David Millar will end his eventful professional riding career not at a top-level WorldTour race, but at the more humble Bec CC Hill Climb in October.
Scotsman Millar, 37, can count stage wins in all three Grand Tours among the highlights of an 18-year career as a professional rider, but will face one last challenge on White Lane, Surrey, on Sunday, October 12.
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Tech of the week: A shockingly expensive steel bike from Colnago, a surprisingly affordable carbon bike from Pinarello, DT Swiss energises our cycling lives and Pog's bars are now yours to buyColnago's Steelnova is a thing of beauty but you'll pay for the pleasure, while Pinarello's F1 is an inexpensive gateway to the brand. DT Swiss enters the dynamo hub market and Enve brings Pog's cockpit to market
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Tweets of the week: Tom Pidcock as a cake, Mark Cavendish speaks Gen Z, and stiletto cycling shoesThere's a likeness beneath the icing
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David Millar calls for Bradley Wiggins's TUE medication to be bannedDavid Millar explains his experience with the triamcinolone drug that was prescribed to Bradley Wiggins, describing it as "powerful" and "destructive"
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Twitter reacts to the Rio 2016 Olympic men's road raceWhat a race. Here's what some former pros thought about the Rio 2016 Olympic men's road race
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David Millar calls for investigations to determine cause of motorbike incidents
The former pro had already spoken out about rider safety, something he talked about again following the tragic death of Antoine Demoitié
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'I refuse to write Cav and Wiggo off in anything'David Millar backs Mark Cavendish and Sir Bradley Wiggins to come away from the Rio Olympics as champions
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No Goodbyes: David Millar's Grand Tour finaléDavid Millar bid farewell to the pro peloton at the Vuelta a Espana, his final race as a Garmin-Sharp rider. Cycle Sport travelled to Spain to interview the Scot and look back on his favourite race.
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David Millar's Tour de France exclusion was a 'hard call'Garmin-Sharp team boss Jonathan Vaughters talks about non-selection of Scot David Millar for Tour's British Grand Depart
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No Alex Dowsett or David Millar for Tour de FranceLack of British riders being picked for this year's Tour de France
