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| In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour de France Cyclist: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour De France Cyclist | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Moore
Publisher: HarperSport
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 710
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 000723502X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.62092
EAN: 9780007235025
ASIN: 000723502X
Publication Date: June 2, 2008
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Could not put it down July 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I 'knew' Robert Millar as we both worked at Weir Pumps in the Test department in 1977/1978. I followed his cycling career and truly believe that Richard Moore has captured the spirit and character of Robert in the book. He has done some amazing amount of research to come up with the book. It is much more than a 'Sports Biography'. For reasons I cannot quite explain I felt sad when I finished the book - maybe simply because I had finished a great read - or perhaps the apparent closing of the door on Robert's life.
I have also read Matt Rendell's 'The Death of Marco Pantani' which is also a very good book. Matt Rendell's writing is really excellent, as is his forensic analysis of medical records a la the drugs and doping. But the Robert Millar book is something else - much more personal and simply a 'good' story.
Wherever Robert is, and whatever he is doing, I console myself to hoping that at least he has read the book, and can hopefully consider that his life story has been well presented (at last).
Ian Reynolds
Best Sports Biography of the Year April 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
In Search of Robert Millar has won the 'Best Sports Biography of the Year' award at the British Sports Book Awards.
A classic March 30, 2008
A spectacular insight by author Richard Moore into the enigma that is Robert Millar. Moore really gets to grip with the subject matter here and Moore's own experience as a highly successful cyclist seems only to add to his incisive commentary. If you only buy one cycling book this year, make sure it's this one.
Superb book about the UK's best professional cyclist January 27, 2008
Like many people Robert Millar was a childhood hero and I remain fascinated by the man and his exploits to this day. This book is gives an insight into what makes the man tick, as well as giving background to his exploits. I rarely read books in one go, but this was an exception. Superb stuff !
An Excellent Insight into a Fascinating Character January 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a Scot and a cycling enthusiast, it was logical that I would follow Robert Millar's career closely. The fact that he rode with great flair and had such a cool image only added to his appeal. Clearly the author felt similarly toward Millar and this has resulted in an excellent book. Millar's story is told thoroughly from his childhood, through his amateur and professional careers, to his recent disappearance. The author's knowledge of cycling is considerable and this adds hugely to the story, explaining both the tactics and politics of professional cycling. Whilst he only had very limited access to Millar himself (as evidenced in an excellent conclusion where he recounts their email correspondence), he accesses a very impressive array of sources who add much to the story.
For anyone interested in professional cycling, this is an excellent read. As for Robert Millar himself, he's clearly a very complex character, but I was left with a sense that Richard Moore gets very close to the man. At the end of the book I was left with one closing thought; what on earth has Robert Millar's private life got to do with readers of a rag like the Daily mail? What do they care about the man and his achievements? This level of intrusion into someone who only wishes to be left alone is disgraceful.
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