'In Search of Robert Millar' - by Richard Moore

Miller was a true British hero. A superb climber crowned the 1984 King of the Mountains in the Tour De France, he had the makings of a 'superstar' however his attitude and appearence was unconventional to say the least with his malnourished look and tiny stud in his ear, he avioded the lime-light and came across as a loner who seemingly enjoyed his own company. Millar refused to co-operate with Moore so the book was compiled through interviews with friends, acquaintances and ex-cycling colleages and shows a true eccentric who escaped Scotland ('I will never live there, it always rains...'), had a long and successful career, married, worked for the BCF only to disappear and surface again, fueling rumours of a possible sex-change. A fascinating and absorbing read.
Hardback : 360 pages
Price : £15.99 + £3.00 p&p