Unravelling the mystery surrounding Britain's most successful Tour de France cyclist
Cyclist Robert Millar came from one of Europe's most industrialised cities to excel over the high mountain passes of the Pyrenees and thee Alps. He was crowned King of the Mountains in the 1984 Tour de France, becoming the only Briton ever to finish on the podium of the world's toughest race.
In attitude and appearance he was unconventional - the malnourished and wire-looking young Scot with the tiny stud in his year - but to many followers he was the epitome of cool. In Search of Robert Millar follows the career of this mercurial character, from his tough upbringing in Glasgow in the 1960s to his move to France and success in the sport's most brutal and unforgiving races, including his positive test for drugs and riding for one of the biggest teams in the world.
Through interviews with friends, acquaintances and ex-cycling colleagues, author Richard Moore examines what set Millar apart from other British cyclists. He proffers explanations for Millar's wildly eccentric behaviour, his escape from Scotland, his abandoning of his wife and son in his adopted France and why he turned his back on cycling. And he looks into the mystery of his disappearance and, to this day, continuing rumours of his whereabouts.
