Robert Millar (born 13 September 1958) is a Scottish former professional cyclist with numerous distinctions.
Millar won the "King of the Mountains" competition in the 1984 Tour de France and finished fourth overall. Millar remains the only rider from an English speaking country to have won the Tour de France King of the Mountains title. This success was the first time a British rider won a major Tour classification, and was unsurpassed as the highest Tour finish for a Briton until Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome placed first and second respectively in the 2012 Tour de France and Wiggins' subsequent promotion to 3rd place in the 2009 Tour De France following Lance Armstrong's disqualification for doping offences. He is one of only three Britons to have won a Tour de France jersey competition along with Wiggins and Mark Cavendish. He rode the Tour de France 11 times completing the race eight times.
Millar also achieved the highest finish by a Briton in the Giro d'Italia, finishing second in the 1987 event and also winning the King of the Mountains classification. As well as the Giro second place finish, he finished second in two other Grand Tours: the 1985 and 1986 Vuelta a España. Millar was the first British rider to achieve three top three finishes in grand tours. He was set to win the 1985 Vuelta before losing the leader's jersey on the penultimate stage due to collusion by the Spanish speaking teams.
Millar won the 1985 Volta a Catalunya, the 1989 Tour of Britain and the 1990 Dauphiné Libéré as well as numerous stages in race in which he competed.
Read more about Robert Millar: Early Life, 1979 To 80 - Move To France and Further Amateur Success, 1980 To 82 - Early Professional Career, 1983 Including Tour De France Debut, 1984 Including Millar's Best Tour De France, 1985 and The Stolen Vuelta, 1986 and Vuelta Runner Up Again, 1987 and The Giro, 1988, 1989 and A Third Tour Stage Win, 1990 and Winning The Dauphiné, 1991, 1992 To 95 - Later Racing Career, After Racing, Legacy, In Popular Culture, Palmares, Teams