1988
In 1988, Millar joined the French Fagor team as had Roche and Schepers. Millar managed his best position in a one-day 'Monument' Classic, third in Liège–Bastogne–Liège behind Adri van der Poel. Millar returned to the Vuelta a Espana and finished sixth overall with Kelly winning.
In the Tour de France, after struggling in the Alps, on stage 14 he lost the opportunity of a repeat Pyrenees stage win in Guzet-Neige. Millar led over each of the first two climbs from Blagnac. In sprinting uphill to the finish with Phillipe Bouvatier, both riders mistook a gendarme's signals, took a wrong turn and ceded the win to Massimo Ghirotto. Millar finished in second on the day two seconds behind. The next day Millar was again riding at the front when leading over the second climb but cracked and finished 21 minutes behind. Stage 17 was the last he would complete that year.
High placings that year were second in the Bicicleta Vasca included third in each of the Critérium International (behind Breukink and Fignon) and the Route de Sud (Ronan Pensec won). Millar was eighth in Volta a Catalunya behind Miguel Indurain and ninth in Paris - Nice with Kelly winning the race for the last time.
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