Re: [CR] Robert Millar

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From: "Bob Reid" <robertrreid@tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [CR] Robert Millar
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 07:33:21 +0000
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Here's a more difficult question.

Which other Scottish / British (perhaps less successful) Professional pushed Robert Millar across the channel to ACBB which if he had not done would have robbed us all of one of our greatest talents in cycling ?

Clue ?

Mike Mullet will probably know who he is, as will I guess Brett Horton have a note of him somewhere. And this riders team machines were predominantly red !

Bob Reid Stonehaven Scotland

On 3 Aug 2005, at 00:55, Bob Reid wrote:
> Professional to Peugeot from ACBB in 1980
> Peugeot / Esso / Michelin (80/81)
> Peugeot/ Shell / Michelin 82-85) *** beyond end of the CT time
> period ****
> till Panasonic /Merckx in 86
>
> The answer is - oh not again - a chequerboard, then black Peugeot
> PY something or other...vaguely remember it being distinctly vitus
> like. Best result in the ttour (4th in the GC and KoM) came in 84'
>
> Britains most successful stage rider, Scottish of course, sadly now
> a recluse from the whole cycling scene.
>
> Bob Reid
> Stonehaven
> Scotland
>
> On 2 Aug 2005, at 22:51, Forbes Bagatelle-Black wrote:
>
>
>> "Dale,
>>
>> In the future? You need to include your first and
>> LAST name and the
>> city and state you reside in. Your cooperation would
>> be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chuck Schmidt
>> South Pasadena, CA, USA"
>>
>> It's good to be king...
>>
>> King of the Mountains that is!! Does anyone remember
>> what bicycle Robert Millar rode to his stunning
>> victories in the early 80s, a time period highly
>> on-topic for this list?
>>
>> Relevantly Yours,
>>
>> J. Forbes Bagatelle-Black
>> Santa Clarita, CA
>>
>> PS: Guess I'll take my questions about filament
>> length in the carbon weave of Lance's Trek to another
>> group... ;)
>>
>> Join the "Bicycle Restoration Group" at http://
>> sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration