David Millar

In fact cycling has always been 'saved' by judicial investigations and not by the anti-doping controls we put in place. That's the harsh truth. We have relied on them to clean the sport up. ↗

— David Millar

#been #clean #controls #cycling #fact

In Italy it's full-on stardom when you're a cyclist - eating in restaurants for free, it's great. ↗

— David Millar

#eating #free #full-on #great #italy

People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings. ↗

— David Millar

#chance #forgiven #given #human #human beings

Now there are two or three teams who are very ethical in their outlook who have opened up the economic benefits and that is probably going to be a turning point in the sport. ↗

— David Millar

#economic #economic benefits #ethical #going #now

Often the best guys are just those that can suffer longer, who don't give up. And it's so easy to give up, when you're on a mountain and it's really hurting. We go through a lot physically. ↗

— David Millar

#easy #give #go #guys #hurting

Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport. ↗

— David Millar

#background #days #going #i #know

The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car. ↗

— David Millar

#bike #car #crashed #first #first time

To be brutally honest, it's simple economics. If they want to come into cycling, sponsors need to know the team they are funding is clean, otherwise the risk is just too great. ↗

— David Millar

#clean #come #cycling #economics #funding

Why should sports men and women get punished harsher than people in the normal world? ↗

— David Millar

#men #men and women #normal #people #punished

I might have changed, but that did not mean the sport had. ↗

— David Millar

#doping #doubt #inspirational #sports #change