In Search of Robert Millar
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In Search of Robert Millar by Richard Moore
The compelling story of Britains best-ever cyclist one of the most enigmatic, complex and contradictory athletes in any sport and the unravelling of the puzzle surrounding his sudden and dramatic disappearance. Fully updated with new material on the enigmatic Millar.‘…as riveting a read as any detective story, as well as an intriguing attempt to separate myth from fact' The Metro
'..a prodigious work of research, (which)..delivers overdue illumination of a fascinating Scot'. The Glasgow Herald
‘A classic bird-like climber, light and wiry in build, Millar was the best British cyclist, all round, since Tom Simpson.’ William Fotheringham
'A fine portrait of Britain's most successful Tour de France cyclist.' 'The author's meticulous but lively book traces Millar's journey from Glasgow's tenements to the Alps and the Pyrenees, in whose company he had few peers.' The Scotsman.
Richard Moore is a freelance journalist who has written on sport, art and literature, contributing to the Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, Herald, Guardian and Sunday Times. He was a member of the Scotland team in the Prutour, the nine-day cycling tour of Britain, and represented Scotland in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007235025 |
| ISBN 10 | 000723502X |
| Title | In Search of Robert Millar |
| Author | Richard Moore |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2008-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Prizes | Winner of British Sports Book Awards: Biography 2008 |
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