Robert Millar is No Longer a Man

Wow….

That was a new one on me. I was wondering why I didn’t see him in any of the coverage of the Tour being in England. Now I know why…..

Well, maybe you *did* see her, and you just didn’t know it…

I remember watching Robert Millar on TV when I first started following the TdF; a great guy.

The article has now disappeared from the Evening Standard website, and a similar one from the Daily Mail (the search finds a reference to it, though).

Either the story is a hoax, or it’s being suppressed for some reason (Millar’s privacy would be a reasonable one, of course).

Ah, just found this, where it is stated the rumour is not true - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/05/30/sobren30.xml
(See comment from S. Sturgess.)

Thanks alot, Andy. Now I feel like I have to read that $30 book! (vbg)

I was really suprised (if true) to hear the news.

He was always a bit stand offish; that came across in his television interviews, bit like David Millar was.

A great bike rider though.

Hope he’s/she’s happy.

What a homophobic article, the language is that we would have expected in the 70’s. It’s up to us all to decide how we live our lives, and how we express our sexuality. It’s no wonder with comments like these that they decided to become reclusive.

No one can take away the achievement of this wonderfully talented sportsperson.

This is nobody\’s business but Robert\’s. Shame on you for taking this tabloid-style \

“The growing breasts could have been written off (perhaps) as a sign of age, but pigtails? Seriously?”

To anyone who grew up in awe of Millar’s fearless approach would know fully well that he spend most of his career with a ponytail, so this comment is unfounded as supposed “proof”

Just in case anyone missed part deux of the story: http://www.cyclinglogue.com/riders/robert-millar-might-still-be-a-man-after-all.html

(And just to clarify, “pigtails” and “ponytails” are, in my book, quite different things. Ponytails are one bunch of hair tied at the back of the head. Pigtails, on the other hand, are the things four-year-old girls wear, one on either side of the head, with ribbons. If there’s a translation problem with “pigtails” meaning something different in British English, my apologies.)

so pigtails are now a validated identification for transsexualism?

it’s such a great indictment of britain that no-one gave a flying f**k about millar when he was the ‘king of the mountains’, yet everyone rushes in and decries him for stupid things.

i.e. from the previous post, a ponytail is ok, but ‘pigtails’ are somehow indicative of a transgendered lifestyle????
ponytail means one bunch of hair, pigtails means two bunches, one either side of the head and does not necessarily mean anything to do with 4 yr-old girls and ribbons!!

What a disgustingly prurient post, I doubt that even The Sun would take such a homophobic tone.

Robert Millar brought tremendous honour to Scottish cycling and his TdF successes in 1983/1984 still rank amongst the greatest by an english speaking rider.

As the person who posted the article is aware, Robert has retired from public life. When Setsuko Hara, Japan`s greatest actress, retired from public life both the press and the public respected her decision. I can only wish that this person had had the dignity to use the same discression. I feel sorry for anyone who can write such hate and to use her judgemental style it “seems to me” that I certainly wouldn`t want her as a friend unless I was perfectly normal according to her self-serving enid blyton era criteria.

Well done to Derek, Ian, Andy and Keefer for addressing this much earlier - it is disappointing that the person did not take any of your posts as an opportunity to either remove her post or apologise.

To Robert - thank you. Your mountain victories put you in Scotland`s sporting pantheon. They also triggered my lifelong love for the Tour de France. I wish you and yours every happiness.

Pretty disgusting way to write about the most successful British cyclist ever and a true Scottish sporting legend.language straight out of the worst type of low brow tabloid too.It’s also utter rubbish.I have just read a book on Robert Millar and this topic was discussed in the book.Turns out its total crap and i believe some of the newspapers that printed this trash have had to admit they got it wrong.To be fair, anyoone with half a brain would have known that it was rubbish anyway.

My serious cycling was initiated, as many were, with the TdF watching Hinault, LeMond and Robert Millar at their peak. Having grown up and lived in Daventry and cycled every road within a fifty mile radius I was the only lycra clad rider for many years until I saw a tiny quick rider ahead of me on the roads.

Many times I tried to catch this mysterious man but he was always too fast for me to catch, he’d sprint off as I got close. The mystery unravelled when one day at my daughters taekwondo classes in Daventry leisure centre in walked Robert Millar. He joined up and attended for months before we moved away. He was indeed very shy and barely spoke but I was, at last, able to identify that the lone rider on the roads around Daventry was definitely Robert Millar.

I can confirm that he did wear his hair in pig tails and had lady bumps too. Although I never asked him about it. The local cycle shop did.

I hope this clears it up and confirms the story. What happened to him when we moved I have no idea but I can only wish him/ her well regardless.

The personal strength it takes to achieve, as he did back in the day, and continues to do under a new guise is admirable.

I saw Robert Training in Alicante a while back and your reports are total bollocks. I urge you to delete this page.