he's fit enough!