Why are they so good at cycling?

David Millar
Robert Millar
Chris Hoy
Graham Obree
Craig Maclean
Jason Macintyre
Caroline Alexander (arguably not scottish)

All world class cyclists from a country that has a population of 39) What's that about then?

(I'm not Scottish)

Cars, trains, electricity, that sort of stuff are still relatively rare up there.

Tippex and Evostick……if they ever start testing for solvent abuse we're buggered as a cycling nation.

It's cycling or hang around the streets drinking Tennants.

Hills. Less traffic. Longer distances between towns. I mean, after dedicating yourself to a hobby through dark, cold, wet and strong windy conditions for miles over hilly unforgiving terrain then things like that bimble around the sunny French countryside are a walk in the park.

We're used to wearing kilts so the youngsters aren't phased or put off by wearing lycra! ;O)

Makes up for being so crap at rugby and football

Did I mention its much nicer in Wales?

Wharrabout Ireland?

Kelly, Roche, Kimmage, Earley

And we invented the bicycle.

If you read Robert Millar and Graeme Obree's biogs, there's a lot of talk of a very, very strong road club scene with a powerful interest in finding and encouraging young guys who wouldn't otherwise have a lot to do to take up, and excell;. The same couple of really dedicated clubmen are mentioned as an early influence on both Obree and Millar. There will be comparable clubs and comparable people in England, but if you've got one particular scene really bringing people on then the total number of people in the country doesn't matter. 🙂

Nice try BD, your a good man……but its the gluesniffing. I was there.

🙂

Go buy some haggis and see what it can do for you ;O)

::rubs pot belly::

Go buy some haggis and see what it can do for you ;O)

According to the Mail the haggis was invented by the English…over a hundred years before Burns.

it's from the extra training we get riding down to the border and doing this.

BD – true, I read Michael Hutchinson The Hour and the clubs in England sounded very unfriendly.

David Millar – Born in Malta, raised in Aylesbury and Hong Kong before returning to Maidenhead. Very Scottish, I think you'll agree.

As of next month you can add me to that list too 😀

"raised in Aylesbury"

Nobody's prefect – it's the lineage that counts 😉

perfect even…

Robert Millar has a blog? I'm just reading Graham Obree's book at the moment with Robert Millar's waiting for the next slot but I assumed it would be about him doing really well in some races, getting married, realising he wanted to be a woman and retiring to dorset to grow cats.

Robert Millar has a blog? I'm just reading Graham Obree's book at the moment with Robert Millar's waiting for the next slot but I assumed it would be about him doing really well in some races, getting married, realising he wanted to be a woman and retiring to dorset to grow cats.

No, but he has a biog 🙂

Is that the In Search of Robert Millar book? I liked it.

Thank you Mike. Yes, In Search of Robert Millar. 🙂

aah, sorry. Never even heard of one of those.

aah, sorry. Never even heard of one of those.

biog = biography

I'm 1/4 Scottish and 1/4 good at cycling, so maybe there's something in it.

CaptainFlashheart – Member
David Millar – Born in Malta, raised in Aylesbury and Hong Kong before returning to Maidenhead…

Ah, that explains why he took drugs then 😀

And we invented the bicycle.

Baron Karl Drais von Sauerbronn is a good Scottish name.

Not quite in the same league but Stoke on Trent has a disproportional impact.

Pfah- I am Scottish, and I'm bloody rubbish- your theory is thus spurious, sir!

Good day.

Baron Karl Drais von Sauerbronn is a good Scottish name.

It's a good name full stop. Why can't we have names like that?

Kelly, Roche, Kimmage, Earley

correct, if you go back 20+ years, but recently?

Dmillar can do it becuase of 'enhancement' and isn't Rmillar now a TV?