Results don’t tell the full story

Author: David Millar

12 Mar

Well that sucked! I just couldn’t hold it when it went full gas on the last climb. I don’t really understand. I have been feeling a bit tired these last couple of days. I’ve not been my usual early riser and have not been feeling like I’ve been in control in the racing. I was hoping I would be ok today, but hoping only gets one so far!

I think in all honesty I may have over estimated myself. Doing Qatar and California 100% perhaps in hindsight was not the best approach to a good Paris-Nice. But at the same time I wouldn’t change a thing. Now I am going for a stage win here!

The team is great and the results today don’t tell the full story. Trent and myself were looked after amazingly well, with Christian being the super domestique. Trent would surely have been in yellow tonight if he hadn’t crashed at the bottom of the climb.

Now we’re going to have to race aggressively and make everybody know Slipstream/Chipotle is here and won’t go down without fighting. The four days ahead are suited to our riders and our style of racing, and there’s no rain in the forecast.

Keep following. We’re gonna give it hell!

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11 Responses for "Results don’t tell the full story"

Doug March 12th, 2008 at 4:27 pm 1
David/Team - Keep up the great work. We are following the Argyle Armada vis twitter and watching on Cycling.tv. We need to get some of that Argyle up in the breaks and get the team some exposure. Good Luck
Chaos Cycling Club March 12th, 2008 at 6:34 pm 2
Bad breaks happen. The true test is that you’ll pick your collectives selves up and attack Mont Ventoux and on to Paris-Nice!

Agent Futura
Paul March 12th, 2008 at 7:17 pm 3
David, doesn’t matter watching you and Slipstream race this year is just pure class, exciting and motivating.

I’ll be in Cannes on Saturday so if you could sort out a lone break and pose for the camera - much appreciated! Failing that ou’ll get another chance on Sunday!

All the best for the remaining stages.

Cheers,

Paul
Wokingham, England
Anthony Squires March 12th, 2008 at 7:45 pm 4
David, if it is the case that Qatar / California wasn’t the best prep for Paris-Nice, then does it stand to reason that for you personally the Giro would blow you out before the TDF? I know there’s a longer gap between races in that case, but are you blowing yourself away by trying to give it 110% every day for the new team? Hope that between you and JV you can strike the right balance for the rest of the year. All the best.
MB March 12th, 2008 at 9:02 pm 5
Really digging the blog (nevermind the Slipstream effort at P-N). Thanks!
TPOD March 13th, 2008 at 1:05 am 6
No Surrender big man!
scruffy firgy March 13th, 2008 at 2:46 am 7
Dav, I’ll be keeping an eye on ya (Eurosport), give em hell. Still proud as punch, what ever the results!!
Norbert March 13th, 2008 at 4:15 am 8
You can win today…you’re always gonna go better the day after a crap day.

Stick it in the big ring and go for it big fella
Good luck!!
Norbert March 13th, 2008 at 11:18 am 9
Maybe not…good luck for Friday!
Bryant Young March 13th, 2008 at 12:57 pm 10
Just know that we are cheering y’all on back here regardless of the standings. All the best!

Bryant
Greenville, South Carolina
jmgeezy March 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pm 11
Tough break today, but we’ll be watching for you to keep it exciting the rest of the week.