TOUR DE FRANCE 2007: MILLAR MISSES OUT AFTER STAGE 17 ATTACK

David Millar Tour 2006

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David Millar (Saunier Duval) had promised before the start that he would attack and kept his word, being one of the first riders to attack on the road between Pau and Castelsarrasin on Thursday.

The Scot was determined to fight back and take his own personal stand after the doping accusations and scandals thatt have rocked the Tour de France in recent days. He worked hard in the eight-rider break that escaped the grip of the bunch but was dropped on the last short climb of the stage, 19km from the finish. The stage was won by Italy's Daniele Bennati (Lampre) who beat Markus Fothen (Gerolsteiner) in a sprint at the end of the 188.5km stage.

?I just didn?t have the legs today, right from the start. It?s mind over matter," Millar said, his arms and legs covered in thick sun block to protect him the return of his sun allergy.

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