by David Millar
GP Rennes, ref1
Grand Tours, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
see also Giro d’Italia; Tour de France; Vuelta a España
Great Britain team, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4 see also Team GB
Guimard, Cyrille, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
haematocrit levels, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
hair testing, ref1, ref2
Hamilton, Tyler, ref1, ref2
Hayfield, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Hayles, Rob, ref1, ref2, ref3
heart failure, ref1
Heras, Roberto, ref1
Herety, John, ref1
Hervé, Pascal, ref1
Hesjedal, Ryder, ref1, ref2
High Wycombe CC, ref1, ref2
Hinault, Bernard, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Hong Kong
DM’s confrontation with father, ref1
DM’s formative years, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref 5
Hoy, Chris, ref1
HTC team, ref1
Hugo, Victor, ref1
Hunt, Jeremy, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Hunt, Rex, ref1
ice, ref1
Ieper, ref1
image contracts, ref1, ref2, ref3
IMG, ref1, ref2
Indurain, Miguel, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Isle of Man, ref1, ref2
Italy, and cycling, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Iweins, Paul-Albert, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Jaguar, ref1
Jalabert, Laurent, ref1, ref2, ref3
Johnson, Benny, ref1, ref2
Jones, Simon, ref1
Julich, Bobby, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Junior Tour of Ireland, ref1
Junior World Championships, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Kelme team, ref1
kermesse races, ref1
Kimmage, Paul, ref1, ref2, ref3
Kirsipuu, Jaan, ref1
Kivilev, Andrei, ref1
Koksijde, ref1
Laliberté, Guy, ref1
Lambert, Keith, ref1
Landis, Floyd, ref1, ref2, ref3
lanterne rouge, ref1
Las Vegas, ref1
Le Boss, ref1, ref2
Leblanc, Jean-Marie, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Legeay, Roger, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Leipheimer, Levi, ref1
LeMond, Greg, ref1, ref2
L’Équipe, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref 5
l’Équipier, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
and Cofidis affair, ref1, ref2, ref3
Liberty Seguros team, ref1
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, ref1, ref2, ref3
Lille, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Livestrong sunglasses, ref1
Livingston, Kevin, ref1
London, Tour de France start, ref1, ref2, ref3
Londonderry, ref1
longitudinal blood testing, ref1, ref2, ref3
Losa, Jésus, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Lotto team, ref1
Luxembourg, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Maaskant, Martijn, ref1
Macao, ref1
McCarthy, Cormac, ref1, ref2
McEwen, Robbie, ref1
McGee, Brad, ref1
McMillan, Camille, ref1, ref2
McQuaid, Pat, ref1, ref2
Madejak, ‘Bob’ Bogusław, ref1, ref2, ref3
Madiot, Marc, ref1, ref2, ref3
Maidenhead, ref1, ref2
maillot jaune, ref1, ref2, ref3
Major, The, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Mallorca, ref1, ref2, ref3
Malta, ref1, ref2
Manchester, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref 6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12
Manx International, ref1
Mapei team, ref1
Matxin, Joxean Fernández, ref1, ref2, ref3
Mavic Cup, ref1
Mayo, Iban, ref1, ref2
Meier, Roland, ref1
Mentheour, Erwann, ref1
Merckx, Eddy, ref1, ref2, ref3
Migraine, François, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Milan–San Remo, ref1, ref2
Millar, Ally, ref1, ref2, ref3
Millar, Avril, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
and cycling, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
and doping, ref1, ref2, ref3
and Tour de France (2000), ref1, ref2
Millar, Colette, ref1
Millar, David
Angliru protest, ref1
and anti-doping, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
arrest, ref1, ref2
and Bradley Wiggins, ref1
burnt skin and cortisone treatment, ref1
and chain ring fiasco, ref1
Cofidis contract, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
comeback plans, ref1
confrontation with father, ref1
cycling ban, ref1, ref2, ref3
decision to dope, ref1
diet, ref1, ref2
disillusionment with Cofidis, ref1, ref2
disillusionment with cycling, ref1
drinking, ref1, ref2, ref3
Dunkirk crash, ref1, ref2, ref3
early childhood, ref1
EPO use, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
financial difficulties, ref1, ref2
French debut, ref1
and GB team, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
glandular fever, ref1, ref2, ref3
heel injury, ref1
and Hong Kong, ref1
introduction to road cycling, ref1
and Jésus Losa, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
joins Cofidis, ref1, ref2
joins Saunier Duval, ref1
judicial investigation and sentence, ref1, ref2
knowledge of doping, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Millar, David—contd
and Lance Armstrong, ref1
and Le Boss, ref1
leaves France, ref1
and l’Équipier, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
lifestyle, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
and Luigi Cecchini, ref1
marriage, ref1, ref2
and massage, ref1
move to France, ref1, ref2
and Paul Kimmage, ref1
professional debut, ref1
and reading, ref1, ref2, ref3
and recovery injections, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
and recreational drugs, ref1
and Saunier Duval doping, ref1
and sleeping pills, ref1, ref2
and Slipstream project, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
tax affairs, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
and team leadership, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
and Team Sky, ref1
Tour de France (2000), ref1
Tour de France (2001), ref1
Tour de France (2002), ref1
Tour de France (2003), ref1
Tour de France (2006), ref1
Tour de France (2007), ref1
Tour de France (2009), ref1, ref2
Tour de France (2010), ref1
turns professional, ref1
and Velo Club Rocacorba, ref1
Millar, Frances, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
and DM’s problems, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
and doping, ref1
and Team Sky, ref1, ref2
Millar, Gordon, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
confrontation with DM, ref1
and Hong Kong, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Millar, Nicole, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
Millar, Robert, ref1, ref2
Monaco, ref1
Moncoutié, David, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Mont Ventoux, ref1, ref2, ref3
Morcourt, ref1
Morea
u, Christophe, ref1, ref2
Moreni, Cristian, ref1
Morillo, Erick, ref1
motorbike training, ref1, ref2
Motorola team, ref1, ref2, ref3
Mottet, Charly, ref1
mountain biking, ref1, ref2
Muur de Grammont, ref1
Nanterre hearings, ref1, ref2
Nardone, Ruggero, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
National Championships, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Navacerrada, ref1, ref2
Naylor, Andy, ref1, ref2
Newton, Chris, ref1
Nice, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Noosa Heads, ref1, ref2, ref3
Norman, Mike and Thelma, ref1
O’Grady, Stuart, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Olympic Games
Athens, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Atlanta, ref1
Beijing, ref1, ref2
Sydney, ref1, ref2
ONCE team, ref1, ref2, ref3
Operación Puerto, ref1, ref2, ref3
Pallain, Judge Richard, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Pantani, Marco, ref1, ref2
Paris–Camembert, ref1
Paris–Nice, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Paris–Roubaix, ref1, ref2
Parkinson, Andy, ref1, ref2
peloton à deux vitesses, ref1
Pendleton, Vicki, ref1
Peters, Steve, ref1, ref2
Piepoli, Leonardo, ref1
Polge, Judge Ghislaine, ref1
Pope, James, ref1, ref2
Professional Cycling Teams Association, ref1
Prudhomme, Christian, ref1, ref2
Pryde, Kenny, ref1
Quilfen, Bernard, ref1
Rabin, Matt, ref1
Rasmussen, Michael, ref1
Rayner, Dave, ref1, ref2
recovery injections, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Remedios, Ted, ref1
Ricco, Ricardo, ref1, ref2
Riding, Charlie, ref1
Riis, Bjarne, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Rinero, Christophe, ref1, ref2
Roberts, Simon, ref1
Rohypnol, ref1
Rominger, Tony, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Rous, Didier, ref1
Route du Sud, ref1, ref2
Rowe, Luke, ref1
Rubiera, ‘Chechu’, ref1
rue Freycinet, ref1
Rutherford, Jimmy, ref1
Rutkiewicz, Marek, ref1
Sainz, Bernard, ref1
Saiz, Manolo, ref1
Salamanca, ref1
Salmond, Alex, ref1
Saunier Duval team, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
and doping, ref1, ref2, ref3
press conference, ref1
Saville, Jane, ref1
Schleck, Andy and Frank, ref1
Schumacher, Stefan, ref1
Sciandri, Max, ref1, ref2, ref3
Scotland, ref1, ref2, ref3
Shari, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref 6, ref7
Sherwen, Paul, ref1, ref2
shortwave radios, ref1
Simpson, Tom, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
skating, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Slipstream team, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
and Bradley Wiggins, ref1, ref2, ref3
and Matt White, ref1, ref2, ref3
and Tour de France (2009), ref1, ref2
Smith, Dave, ref1
Smith, June, ref1
soigneurs, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Southern Centre of Excellence, ref1
Spain, and cycling, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
speed psychosis, ref1
Stapleton, Bill, ref1
Stilnox, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Sunday Times, ref1
Sunderland, Scott, ref1
Sweet, Jay, ref1
Swift, Graham, ref1
Taylor, Mike, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref 5, ref6, ref7
Taylor, Pat, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Team Discovery, ref1
Team Energy, ref1
Team GB, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref 6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Team Sky, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Three Days of De Panne, ref1, ref2, ref3
Tirreno–Adriatico, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Tombak, Janek, ref1
Tour de France
(1976), ref1
(1990), ref1
(1998), ref1, ref2, ref3
(2000), ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
(2001), ref1, ref2, ref3
(2002), ref1, ref2
(2003), ref1, ref2
(2004), ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
(2005), ref1, ref2
(2006), ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
(2007), ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
(2008), ref1
(2009), ref1, ref2, ref3
(2010), ref1
Tour de France peloton, ref1
Tour de l’Avenir, ref1, ref2, ref3
Tour de Suisse, ref1
Tour du Haut Var, ref1
Tour of California, ref1
Tour of Denmark, ref1, ref2, ref3
Tour of Flanders, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Tour of Georgia, ref1
Tour of Picardie, ref1, ref2
Tour of Romandie, ref1, ref2, ref3
Tour of the Basque Country, ref1
Tour of the Mediterranean, ref1, ref2
Tour of the Wallonne Region, ref1, ref2
Townley, Mark, ref1
Track World Cup, ref1
Trophée des Grimpeurs, ref1
Trophée Luis Puig, ref1
TUE certificates, ref1
Tuscany, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
UCI, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
and Saunier Duval doping, ref1
UCI points, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
UK Sport, ref1, ref2, ref3
Ullrich, Jan, ref1, ref2, ref3
US Postal team, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Vainsteins, Romans, ref1
van Bon, Leon, ref1
Van de Laer, Jim, ref1, ref2, ref3
Van Impe, Lucien, ref1
Van Londersele, Francis, ref1
Vandenbroucke, Frank, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Vande Velde, Christian, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Vasseur, Cédric, ref1, ref2
Vaughters, Jonathan, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
and Slipstream project, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
VC St Quentin, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
VC Venta, ref1
Velo Club Rocacorba, ref1
Ventoso, Francisco, ref1
Vinokourov, Alexandre, ref1, ref2, ref3
Virenque, Richard, ref1
vitamins, injected, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Vo2 testing, ref1, ref2
vodka, ref1
Vogels, Henk, ref1
Vogondy, Nicolas, ref1, ref2
Voigt, Jens, ref1
voiture balai, ref1, ref2
Vuelta a Asturias, ref1, ref2
Vuelta a España, ref1, ref2
(2001), ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
(2002), ref1, ref2, ref3
(2003), ref1
(2006), ref1, ref2
(2007), ref1
(2009), ref1
(2010), ref1
Vueltaa Valenciana, ref1, ref2
Watson, Graham, ref1, ref2
Wegelius, Charlie, ref1
Welsh, Irvine, ref1
White, Matt, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref 6, ref7
and Slipstream, ref1, ref2, ref3
Whittle, Jeremy, ref1, ref2
Wiggins, Bradley, ref1, ref2
and Slipstream, ref1, ref2, ref3
Williams, Niall, ref1
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), ref1, ref2
World
Championships, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
(1997), ref1, ref2, ref3
(2001), ref1, ref2, ref3
(2003), ref1
(2010), ref1
Yates, Sean, ref1
Zabriskie, Dave, ref1, ref2
Zoetemelk, Joop, ref1
Zorzoli, Mario, ref1
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Table of Contents
Title page
Dedication page
Epigraph page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword by David Brailsford, CBE
Biarritz, 2004
Barcelona, 2009
1. My Early Years
2. The Mess
3. Flying Ball Bicycles
4. Chasing a Dream
5. ‘Quoi?’
6. The Professionals
7. Childhood’s End
8. Tour de Dopage
9. The VDB Show
10. 19:03 Millar Time
11. La Vie en Jaune
12. The Fall of Dunkirk
13. 2001: An Odyssey Begins
14. La Vida Dopado
15. My Personal Jesus
16. Chains and Rainbows
17. Game Over
18. Côte des Basques
19. Judge Dread
20. Shaken, Not Stirred
Terry Across the Mersey
21. Life in the High Peak
22. La Roue Tourne
23. Time Trials and Tribulations
July 2007
24. The Persuader
25. Keeping the Faith
July 2010
26. Dave the Brave
List of Illustrations
Index
Copyright