Later Racing Career
It was in 1992 when Millar that his vegetarianism was intended to improve his performance on the bike. "It's not a principle - it's a personal thing. I've read a lot of books about it".
Millar completed the Tour de France in 1992 (18th) and 1993 (24th), and the Vuelta in 1992 (20th) and 1993 (15th). He achieved top 10 finishes in the Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Giro del Piemonti and Liege - Bastogne - Liege (all in 1992), and the Classiques des Alpes and the Midi Libre (both in 1993), all as he had done before. He also top tenned in other races for the first time.
Further victories largely eluded him. His final major victory came in June 1995 when he won the British road race championship. However, soon afterwards, his French team, Le Groupement, went bust and Millar retired from racing.
Read more about this topic: Robert Millar, 1992 To 95
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