Happy birthday to Robert Millar, who was born on September 13, 1958.
The British rider is best known for standing on the podium no fewer than 5 times in Grand Tour events.
Indeed, Millar won the Mountains Jersey in the 1984 Tour de France, while finishing 2nd in the 1987 Giro d’Italia behind Stephen Roche of Ireland.
He also won the Mountains Jersey in the Giro d’Italia that year as well, along with finishing 2nd in the 1985 Vuelta a Espana behind Pedro Delgado of Spain.
Millar was also 2nd in the 1986 Vuelta a Espana behind Alvaro Pino of Spain.
In addition, he also won the 1985 Volta a Catalunya, 1989 Tour of Britain, 1990 Dauphiné Libéré, 1995 British National Road Championships, as well as several Grand Tour stage victories and lesser known races throughout Europe.
Happy birthday Robert!
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