David Millar

David Millar (born 4 January 1977) is a Scottish retired professional road racing cyclist. He rode for Cofidis from 1997 to 2004 and Garmin–Sharp from 2008 to 2014. He has won four stages of the Tour de France, five of the Vuelta a España and one stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007.

David Millar
Millar at the 2014 Tour de France
Personal information
NicknameMillar-Time, Le Dandy
Born (1977-01-04) 4 January 1977
Mtarfa, Malta
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime-trialist
Amateur teams
1996High Wycombe CC
1996VC St-Quentin
Professional teams
1997–2004Cofidis
2006–2007Saunier Duval–Prodir
2008–2014Garmin–Sharp
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
4 individual stages (2000, 2002, 2003, 2012)
1 TTT stage (2011)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2011)
1 TTT stage (2008)
Vuelta a España
5 individual stages (2001, 2003, 2006, 2009)

Stage races

Danmark Rundt (2001)
Three Days of De Panne (2010)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2007)
National Time Trial Championships (2007)
Medal record
Representing  Malta
Men's road bicycle racing
Games of the Small States of Europe
2001 San MarinoRoad race
Representing  Great Britain
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
2001 LisbonTime trial
2010 MelbourneTime trial
Disqualified2003 HamiltonTime trial
Representing  Scotland
Men's road bicycle racing
Commonwealth Games
2010 DelhiTime trial
2010 DelhiRoad race

Millar was banned for two years in 2004 after he admitted to taking banned performance-enhancing drugs. Upon his return from his ban, Millar became an anti-doping campaigner, a stance which eventually resulted in journalist Alasdair Fotheringham describing him as an 'elder statesman' of cycling.

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