Commonwealth Games - Cycling: Millar pulls out of Games.SCOTLAND'S David Millar David Millar (born January 4, 1977 in Malta) is a Scottish road racing cyclist, currently racing for UCI ProTeam Saunier Duval-Prodir as a time-trial specialist.[1] In 2008 he will be riding for Team Slipstream, and will become a part-owner. has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games Commonwealth games, series of amateur athletic meets held among citizens of countries in the Commonwealth of Nations. Originated (1930) as the British Empire games, the series is held every four years and is patterned after the Olympic games; women have participated . The Malta-born cyclist, who won stage 13 of the Tour de France on Saturday, was scheduled to compete in the road race on August 3. But he will instead travel to Germany to ride for his French Cofidis team in the team timetrial at the Karlsruher Versicherungs Grand Prix. Cofidis director Alain Bondue said the decision to pull out, which leaves Scotland short of a gold medal chance, was Millar's own. ``David Millar will not take part in the Commonwealth Games but will race in Germany in the team time-trial,'' hesaid. ``This was David's decision.'' Millar has enjoyed his best year in the Tour, despite going down with glandular fever glandular fever Infectious mononucleosis, see there in January. Saturday's stage win was the first by a British rider in seven years and he is expected to finish the gruelling three-week race for the first time in three attempts on Sunday. However, Cofidis want the Scotsman to attempt a serious tilt at the Vuelta a Espana in September and Bondue is reserving his judgement until then. ``We are satisfied but we were expecting a better performance especially in the mountain stages,'' he said. ``We will draw conclusions after La Vuelta, for which we are aiming at a place in the final top 10.'' |
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